Christian spirituality in vatican II

Abstract

The relation between theology and spirituality, the need for an answer to modernity and the struggle for stressing the unity of both faith and christian life, are the basis for the theological and spiritual principles of the renewal of christian spirituality in Vatican II. The Christian is understood from the mysteries of Jesus Christ and the Trinity, in the Church and in the world. From the mystery of Christ, spirituality is illuminated in three main aspects: in the communion with God (Dei verbum and Sacrosanctum concilium); in the universal call to holiness and apostolic mission (Lumen gentium and Apostolicam actuositatem); and in the spirituality that's lived within the world and for the world's transformation (Gaudium et spes).