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Pope Paul VI and Novus Ordo Missae (1969) The post-counciliar reform of the liturgy of Holy Mass began with publication of „Ordo Missae” in 1969. It was included in Missale Romanum by Paul VI in 1970. Both books were prepared by Consilium ad exsequendam Consitutionem de sacra liturgia recte ordinandam appointed by Paul VI in January 1964. Prominent authorities on history of liturgy, theology and pastoral aspects were part of it. Ordo Missae was elaborated in Coetus X. It was consulted with bishops during the (1st ) Synod of Bishops in 1967. Paul VI accepted it. It is composed of three forms of the Eucharist celebration: mass with the faithful, concelebrated mass and mass with an altar server. Paul VI explained that the new Ordo Missae is the fruit of council reform and it expresses the concern of active participation of the faithful in liturgy. The utterances of Pope confirmed that Ordo Missae is consistent with lex credendi and the need of adjusting lex orandi of Church to indications of Vaticanum which is related to liturgical reform.

https://brasiliensis.cerm.org.br/index.php/brasiliensis/article/view/150/version/150 This essay proposes a Christian discernment on the radical transhumanist phenomenon. We cannot deny the positive contributions of sciences and techniques (especially nanomedicine); but the transhumanist ideology – which is peculiar of a secularized neo-gnostic and neo-pelagian mentality – appears as the most powerful re-edition of the will to create a “new Man” without God and without Christ. In the light of the papal magisterium (especially of Paul VI) there are three criteria that transhumanism in fact contradicts: the necessity of a true integral human progress (cfr Populorum progressio); the dutiful respect for nature (cfr Humanae vitae) and above all the announcement of Christ as the true fulfillment of Man (cfr Evangelii nuntiandi).

https://brasiliensis.cerm.org.br/index.php/brasiliensis/article/view/134/version/134 On the occasion of his canonization, he presents some biographical features of Giovanni Battista Montini, Pope Paul VI. Beginning with his childhood and youth, passing through his priestly ministry and his episcopacy, he concludes with his important papacy and his contributions to the Magisterium of the Church. One sees the delineation of the spirituality and holiness of a man who gives himself to the Church, aware of his weakness, of the election of God and of the mission to defend the truth of Christ despite misunderstandings.