VATICAN II's 'INSPIRED AWAKENING' - PAUL VI, WOMEN RELIGIOUS, VOCATIONS, ECUMENISM, LEBEBVRE MOVEMENT.............

Not only was part two of, "The Faithful Revolution", video series at our second session of the adult faith formation class at Sacred Heart Church in East Sacramento,  I am helping facilitate along with Rita Spillane, a very good one; so too was our discussion of the 'Inspired Awakening' it was, as last night's focus was titled.  We had a very engaging discussion after both segments one and two of the video, as the group asked and we answered questions about the transition from the death of Pope John XXIII, to the resumption and continuity of the Council by Pope Paul VI.  Following up on the video's presentation on the emerging role of Women in the Church and Vocations of Women Religious in particular, an extensive conversation ensued.  Then we concluded with brief consideration of the Mass and Liturgy as reformed at Vatican II, and the ministry of French Archbishop Marcel Lebebvre, who rejected the Council's teachings,  was excommunicated in 1988, but whose followers persist in believing and practicing the outdated liturgy, and oppose ecumenism with other Christian denominations.  A wonderful evening of study, sharing, and sensibly applying the history and purpose of the Second Vatican Council to the Church in the World today, it was.  Here's another invitation for you to join us if you can next Monday February 11th, at 7 p.m., in the Sacred Heart Parish School Cafeteria.............Fr.  Troy