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Guida delle Missioni Cattoliche, 1970

4ᵗʰ edition

by Sacred Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples (1970)

 mission 

Document
The Priestly Ministry

by International Theological Commission (1970)

 priest 

Declaration
Dans ces derniers temps

On the position of the Catholic Church on the Celebration of the Eucharist in Common by Christians of different confessions

by Secretariat for Christian Unity (1970.01.07)

 ecumenism   Holy Communion 

Liturgical Book
Ordo Professionis Religiosæ

editio typica

by Sacred Congregation for Divine Worship (1970.02.02)

 liturgy   religious 

Message

For the 7ᵗʰ World Day for Vocations (1970)

by Saint Pope Paul VI (1970.03.15)

 vocation 

Motu Proprio
Apostolicæ caritatis

Establishing the Pontifical Commission for Pastoral Care for Migrants and Tourism

by Saint Pope Paul VI (1970.03.19)

(related to Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People)

 Roman Curia 

Decree

Promulgating the 1ˢᵗ typical edition of ’Missale Romanum’

by Sacred Congregation for Divine Worship (1970.03.26)

 Mass 

Norms
Institutio Generalis Missalis Romani, 2

For the 1ˢᵗ editio typica of ’Missale Romanum’

by Sacred Congregation for Divine Worship (1970.03.26)

 liturgy   Mass 

Message

Urbi et Orbi Message for Easter Sunday 1970

by Saint Pope Paul VI (1970.03.29)

 Easter 

Motu Proprio
Matrimonia mixta

On Mixed Marriages

by Saint Pope Paul VI (1970.03.31)

 marriage 

Message

For the 4ᵗʰ World Communications Day (1970)

by Saint Pope Paul VI (1970.04.06)

 communication 

Joint Declaration

Common declaration of Pope Paul VI and the Catholicos and Supreme Patriarch of All Armenians, Vasken I

by Saint Pope Paul VI (1970.05.12)

 ecumenism 

Liturgical Book
Ordo consecrationis virginum

editio typica

by Sacred Congregation for Divine Worship (1970.05.31)

 liturgy   virgin 

Message

For World Day for Missions 1970

(World Mission Sunday 1970)

by Saint Pope Paul VI (1970.06.05)

 mission 

Instruction
Calendaria Particularia

On the revision of particular calendars and of the propers for offices and Masses

by Sacred Congregation for Divine Worship (1970.06.23)

 calendar   liturgy 

Instruction
Sacramentali communione

Instruction extending the practice of communion under both kinds

by Sacred Congregation for Divine Worship (1970.06.29)

 Holy Communion 

Apostolic Letter
Sancti Stephani ortum

To Hungary

by Saint Pope Paul VI (1970.08.06)

 Hungary   saint 

Instruction
Liturgicæ instaurationes

Third Instruction on the Correct Implementation of the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy

by Sacred Congregation for Divine Worship (1970.09.05)

 liturgy   Mass 

Apostolic Letter
Multiformis Sapientia Dei

Proclaiming St. Teresa of Jesus as Doctor of the Church

by Saint Pope Paul VI (1970.09.27)

 saint 

Apostolic Letter
Mirabilis in Ecclesia Deus

Proclaiming St. Catherine of Siena as Doctor of the Church

by Saint Pope Paul VI (1970.10.04)

 saint 

Instruction
Per Instructionem

On the reform of choral vesture

by Sacred Congregation for Clergy (1970.10.30)

 vesture 

Apostolic Constitution
Laudis canticum

Promulgating the book of the Liturgy of the Hours revised by the Order of the Second Vatican Council

by Saint Pope Paul VI (1970.11.01)

 divine office   liturgy 

Liturgical Book
Ordo benedictionis Abbatis et Abbatissæ
Order of Blessing of Abbots and Abbesses

editio typica

by Sacred Congregation for Divine Worship (1970.11.09)

 liturgy   religious 

Message

For the celebration of World Day of Peace 1971

by Saint Pope Paul VI (1970.11.14)

 peace 

Motu Proprio
Ingravescentem Ætatem

Decreeing that cardinals older than eighty years were deprived of their right to elect the pope and to participate in the conclave

by Saint Pope Paul VI (1970.11.21)

 cardinal   conclave   pope 

Apostolic Exhortation
Quinque iam anni

by Saint Pope Paul VI (1970.12.08)

 doctrine 

Message

Urbi et Orbi Message for Christmas 1970

by Saint Pope Paul VI (1970.12.25)

 Christmas