VATICAN II: FORTY PERSONAL STORIES, edited by William Madges & Michael J Daley (Mystic, CT: Twenty Third Publications, 2003)

Comment: A sheer delight! Forty prominent figures - bishops, sisters, priests and theologians - talk about how Vatican II changed their lives. Probably best for readers who have some basic knowledge of the Council.

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Father, renew in us the vision of the Second Vatican Council,

    Through which Holy Mother Church reached out to all people,

    Sharing in the hopes and joys, the griefs and anxieties

    Of the modern world.

Give us the confidence to work with the Church,

    To offer a word of hope to both believers and unbelievers,

    To bring a smile of joy to the poor and the afflicted.

Grant us the grace to listen anew to this message,

    And like Mary, meditate upon it in our hearts,

    So that we may live it in joyful and effective action,

    For the sake of the people of our time

    And for the generations yet to be born.

We make our prayer through Our Lord Jesus Christ your Son

    Our hope and and our joy,

    Who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,

    One God forever and ever. Amen.

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