{"id":3502,"date":"2020-10-08T11:36:14","date_gmt":"2020-10-08T15:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/archives\/?p=3502"},"modified":"2020-10-13T09:31:59","modified_gmt":"2020-10-13T13:31:59","slug":"object-of-the-week-medal-commemorating-the-opening-of-the-second-vatican-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/archives\/2020\/10\/object-of-the-week-medal-commemorating-the-opening-of-the-second-vatican-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Object of the Week: Medal Commemorating the Opening of the Second Vatican Council"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vatican II opening commemorative medal
\nFeatures image of Pope John XXIII
\ngold
\n1960s
\nGift of Dr. Peter Ahr<\/p>\n

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COMMEMORATING THE OPENING OF <\/strong><\/p>\n

THE SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL <\/strong><\/p>\n

58 YEARS AGO<\/strong><\/p>\n

Informally known as Vatican II or the Second Vatican Council, The Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, was formally opened 58 years ago on October 11, 1962 under the pontificate of Pope John XXIII.[1]<\/a>\u00a0 Vatican II addressed relations between the Catholic Church and the modern world \u2013 establishing a strong emphasis on ecumenism (promoting union between religions), a revised liturgy and new approaches to Catholic engagement with the world.[2]<\/a>\u00a0 Sessions were held annually among Bishops over the course of the four years, concluding under the pontificate of Pope Paul VI on December 8, 1965, ushering in an era of numerous liturgical, spiritual and lay movements.[3]\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cCommittee on Canon Law Appointed by Pope John,\u201d unattributed newsclipping, 1950\u2019s, John M. Oesterreicher papers, Mss 0053, Courtesy of the Monsignor Field Archives and Special Collections Center<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Image<\/a>
Archbishop Thomas Boland, c. 1960s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Department of Archives and Special Collections and the Walsh Gallery at Seton Hall University hold a vast array of manuscripts, photographs, documents, news clippings, artifacts and materials related to Vatican II that illuminate this propitious moment in history.\u00a0 Some of the most comprehensive collections on the Council held by Seton Hall University include archival materials related to the church leaders that served on the council and in the Seton Hall University community, including Monsignor John<\/p>\n

\"Black<\/a>
Bishop John Joseph Dougherty, c. 1960s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

M. Oesterreicher, Bishop John Joseph Dougherty \u2013 at the time of Vatican II an Auxiliary Bishop of Newark and former president of Seton Hall University \u2013 and materials related to Archbishop Thomas Boland.[4]<\/a>\u00a0 Selected issues of the Catholic Advocate<\/em>, the official newspaper of the Archdiocese of Newark, have been digitized and are also available for in person research or online at the Catholic News Archive<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\"Newspaper<\/a>
\u201cMonsignor Oesterreicher Presents Copy of \u2018The Bridge\u2019 to Pope,\u201d The Catholic Advocate, September 22, 1960, pg. 1 digitized Vatican II (1958-1964) editions of the Catholic Advocate courtesy of the Catholic News Archive.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The images and materials shown here are but a small part of the vast patrimony available to students, faculty and researchers.\u00a0 For more information or to make an appointment, contact 973-761-9476 or archives@shu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

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[1]<\/a> https:\/\/www.shu.edu\/news\/documents-of-vatican-ii.cfm<\/a> accessed 10\/2\/2020<\/p>\n

[2]<\/a> https:\/\/www.catholicregister.org\/features\/item\/15194-what-changed-at-vatican-ii<\/a>\u00a0 accessed 10\/1\/2020<\/p>\n

[3]<\/a> https:\/\/www.shu.edu\/news\/documents-of-vatican-ii.cfm<\/a> accessed 10\/2\/2020<\/p>\n

[4]<\/a> https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/archives\/tag\/oesterreicher\/<\/a> accessed 10\/5\/2020<\/p>\n

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