(1) Cf. SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL, Declaration on Christian Education “Gravissimum Educationis”, 7.

(2) Cf. PAUL VI, Encyclical Letter “Ecclesiam suam”, 7.

(3) Ibid. 13.

(4) Cf SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL, Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World “Gaudium et Spes”, 4.

(5) PAUL VI, Allocution to Cardinal Gabriel-Marie Garrone, November 27th, 1972.

(6) PAUL VI, Encyclical Letter “Ecclesiam suam”, I5.

(7) Cf SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL, Declaration on Christian Education “Gravissimum Educationis”, 3.

(8) SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL, Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation “Dei Verbum”, 8.

(9) Cf. SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL, Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World “Gaudium et Spes”, 11.

(10) PAUL VI, Allocution to the Ninth Congress of the Catholic International Education Office (O.I.E.C.), in “L’Osservatore Romano”, June 9th, 1974.

(11) Cf. SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL, Declaration on Christian Education “Gravissimum Educationis” 8.

(12) Cf. PAUL VI, Allocution to the Ninth Congress of the O.I.E.C., in “L’Osservatore Romano”, June 9th, 1974. 

(13) SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL, Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World “Gaudium et Spes”, 57

(14) Cf. SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL, Declaration on Christian Education, “Gravissimum Educationis”, 2.

(15) Cf. SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL, Declaration on Christian Education, ” Gravissimum Educationis “, 8. 

(16) Cf. Eph. 3, 18-19.

(17) Cf. Pastoral Instruction ” Communio et Progressio “, 67. 

(18) Cf. Ibid. 

(19) PAUL VI, Allocution to the Ninth Congress of the O.I.E.C., in ” L’Osservatore Romano “, June 9th, 1974. 

(20) SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL, Declaration on Christian Education ” Gravissimum Educationis “, 8. 

(21) PAUL VI, Valore dell’oblazione nella vita, in ” The Teaching of Pope Paul VI “, vol. 8 (1970), p. 97. 

(22) SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL, Declaration on Christian Education ” Gravissimum Educationis “, 9. 

(23) SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL, Declaration on Christian Education, ” Gravissimum Educationis “, 8. 

(24) PAUL VI, to Prof. Giuseppe Lazzati, Rector of the University of the Sacred Heart (Milano), in “The Teaching of Pope Paul VI “, vol. 9, p. 1082. 

(25) PAUL VI, Allocution to the Ninth Congress of the O.I.E.C., in ” L’Osservatore Romano “, June 9th, 1974. 

(26) Cf. above, nn. 18, 20, 23. 

(27) Cf. PAUL VI, Allocution to the Ninth Congress of the O.I.E.C.,. in ” L’Osservatore Romano “, June 9th, 1974. 

(28) Cf. above, n. 58. 

(29) Cf. SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL, Pastorad Constitution on the Church in the Modern World ” Gaudium et Spes “, 43. 

(30) SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL, Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity ” Apostolicam Actuositatem “, 25.

(31) SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL, Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity “Apostolicam Actuositatem “, 1. 

(32) SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL, Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, ” Lumen Gentium “, 33. 

(33) Cf. SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL, Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity ” Apostolicam Actuositatem “, 10. 

(34) Ibid., 24. 

(35) Ibid., 23. 

(36) SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL, Decree on the Bishop’s Pastoral Office in the Church ” Christus Dominus “, 17. 

(37) SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL, Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity ” Apostolicam Actuositatem “, 23. 

(38) Cf. above, 23. 

(39) Cf. above, nn. 38-48. 

(40) Cf. above, n. 22. 

(41) Cf. above, nn. 70-72.

(42) Cfr. above, nn. 70-72. 

(43) SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL, Dogmatic Constitution on the Church ” Lumen Gentium “, 36. 

(44) SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL, Dogmatic Constitution on the Church “Lumen Gentium “, 35. 

(45) SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL, Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity “Apostolicam Actuositatem “, 5. 

(46) Cf SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL, Declaration on Christian Education “Gra vissimum Educationis “, 6.

(47) Cf SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL, Declaration on the Relationship of the Church to Non-christian Religions ” Nostra Aetate “, 2. 

(48) SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL, Declaration on Christian Education “Gravissimum Educationis “. Conclusion.