ABBREVIATIONS
of some
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH DOCUMENTS

AA		Apostolicam Actuositatem

AAS		Acts Apostolicae Sedis

AF		J.B. Lightfoot, ed., The Apostolic Fathers 
		(New York; MacMillan, 1889-1890)

AG		Ad Gentes

Ben		deBenedictionibus

CA		Centesimus Annus

Catech. R.	Catechismus Romanus

CCCB		Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops

CCEO		Corpus Canonum Ecclesiarum Orientalium

CCL		Corpus Christianorum, Series Latina (Turnhout, 1953-)

CD		Christus Dominus

CDF		Congregatin for the Doctrine of the Faith

CELAM		Consejo Episcopal Latino AMericano

CIC		Codex Iuris Canonici

CL		Christifideles Laici

COD		Conciliorum Oecumenicorum Decreta

CPG		Solemn Profession de Faith: Credo of the People of God

CSEL		Corpus Scriptorum Ecclesiasticorum Latinorum (Vienna, 1866-)

CT		Catechesi Tradendae

DeV		Dominum et Vivificantem

DH		Dignitatis Humanae

DM		Dives in Misericordia

DS		Denziger-Schonmetzer, Enchiridion Symbolorum, 
		definitionum et declarationum

		de rebus fidei et morum (1965)

DV		Dei Verbum

EN		Evangelii Nuntiandi

EP		Eucharistic Prayer

FC		Familiaris Consortio

GCD		General Catechetical Directory

GE		Gravissimum Educationis

GILH		General Introduction to LH

GIRM		General instruction to RM

GS		Gaudium et Spes

HV		Humanae Vitae

ICEL		International Commission on English in the Liturgy

IM		Inter Mirifica

LE		Laborem Exercens

LG		Lumen Gentium

LH		Liturgy of the Hours

LXX		Septuagint

MC		Marialis Cultus

MD		Mulieris Dignitatem

MF		Mysterium Fidei

MM		Mater et Magistra

NA		Nostra Aetate

NCCB		National Conference of Catholic Bishops (U.S.A.)

ND		Neuner-Dupuis, The Christian Faith in the 
		Doctrinal Documents of the Catholic Church

OBA		Ordo Baptismi Adultorum

OC		Ordo Confirmationis

OCF		Order of Christian Funerals

OCM		Ordo Celebrandi Matrimonium

OCV		Ordo Consecrationis Virginum

OE		Orientalium Ecclesiarum

OP		Ordo Paenitentiae

OR		Office of Readings

OT		Optatam Totius

PC		Perfectae Caritatis

PG		J.P. Migne, ed., Patrologia Craeca (Paris, 1857-1866)

PL		J.P. Migne, ed., Patrologia Latina (Paris: 1841-1855)

PLS		J.P. Migne, ed., Patrologia Latina Supplement

PO		Presbyterorum Ordinis

PP		Populorum Progressio

PT		Pacem in Terris

RBC		Rite of Baptism of Children

RCIA		Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults

RH		Redemptor Hominis

RomM		Roman Missal

RMat		Redemptoris Mater

RMiss		Redemptoris Missio

RP		Reconciliatio et Paenitentia

SC		Sacrosanctum Concilium

SCG		Summa Contra Gentiles

SCh		Sources Chrétiennes (Paris: 1942-)

SRS		Sollicitudo Rei Socialis

STh		Summa Theologiae

UR		Unitatis Redintegratio