This paper provides an analysis of Gravissimum Educationis, the Vatican II declaration on Christian Education. The paper focusses on speech acts as text signals for an ideal reader within the declaration’s communication framework. To date, speech acts have not been scrutinized in Vatican II constitutions, decrees, or declarations. An analysis of performative utterances in Gravissimum Educationis is presented on the basis of J.R. Searle’s taxonomy on speech acts. The major finding is that in its speech acts, Gravissimum Educationis, as a Vatican II declaration, stands out from previous ecclesiastical documents. As a new form of Church language, it is innovative and, as such, may fit in well with the panegyric literary genre.

本文对Gravissimum Educationis（梵蒂冈第二世基督教教育宣言）进行了分析。本文着重于语音作为文本信号，在宣言的沟通框架内为理想的读者提供帮助。迄今为止，梵蒂冈二世的宪法，法令或宣言尚未审查言语行为。在JR Searle对言语行为的分类学的基础上，对《 Gravissimum Educationis》中的表演话语进行了分析。主要发现是，在梵蒂冈II宣言中，Gravissimum Educationis在其演说中与以往的教会文件相比脱颖而出。作为教会语言的一种新形式，它具有创新性，因此很可能与古希腊文学体裁很相称。