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Sacraments THL 307 Professor: Daniel G. Van Slyke, S.T.L., Ph.D
COURSE PURPOSE This course introduces students to the concept and nature of "sacrament" in general and to the historical, liturgical, and theological development of the seven sacraments in particular. Primary emphasis is given to the sacraments of initiation (baptism, confirmation, Eucharist), with due consideration of the sacraments of healing and of Church service/governance. Students will also study the principles of divine worship.
Required Books:
Required Readings Available on Online (in chronological order):
Students are free to use any editions of these texts that are available to them. They also can be accessed through the interactive course calendar below and the syllabus posted on Blackboard.
Recommended for Further Reading:
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COURSE CALENDAR†
___________________________________________________________ I. The Sacraments in General
Class 1, Wednesday August 30 READINGS: a) CCC §§ 1066-1209 b) Hugh of St Victor, De sacramentis, selections [distributed by professor] c) Peter Lombard, Sentences, selections [distributed by professor] d) Selections from the Fourth Lateran Council [distributed by professor] e) The Confession of Faith of Michael Paleologue, presented at the Second Council of Lyon [distributed by professor] f) The Decree of the Council of Florence for the Armenians [distributed by professor]
Class 2, Wednesday September 6 READINGS: a) Council of Trent, Session 7: Decree Concerning the Sacraments, Canons on the Sacraments in General b) Pope Pius XII, Encyclical on the Sacred Liturgy Mediator Dei
ESSAY # 1 DUE Saturday September 9, by 11:59 p.m.
_____________________________________________________________ II. The Sacraments of Initiation
Class 3, Wednesday September 13 TOPIC: Baptism READINGS: a) Council of Trent, Session 5: Decree Concerning Original Sin b) Council of Trent, Session 7: Canons on Baptism c) CCC §§ 1210-1284 d) Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Instruction on Infant Baptism Pastoralis actio
Class 4, Wednesday September 20 TOPIC: Confirmation READINGS: a) Council of Trent, Session 7: Canons on Confirmation b) Pope Paul VI, Apostolic Constitution on the Sacrament of Confirmation Divinae consortium naturae c) CCC §§ 1285-1321
ESSAY # 2 DUE Saturday September 23, by 11:59 p.m.
Class 5, Wednesday September 27 TOPIC: RCIA READINGS: a) Christian Initiation, General Introduction [also available in The Rites, vol. 1, pp. 3-12] b) Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, Introduction [also available in The Rites, vol. 1, pp. 15-54, 75-94, 81, 85, 87-88, etc.]
Class 6, Wednesday October 4 TOPIC: Eucharist I READINGS: a) Council of Trent, Session 13: Decree Concerning the Most Holy Sacrament of the Eucharist b) Council of Trent, Session 21: The Doctrine of Communion Under Both Kinds and the Communion of Little Children c) Council of Trent , Session 22: Doctrine Concerning the Sacrifice of the Mass d) CCC §§ 1322-1419
Class 7, Wednesday October 11 TOPIC: Eucharist II READINGS: a) Pope Paul VI, Encyclical on the Holy Eucharist Mysterium fidei b) Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Instruction On Certain Matters to be Observed or to be Avoided Regarding the Most Holy Eucharist Redemptionis Sacramentum
___________________________________________________________________ III. The Sacraments of Healing
Class 8, Wednesday October 18 TOPIC: Reconciliation/Penance READINGS: a) Council of Trent, Session 14: The Most Holy Sacraments of Penance and Extreme Unction (section on penance only) b) CCC §§ 1420-1498 c) Sacred Congregation for Divine Worship, Introduction to the New Order of Penance Misericordiam suam (2 December 1973) [DOL 368; to be distributed] d) Pope John Paul II, Apostolic Letter/Motu Proprio on Certain Aspects of the Celebration of the Sacrament of Penance Misericordia Dei
ESSAY # 3 DUE Saturday October 21, by 11:59 p.m.
Class 9, Wednesday October 25 TOPIC: Anointing of the Sick/Extreme Unction READINGS: a) Council of Trent, Session 14: The Most Holy Sacraments of Penance and Extreme Unction (section on extreme unction only) b) Pope Paul VI, Apostolic Constitution on the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick Sacram unctionem infirmorum c) Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Note on the Minister of the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick, with commentary d) CCC §§ 1499-1532
___________________________________________________________________ IV. Sacraments at the Service of Communion
Class 10, November 8 TOPIC: Orders READINGS: a) Council of Trent, Session 23: The True and Catholic Doctrine Concerning the Sacrament of Order b) International Theological Commission, From the Diakonia of Christ to the Diakonia of the Apostles, selections c) Pope Paul VI, Apostolic Letter/Motu Proprio on First Tonsure, Minor Orders, and the Subdeaconate Ministeria quaedam d) CCC 2563 §§ 1533-1600 e) Congregation for Bishops, Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, Congregation for Legislative Texts, Congregation for the Clergy, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts, Pontifical Council for the Laity, Instruction on Certain Questions Regarding the Collaboration of the Non-Ordained Faithful in the Sacred Ministry of Priest Ecclesiae de mysterio f) Pope John Paul II, Apostolic Letter on Reserving Priestly Ordination to Men Alone Ordinatio sacerdotalis
ESSAY # 4 DUE Saturday November 11, by 11:59 p.m.
Class 11, Wednesday November 15 TOPIC: Matrimony READINGS: a) Council of Trent, Session 24: Doctrine of the Sacrament of Matrimony b) CCC §§ 1601-1666 c) Pope Paul VI, Encyclical on the Regulation of Birth Humanae vitae d) Pope John Paul II, Apostolic Exhortation on the Role of the Christian Family in the Modern World Familiaris consortio §§ 11-16, 18-21, 33, 38, 47, 51-52, 54-58, 66-69
Class 12, Wednesday November 29 TOPIC: READINGS: a) Ratzinger, Spirit of the Liturgy, pp. 13-111
Class 13, Wednesday December 6 TOPIC: READINGS: b) Ratzinger, Spirit of the Liturgy, pp. 115-224
___________________________________________ FINAL EXAM: Wednesday December 13 – check Blackboard for details
† The professor reserves the right to make substitutions, deletions, or additions to the schedule of readings.
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