Catholic Sacramental and Liturgical Theology

Offered through the Paul VI Pontifical Institute

Required Texts

• Catechism of the Catholic Church. , 2nd ed. Washington DC: USCCB, 2000.

• Van Slyke, Daniel G. Liturgy 101: Sacraments and Sacramentals. Ligouri, MO: Ligouri Press, 2010.

• Other required texts, along with many recommended texts, are available online and are linked on the course calendar below.

Highly Recommended

• See the Select Bibliography through the "Resources" link on your left.

• Van Slyke, Daniel G. Liturgy 101: Sacraments and Sacramentals. DVD. St Charles, MO: I.H.S. Productions, 2012. This series of audio-visual lectures is designed as a companion to the book Liturgy 101 for the sake of enhancing this course. The lectures are packaged in five DVDs (a total of nearly five hours of video). See Blackboard for orderning information.

COURSE CALENDAR^†

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Orientation

Week 0, 13 - 20 February

TOPIC: Orientation and Introduction

REQUIRED READING:

1. Syllabus

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I. The Sacraments in General

Week 1, 20 - 27 February

TOPIC: Words about Worship

REQUIRED READINGS

1. CCC §§1066-1134
2. Van Slyke, chap. 1, “Words about Worship,” pp. 7-11 and 18-21

RECOMMENDED READINGS

1. The Fourth Lateran Council (1215), Confession of Faith
2. The Confession of Faith of Michael Paleologue, presented at the Second Council of Lyons (1274)
3. The Decree of the Council of Florence for the Armenians (1439)

Week 2, 27 February - March 5

TOPIC: The Sacraments in General

REQUIRED READINGS

1. CCC §§1134-1209
2. Council of Trent, Session 7: Decree Concerning the Sacraments, Canons on the Sacraments in General
3. Van Slyke, chap. 1, “Words about Worship,” pp. 11-17

Week 3, March 5 - 12 March

TOPIC: A Pope and a Council on Sacred Liturgy

REQUIRED READINGS

1. Pope Pius XII, Encyclical on the Sacred Liturgy Mediator Dei, §§1-65
2. Second Vatican Council, Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy Sacrosanctum concilium, entire

RECOMMENDED READINGS

1. Pope St Pius X, Instruction on Sacred Music Tra le sollecitudini

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II. The Sacraments of Initiation

Week 4, 12 March - 19 March

TOPIC: Baptism

REQUIRED READINGS:

1. CCC §§1210-1284
2. Van Slyke, chap. 2, “Baptism: The Gateway to Sacramental Life”

RECOMMENDED READINGS

1. Council of Trent, Session 5: Decree Concerning Original Sin
2. Council of Trent, Session 7: Canons on Baptism
3. Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Instruction on Infant Baptism Pastoralis actio

Week 5, 19 March - 26 March

TOPIC: Confirmation

REQUIRED READINGS

1. CCC §§1285-1321
2. Van Slyke, chap. 3, “Confirmation: Mission and Power”

RECOMMENDED READINGS

1. Council of Trent, Session 7: Canons on Confirmation
2. Pope Paul VI Apostolic Constitution on the Sacrament of Confirmation Divinae consortium naturae

Week 6, 26 March - 2 April

TOPIC: The Most Holy Sacrifice of the Altar

REQUIRED READINGS:

1. CCC §§1322-1419
2. Van Slyke, chap. 4, "The Most Holy Sacrament: The Perfection of Every Perfection"

RECOMMENDED READINGS:

1. Council of Trent, Session 13: Decree and Canons Concerning the Most Holy Sacrament of the Eucharist
2. Council of Trent, Session 21: The Doctrine of Communion Under Both Kinds and the Communion of Little Children
3. Council of Trent, Session 22: Doctrine and Canons Concerning the Sacrifice of the Mass
4. Council of Trent , Session 22: Doctrine Concerning the Sacrifice of the Mass
5. Pope Paul VI, Apostolic Constitution Missale Romanum
6. Pope Paul VI, Encyclical on the Holy Eucharist Mysterium fidei
7. 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
8. Pope Benedict XVI, Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation on the Eucharist as the Source and Summit of the Church’s Life and Mission Sacramentum caritatis  

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III. The Sacraments of Healingg

Week 7, 2 April - 9 April

TOPIC: Reconciliation/Penance

REQUIRED READINGS:

1. CCCC §§1420-1498
2. Van Slyke, chap. Chap. 5, "The Sacrament of Penance: The Masterpiece of God’s Goodness and Mercy"

RECOMMENDED READINGS

1. Council of Trent, Session 14: The Most Holy Sacraments of Penance and Extreme Unction (section on extreme unction)
2. Sacred Congregation for Divine Worship, Introduction to the New Order of Penance Misericordiam suam (2 December 1973) [DOL 368]
3. Pope John Paul II, Apostolic Letter/Motu Proprio on Certain Aspects of the Celebration of the Sacrament of Penance Misericordia Dei  

Week 8, 9 April - 16 April

TOPIC: Anointing of the Sick

REQUIRED READINGS

1. CCC §§1499-1532
2. Van Slyke, chap. 6, "Anointing of the Sick: Suffering and Dying with Christ"

RECOMMENDED READINGS

1. Council of Trent, Session 14: The Most Holy Sacraments of Penance and Extreme Unction (section on extreme unction only)
2. Pope Paul VI, Apostolic Constitution on the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick Sacram unctionem infirmorum
3. Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Note on the Minister of the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick, with commentary

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IV. Sacraments at the Service of Communion

Week 9, 16 April - 23 April

TOPIC: Orders

REQUIRED READINGS

1. CCC 2563 §§1533-1600
2. Van Slyke, chap. 7, "Holy Orders: Consecrated to Serve"

RECOMMENDED READINGS

1. Council of Trent, Session 23: The True and Catholic Doctrine Concerning the Sacrament of Order
2. Pope Pius XII, Apostolic Constitution on the Sacrament of Order , Sacramentum ordinis
3. Pope Paul VI, Apostolic Letter/Motu Proprio on First Tonsure, Minor Orders, and the Subdiaconate Ministeria quaedam
4. Pope Paul VI, Motu proprio of General Norms for Restoring the Permanent Diaconate in the Latin Church Sacrum diaconatus ordinem
5. 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
6. Pope John Paul II, Apostolic Letter on Reserving Priestly Ordination to Men Alone Ordinatio sacerdotalis

Week 10, 23 April - 30 April

TOPIC: Matrimony

REQUIRED READINGS

1. CCC §§1601-1666
2. Van Slyke, chap. 8, "Matrimony: The Image of Divine Fidelity"
3. Van Slyke, conclusion, "Christian Life and the Seven Sacraments"

RECOMMENDED READINGS

1. Council of Trent, Session 24: Doctrine of the Sacrament of Matrimony
2. Pope Paul VI, Encyclical on the Regulation of Birth Humanae vitae
3. 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

† The Professor reserves the right to make substitutions, deletions, or additions to the schedule of readings.