Theology & History of the Sacraments -- Home & Syllabus

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I. The Sacraments in General

Class 1, September 13
READINGS
a) Council of Trent, Session 7: Decree Concerning the Sacraments, Canons on the Sacraments in General
b) CCC §§1066-1209
c) Van Slyke, chapter 1, Words about Worship

Class 2, September 20
READINGS
a) Pope Pius XII, Encyclical on the Sacred Liturgy Mediator Dei §§1-62, 151-170
b) Second Vatican Council, Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy Sacrosanctum concilium

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II. The Sacraments of Initiation

Class 3, September 27
TOPIC: Baptism
READINGS
a) Council of Trent, Session 5: Decree Concerning Original Sin
b) Council of Trent, Session 7: Canons on Baptism
c) Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Instruction on Infant Baptism Pastoralis actio
d) Rite of Baptism for Children, in Rites, vol. 1, pp. 361-419
e) CCC §§1210-1284
f) Van Slyke, chapter 2: Baptism: The Gateway to Sacramental Life

Class 4, October 4
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, in Rites, vol. 1, pp. 472-478
c) Rites of Confirmation, in Rites, vol. 1, pp. 469-515
d) CCC §§1285-1321
e) Van Slyke, chapter 3, Confirmation: Mission and Power

Class 5, October 11
TOPIC: RCIA Part I
READINGS
a) Christian Initiation, General Introduction, in Rites, vol. 1, pp. 3-12
b) Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, in Rites, vol. 1, pp. 35-169, §§1-251

Class 6, October 18
TOPIC: RCIA Part II
READINGS
a) Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, in Rites, vol. 1, pp. 170-286, §§252-504

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III. The Sacraments of Healing

Class 7, October 25
TOPIC: Reconciliation/Penance
READINGS
a) Council of Trent, Session 14: The Most Holy Sacraments of Penance and Extreme Unction (section on penance only)
b) Sacred Congregation for Divine Worship, Introduction to the New Order of Penance Misericordiam suam [DOL 368; to be distributed]
c) Pope John Paul II, Apostolic Letter/Motu Proprio on Certain Aspects of the Celebration of the Sacrament of Penance Misericordia Dei
d) CCC §§ 1420-1498

Class 8, November 1
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

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IV. Sacraments at the Service of Communion

Class 9, November 8
TOPIC: Holy Orders
READINGS
a) Council of Trent, Session 23: The True and Catholic Doctrine Concerning the Sacrament of Order
b) Pope Pius XII, Apostolic Constitution on the Sacrament of Order Sacramentum ordinis
c) Pope Paul VI, Apostolic Letter/Motu Proprio on First Tonsure, Minor Orders, and the Subdeaconate Ministeria quaedam
d) Pope John Paul II, Apostolic Letter on Reserving Priestly Ordination to Men Alone Ordinatio sacerdotalis
e) CCC §§ 1533-1600

Class 10, November 15
TOPIC: The Permanent Diaconate
a) Pope Paul VI, Motu proprio of General Norms for Restoring the Permanent Diaconate in the Latin Church Sacrum diaconatus ordinem
b) International Theological Commission, From the Diakonia of Christ to the Diakonia of the Apostles

Class 11, November 22
TOPIC: Matrimony
READINGS
a) Council of Trent, Session 24: Doctrine of the Sacrament of Matrimony
b) Pope Paul VI, Encyclical on the Regulation of Birth Humanae vitae
c) 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
d) CCC §§ 1601-1666

Class 12, FINAL EXAM November 29

SNOW DAY, December 6



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