EUCHARIST - HOME & SYLLABUS
The Second Vatican Council,
in its Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy
Sacrosanctum concilium, prescribes: “The study of sacred liturgy is to be
ranked among the compulsory and major courses in seminaries and religious houses
of studies; in theological faculties it is to rank among the principal courses.
It is to be taught under its theological, historical, spiritual, pastoral, and
juridical aspects” (§16). In order to meet the formation goals articulated by
the Second Vatican Council, this course is designed as a compliment to the
liturgical practicum course on the Mass. This course offers a thorough
investigation of the Most Holy Sacrament of the Eucharist from the various
perspectives of sacramental theology, liturgical history, and the doctrines and
pastoral initiatives articulated by the magisterium.
Required Texts
Nichols, Aidan. The Holy Eucharist: From the New Testament to Pope John Paul II. Veritas Publications, 1991/
O’Connor, James T. The Hidden Manna. 2nd ed. San Francisco: Ignatius, 2005.
Ratzinger, Joseph. The Spirit of the Liturgy. San Francisco: Ignatius, 2000.
Vogel, Cyrille. Medieval Liturgy: An Introduction to the Sources. Washington DC: Pastoral Press, 1986.
COURSE CALENDAR†
Class 1, Monday 11 January
TOPIC: Introduction: The Ideal, the Real, and Everything Else
READINGS:
· St Thomas Aquinas, Lauda Sion
PART I: THEOLOGY OF THE EUCHARIST
Class 2, Wednesday 13 January
TOPIC: The Eucharist and the Old Testament: Vetustatem novitas, umbram fugat veritas
READINGS:
· Ratzinger, “Liturgy and Life,” pp. 13-23
· Ratzinger, “From Old Testament to New,” pp. 35-50
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February 18 – Martin Luther King Jr. day, no class |
Class 3, Wednesday 20 January
TOPIC: The Eucharist and the New Testament: Dies enim solemnis agitur, in qua mensae prima recolitur huius institutio:
READINGS:
· Nichols, “The Eucharist in the New Testament,” pp. 9-33
Class 4, Monday 25 January
TOPIC: The Eucharist and the Apostolic Fathers
READINGS:
· O’Connor, pp. 1-25
Class 5, Wednesday 27 January
TOPIC: The Eucharist and the Fathers of the Church, part I
READINGS:
· O’Connor, pp. 26-48
Class 6, Monday 1 February
TOPIC: The Eucharist and the Fathers of the Church, Part II
READINGS:
· O’Connor, pp. 48-77
· Nichols, “The Eucharist in the Age of the Fathers,” pp. 34-57
Class 7, Wednesday 3 February
TOPIC: The First Debates: Real Presence in the Middle Ages: Dogma datur christianis, quod in carnem transit panis, et vinum in sanguinem
READINGS:
· Nichols, “The Mediaevals on the Nature of the Real Presence,” pp. 58-75
· O’Connor, pp. 83-94
Class 8, Monday 8 February
TOPIC: Early Medieval Theology and St Thomas: Purpose of the Real Presence: tuos ibi commensales, coheredes et sodales fac sanctorum civium:
READINGS:
· Nichols, “The Mediaevals on the Purpose of the Real Presence,” pp. 76-86
· O’Connor, pp. 193-206
Class 9, Wednesday 10 February
TOPIC: Berengarius and His Legacy: Quod non capis, quod non vides, animosa firmat fides, praeter rerum ordinem
READINGS:
· O’Connor, pp. 95-130
· Ratzinger, “The Reservation of the Blessed Sacrament,” pp. 85-91
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February 15 – PRESIDENT’S DAY, no class |
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February 17 – FERIA QUARTA CINERUM, no class |
Class 10, Monday 22 February
TOPIC: Protestant Opinions: vere panis filiorum, non mittendus canibus
GUEST LECTURER: Dr John Gresham
READINGS:
· O’Connor, pp. 130-52
Class 11, Wednesday 24 February
TOPIC: The Council of Trent: A sumente non concisus, non confractus, non divisus: integer accipitur
READINGS:
· Council of Trent, Session 13: Decree Concerning the Most Holy Sacrament of the Eucharist
· Council of Trent, Session 21: The Doctrine of Communion Under Both Kinds and the Communion of Little Children
· Council of Trent , Session 22: Doctrine Concerning the Sacrifice of the Mass
· Nichols, “The Eucharistic Sacrifice from Trent to the Nineteenth Century,” pp. 87-93 only
· Recommended: O’Connor, pp. 207-236
Class 12, Monday 1 March
TOPIC: Eucharistic Theology after Trent
READINGS:
· Nichols, “The Eucharistic Sacrifice from Trent to the Nineteenth Century,” pp. 93-101 only
· Nichols, “Catholic Eucharistic Theology in the Twentieth Century,” pp. 102-119
Class 13, Wednesday 3 March
MID-SEMESTER EXAM
PART II: LITURGIOLOGY
Class 14, Monday 8 March
TOPIC: The Origins of Liturgical Books and the First Sacramentaries
READINGS:
· Vogel, “General Introduction,” pp. 1-29
· Vogel, “The Period of Creative Beginnings,” pp. 31-59
· Vogel, “The Romano-Frankish and Romano-Germanic Periods,” pp. 61-106
Class 15, Wednesday 10 March
TOPIC: The Ordines Romani, Gradual Unification of the Liturgy, and the Development of Lectionaries
READINGS:
· Vogel, “The Romano-Frankish/Romano-Germanic Period,” pp. 135-197
· Vogel, pp. 225-257, 291-319, 349-355
· Ratzinger, “Sacred Time,” pp. 92-111
Class 16, Monday 15 March
TOPIC: Mass Books from Trent to the Present
READINGS:
· Pope Pius V, Apostolic Constitution Quo primum (14 July 1570)
· Pope Paul VI, Apostolic Constitution Missale Romanum (3 April 1969)
· Pope Paul VI, General Audience Changes in Mass for Greater Apostolate (26 November 1969)
Class 17, Wednesday17 March
TOPIC: The Language of Liturgical Books
READINGS:
· Pope John XXIII, Apostolic Constitution Veterum sapientia (22 February 1962)
· Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Fifth Instruction For the Right Implementation of the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy of the Second Vatican Council Liturgiam authenticam (28 March 2001)
PART III: MAGISTERIAL INITIATIVES:
THE EUCHARIST AND PASTORAL CARE
Class 18, Monday 22 March
TOPIC: Effects of Mass and Reception of Holy Communion
READINGS:
· Pope Leo XIII, Encyclical on the Holy Eucharist Mirae caritatis (18 May 1902)
· Sacred Congregation of Rites, Decree on Frequent and Daily Eucharistic Communion Sacra Tridentina synodus (20 December 1905)
· Sacred Congregation for Divine Worship, Instruction on the Manner of Distributing Holy Communion Memoriale Domini (29 May 1969)
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March 24, Assessment Day, no class |
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March 29 - April 5, MAJOR HEBDOMADA et PASCHA, no class |
Class 19, Wednesday 7 April
TOPIC: Pius XII and Vatican II
READINGS:
· Pope Pius XII, Encyclical on the Sacred Liturgy Mediator Dei (20 November 1947) §§1-13, 66-135
· Second Vatican Council, Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy Sacrosanctum concilium (4 December 1963) §§1-13, 47-58
· Recommended: O’Connor, pp. 251-60
Class 20, Monday 30 March
TOPIC: Doctrinal Formulae and the Institutio generalis
READINGS:
· Pope Paul VI, Encyclical on the Holy Eucharist Mysterium fidei (3 September 1965), entire
· O’Connor, pp. 260-67
· General Instruction on the Roman Missal §§1-111
PART IV: THE PRIEST AND THE ARS CELEBRANDI
Class 21, Wednesday 14 April
TOPIC: The Mass and the Priest: Quem in sacrae mensa cenae, turbae fratrum duodenae datum non ambigitur
READINGS:
· Pope John Paul II, Letter Dominicae cenae (24 February 1980)
· Sacred Congregation for Divine Worship, Inaestimabile donum (3 April 1980)
· Recommended: Pope John Paul II, Encyclical Letter on the Eucharist in Its Relationship to the Church Ecclesia de Eucharistia (17 April 2003)
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Saturday April 17, Final paper due by midnight |
Class 22, Monday 19 April
TOPIC:
Liturgical Abuse and Healthy Rubricism: Docti sacris institutis, panem, vinum
in salutis
consecramus hostiam
READINGS:
· 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 (23 April 2004)
· "Communion in the Hand" folder on Blackboard
Class 23, Wednesday 21 April
TOPIC: Music and the Mass: Sit laus plena, sit sonora, sit iucunda, sit decora mentis iubilatio
READINGS:
· Pope Pius X, Motu proprio Tra le sollecitudini (11 November 1903)
· Second Vatican Council, Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy Sacrosanctum concilium (4 December 1963) §§ 112-121
· Pope John Paul II, Chirograph on Sacred Music (22 November 2003)
· Ratzinger, “Music and Liturgy (pp. 136-56) and “The Human Voice” (207-16)
· Recommended: Pope Pius XII, Encyclical on Sacred Music Musicae sacrae disciplina (25 December 1955)
Class 24, Wednesday 26 April
TOPIC: The Orientation of Eucharistic Prayer: Ecce Panis Angelorum, factus cibus viatorum
READINGS:
· Ratzinger, “The Altar and the Direction of Liturgical Prayer,” pp. 74-84
· Ratzinger and Gy on The Spirit of the Liturgy
Class 25, Monday 28 April
TOPIC: Sacred Space and Sacred Images: Sub diversis speciebus, signis tantum, et non rebus, latent res eximiae
READINGS:
· Ratzinger, “Sacred Places – The Significance of the Church Building,” pp. 62-73
· Ratzinger, “The Question of Images,” pp. 115-135
· Selections from Nicaea II [to be distributed by professor]
Class 26, Monday 3 May
TOPIC: Pope Benedict XVI on the Liturgy
READINGS:
· Pope Benedict XVI, Apostolic Exhortation on the Eucharist as the Source and Summit of the Church’s Life and Mission Sacramentum caritatis (22 February 2007)
· Recommended: Archbishop Malcolm Ranjith, “Towards and Ars celebrandi in Liturgy”
FINAL EXAM: to be held on the last day of class, Wednesday 5 May
† The Professor reserves the right to make substitutions, deletions, or additions to the schedule of readings.
