Kenrick School of Theology Eucharist

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, Wednesday 19 January

TOPIC: Introduction: The Ideal, the Real, and Everything Else

READINGS:

· St Thomas Aquinas, Lauda Sion

PART I: THEOLOGY OF THE EUCHARIST

Class 2, Monday 24 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

Class 3, Wednesday 26 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 31 January

TOPIC: The Eucharist and the Apostolic Fathers

READINGS:

· O’Connor, pp. 1-25

Class 5, Wednesday 2 February

TOPIC: The Eucharist and the Fathers of the Church, part I

READINGS:

· O’Connor, pp. 26-48

Class 6, Monday 7 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 9 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 14 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 16 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

February 21 " PRESIDENT’S DAY, no class

Class 10, Wednesday 23 February

TOPIC: Protestant Opinions: vere panis filiorum, non mittendus canibus

READINGS:

· O’Connor, pp. 130-52

Class 11, Monday 28 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, Wednesday 2 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, Monday 7 March

MID-SEMESTER EXAM

PART II: LITURGIOLOGY

Class 14, Wednesday 16 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, Monday 21 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, Wednesday 23 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, Monday 28 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 4 April

TOPIC: Leo XIII and St Pius X: The Disposition for and Effects of the Gift 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 of the Discipline of the Sacraments, Decree on First COmmunion Quam singulari (8 August 1910)

Class 19, Wednesday 6 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 11 April

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 13 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)

April 18 - April 25, MAJOR HEBDOMADA et PASCHA, no class

Class 22, Wednesday 27 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

Saturday April 30, Final paper due by 11:59 p.m.

Class 23, Monday 2 May

TOPIC: The Reception of Holy Communion: Ecce Panis Angelorum, factus cibus viatorum

READINGS:

· Sacred Congregation for Divine Worship, Instruction on the Manner of Distributing HOly Communion Memoriale Domini (29 May 1969)

· Schneider, Dominus est -- It Is the Lord! [entire]

· "Communion in the Hand" folder on Blackboard

· Recommended: Sacred Congregation of the Sacraments, On Facilitating Receptino of Communion in Certain Circumstances Immensae caritatis (29 January 1973)

Class 24, Wednesday 4 May

TOPIC: The Orientation of Eucharistic Prayer

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 9 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: Ratzinger, "Sacred Places -- The Significance of the Church Building," pp. 62-63

· Recommended: Archbishop Malcolm Ranjith, “Towards and Ars celebrandi in Liturgy"

FINAL EXAM: to be held on the last day of class, Wednesday 11 May

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

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