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Baptism & Confirmation: Interactive Online SyllabusPurpose Following the directions of the Second Vatican Council’s Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy Sacrosanctum concilium §16 and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Program of Priestly Formation (5th edition, 2006) § 213, this course explores “the theological, historical, spiritual, pastoral, and juridical aspects" of baptism and confirmation. Required Texts
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Course Calendar
Class 1,
January 19
TOPIC: Introduction
READINGS:
a)
Edward N.
Peters, “Liturgical
Law: The Last Labyrinth"
b)
Van Slyke,
chapter 1, “Words about Worship"
Class 2,
January 26
TOPIC: Doctrine
and Theology of Baptism
READINGS:
a)
Council of
Trent, Session 5:
Decree
Concerning Original Sin
b)
Council of
c)
Catechism of
the Catholic Church §§1210-1284
d)
Van Slyke,
chapter 2, “Baptism: The Gateway to Sacramental Life"
Class 3,
February 2
TOPIC: Theology and Celebration of Infant Baptism
READINGS:
a)
Sacred
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Instruction on Infant
Baptism
Pastoralis
actio (20 Oct 1980)
b)
Rite of Baptism
for Children, in Rites, pp.
361-407
c)
Code of Canon
Law canons 204, 241, 530,
842, 849-878, 1050
d)
Archdiocese of St Louis, Order for Naming and Commendation of an Infant
Who Died before Birth [BB]
Class 4,
February 9
TOPIC: Doctrine and Theology of Confirmation
a)
Council of
b)
Paul VI,
Apostolic Constitution on the Sacrament of Confirmation
Divinae consortium naturae (5
August 1971), in Rites, pp.
472-478
c)
Catechism of
the Catholic Church §§ 1285-1321
d)
Pope Leo XIII,
Letter on the Effects of the Sacrament of Confirmation
Abrogata (22 June 1897) [BB]
e)
Van Slyke,
chapter 3, “Confirmation: Mission and Power"
Class 5,
February 16
TOPIC: Celebration of Confirmation
a)
Rite of
Confirmation, in Rites, pp.
469-515
b)
Code of Canon
Law canons 777, 866,
879-896, 1033, 1065
c)
Archdiocese of
St Louis, Pastoral Guidelines for Celebrating the Sacrament of
Confirmation (1998) [BB]
d)
Daniel G. Van
Slyke, “Confirmation: A Sacrament in Search of a Theology?"
Class 6,
February 23
TOPIC: Extraordinary Rites of Initiation
a)
Ancient Roman
Rites [BB]
b)
Baptism and
Confirmation rites from the
Rituale Romanum of 1953 [BB]
c)
Pope Benedict XVI, Apostolic Letter
Motu proprio on the Use of the
Roman Liturgy Prior to the Reform of 1970
Summorum Pontificum (7 July 2007)
Class 7,
March 2
TOPIC: Eastern Rites and Protestant Practices
READINGS:
a)
The Ancient
Byzantine Rite [BB]
b)
The Service of Holy Baptism - Euchologion
c)
Luther’s First
and Second Taufbüchlein [BB]
d)
Calvin’s Form
of Prayers [BB]
Class 8,
March 16
TOPIC: Ancient Catechumenate and Ancient Baptisteries
READINGS:
a)
Yarnold, pp.
1-40, 55-59
Class 9,
March 23
TOPIC: Ancient Mystagogy,
part I
READINGS:
a)
Ambrose of
Milan, Sermons 1-2, in Yarnold, pp. 100-119, presented by ______________
b)
Ambrose of
Milan, Sermons 3-4, in Yarnold, pp. 120-139, presented by ______________
c)
Ambrose of
Milan, Sermons 5-6, in Yarnold, pp. 140-149, presented by ______________
d)
Cyril of
Jerusalem , Sermons 1-4, in Yarnold, pp. 67-89, presented by
______________
Class 10,
April 6
TOPIC: Ancient Mystagogy, part II
a)
John
Chrysostom, Homily 2, in Yarnold, pp. 150-164, presented by
______________
b)
Theodore of
Mopsuestia, Homily 2, in Yarnold, pp. 168-179, presented by
______________
c)
Theodore of
Mopsuestia, Homily 3, in Yarnold, pp. 180-200, presented by
______________
d)
Theodore of
Mopsuestia, Homily 4, in Yarnold, pp. 201-225, presented by
______________
Class 11
April 13
TOPIC: RCIA, Part I: Introduction and Period of the Catechumenate
a)
RCIA, in
Rites, pp. 35-107, §§1-137
a)
Guidelines for
the Implementation of the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults:
Archdiocese of St Louis (28 February 1993) [BB]
Class 12,
April 27
TOPIC: RCIA, Part II: Period of Purification and Enlightenment; Rites
for Particular Circumstances
a)
RCIA, in
Rites, pp. 108-169, §§ 138-251
b)
RCIA, in
Rites, pp. 170-286, §§ 252-504
Class 13,
May 4
TOPIC: Lingering Pastoral Questions
a)
Alvaro Corrada,
Bishop of
b)
Samuel J.
Aquila, Bishop of Fargo, ND, Pastoral Letter to the People of God of
Fargo, North Dakota, on the Sacrament of Confirmation “Send
Forth Your Spirit" (15 August 2002) 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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