Class 1
TOPIC: Introduction
Class 2
TOPIC: Doctrine and Theology of Baptism
READINGS:
a) Council of Trent, Session 5: Decree Concerning Original Sin
b) Council of Trent, Session 7: Canons on Baptism
c) Catechism of the Catholic Church §§ 1210-1284
Class 3
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
Class 4
TOPIC: Doctrine and Theology of Confirmation
READINGS:
a) Council of Trent, Session 7: Canons on Confirmation
b) Paul VI, Apostolic Constitution on the Sacrament of Confirmation Divinae consortium naturae (5 August 1971), in Rites, pp. 472-78
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) [on Blackboard]
Class 5
TOPIC: Celebration of Confirmation
READINGS:
a) Rite of Confirmation (Rites pp. 469-515)
b) Code of Canon Law canons 777, 866, 879-896, 1033, 1065
c) Pastoral Guidelines for Celebrating the Sacrament of Confirmation (Archdiocese of St Louis, 1998) [on Blackboard]
Class 6
TOPIC: Extraordinary Rites
READINGS:
a) Pope Benedict XVI, Apostolic Letter Motu proprio on the Use of the Roman Liturgy Prior to the Reform of 1970 Summorum Pontificum (July 7, 2007)
b) Baptism and Confirmation rites from the Rituale Romanum of 1953 [on Blackboard]
Class 7
TOPIC: Eastern Rites
READINGS:
a) Orthodox Rite of Initiation
b) Turner, chap. 2, pp. 22-37
Class 8
TOPIC: Ancient Catechumenate
READINGS:
a) Yarnold, pp. 1-40, 55-59
Class 9
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
TOPIC: Ancient Mystagogy, part II
READINGS:
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
TOPIC: RCIA, Part I: Introduction and Period of the Catechumenate
READINGS:
a) RCIA, in Rites, pp. 35-107, §§ 1-137
a) Turner, chapter 1, pp. 1-15
b) Guidelines for the Implementation of the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults: Archdiocese of St Louis (28 February 1993) [on Blackboard]
Class 12
TOPIC: RCIA, Part II: Period of Purification and Enlightenment; Rites for Particular Circumstances
READINGS:
a) RCIA, in Rites, pp. 108-169, §§ 138-251
b) RCIA, in Rites, pp. 170-286, §§ 252-504
c) Turner, chapter 7, pp. 140-144
Class 13
TOPIC: Lingering Pastoral Questions
READINGS:
a) Alvaro Corrada, Bishop of Tyler, TX, Pastoral Reflection on the Sacrament of Confirmation (7 October 2005)
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)
c) Turner, chapters 5-6, pp. 75-139
† The Professor reserves the right to make substitutions, deletions, or additions to the schedule of readings.
