Topic I:
Introduction
|
Recommended
1.
Edward N.
Peters, “Liturgical
Law: The Last Labyrinth” |
Class 1,
Tuesday 12 January |
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Professor’s Study
Notes
1.
Course Syllabus |
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Topic II:
Doctrine and Theology of Baptism
|
Required
1.
Council of
Trent, Session 5:
Decree
Concerning Original Sin
2.
Council of
Trent, Session 7:
Canons on
Baptism
3.
Catechism of
the Catholic Church §§1210-1284 |
Class 2:
Friday 15 January
Class 3:
Tuesday 19 January
Pro-Life March: No class on 22 January |
|
Professor’s Study
Notes
1.
Basic Doctrine
on Baptism |
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Topic III:
Theology and Celebration of Infant Baptism
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Required
1.
Sacred
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Instruction on Infant
Baptism
Pastoralis
actio (20 Oct 1980)
2.
Rite of Baptism
for Children, in Rites, pp.
361-407
3.
Code of Canon
Law canons 204, 241, 530,
842, 849-878, 1050
4.
Archdiocese of St Louis, Order for the Naming and Commendation of an
Infant Who Died before Birth [on Blackboard] |
Class 4:
Tuesday 26 January
Class 5:
Friday 5 February
SCL Conference: No class on 29 January
Workshop: No class on 2 February |
|
Professor’s Study
Notes
1.
Infant Baptism
2.
Rite of Baptism
of an Infant [PowerPoint] |
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Topic IV:
Doctrine and Theology of Confirmation
|
Required
1.
Council of
Trent, Session 7:
Canons on
Confirmation
2.
Paul VI,
Apostolic Constitution on the Sacrament of Confirmation
Divinae consortium naturae (5
August 1971), in Rites, pp.
472-78
3.
Catechism
of the Catholic Church §§ 1285-1321
4.
Pope Leo XIII,
Letter on the Effects of the Sacrament of Confirmation
Abrogata (22 June 1897) [on Blackboard] |
Class 6:
Tuesday 9 February
Class 7:
Friday 12 February |
|
Professor’s Study
Notes
1.
Basic Doctrine
on Confirmation |
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Topic V:
Celebration of Confirmation
|
Required
1.
Rite of Confirmation, in Rites,
pp. 469-515
2.
Code of Canon
Law canons 777, 866,
879-896, 1033, 1065
3.
Archdiocese of St Louis, Pastoral Guidelines for Celebrating the
Sacrament of Confirmation (1998) [on Blackboard] |
Class 8:
Tuesday 16 February
Class 9:
Friday 19 February |
|
Professor’s Study
Notes
1.
The Rite of
Confirmation |
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Topic VI:
Extraordinary Rites of Initiation
|
Required Readings:
1.
Ancient Roman Rites [on Blackboard]
2.
Baptism of Infants, Baptism of Adults, and Confirmation rites from the
Rituale Romanum of 1953 [on
Blackboard]
3.
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) |
Class 10:
Tuesday 23 February
Class 11:
Friday 26 February |
|
Professor’s Study
Notes
1.
Baptism and
Confirmation in the Extraordinary Use
2.
Rite for the
Baptism of Infants, extraordinary form [PowerPoint] |
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Topic VII:
Eastern Rites of Initiation
|
Required Readings:
1.
The Ancient
Byzantine Rite [on Blackboard] |
Class 12:
Tuesday 2 March
Class 13:
Friday 5 March |
|
Professor’s Study
Notes
1.
Eastern Rites
of Initiation |
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Topic VIII:
Protestant Initiation Belief and Practice
|
Required Readings:
1.
Luther’s First
and Second Taufbüchlein [on Blackboard]
2.
Calvin’s Form
of Prayers [on Blackboard] |
Class 14:
Tuesday 9 March |
|
Professor’s Study
Notes
1.
Initiation
among Protestants |
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Topic IX:
Ancient Catechumenate
|
Required Readings:
1.
Yarnold, pp.
1-40, 55-59 |
Class 15:
Friday 12 March
Class 16:
Tuesday 16 March |
|
Professor’s Study
Notes
1.
The Ancient
Catechumenate
2.
Ancient
Baptisteries and Baptismal Fonts [PowerPoint] |
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Topic X:
Ancient Mystagogy
|
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Class 17:
Friday 19 March
Class 18:
Tuesday 23 March
Class 19:
Tuesday 6 April
Class 20:
Friday 9 April |
READINGS:
1.
Ambrose of Milan,
Sermons 1-2, in Yarnold, pp. 100-119, presented by ______________
2.
Ambrose of Milan,
Sermons 3-4, in Yarnold, pp. 120-139, presented by ______________
3.
Ambrose of Milan,
Sermons 5-6, in Yarnold, pp. 140-149, presented by ______________
4.
Cyril of Jerusalem
, Sermons 1-4, in Yarnold, pp. 67-89, presented by ______________
5.
John Chrysostom,
Homily 2, in Yarnold, pp. 150-164, presented by ______________
6.
Theodore of
Mopsuestia, Homily 2, in Yarnold, pp. 168-179, presented by ______________
7.
Theodore of
Mopsuestia, Homily 3, in Yarnold, pp. 180-200, presented by ______________
8.
Theodore of
Mopsuestia, Homily 4, in Yarnold, pp. 201-225, presented by ______________
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Topic XI:
RCIA
|
Required Readings:
1.
RCIA, in
Rites, pp. 35-107, §§ 1-137
2.
Guidelines for
the Implementation of the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults:
Archdiocese of St Louis (28 February 1993) [on Blackboard]
3.
RCIA, in
Rites, pp. 108-169, §§ 138-251
4.
RCIA, in
Rites, pp. 170-286, §§ 252-504 |
Class 21:
Tuesday 13 April
Class 22:
Friday 16 April
Class 23:
Tuesday 20 April
Class 24:
Friday 23 April |
|
Professor’s Study
Notes
1.
Christian
Initiation of Adults, parts I and II
2.
The RCIA:
Introduction [PowerPoint] |
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Topic XII:
Lingering Pastoral Questions
|
Required Readings:
1.
Alvaro Corrada,
Bishop of Tyler, TX,
Pastoral Reflection on the Sacrament of Confirmation (7 October
2005)
2.
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)
3.
Daniel G. Van
Slyke, “Confirmation: A Sacrament in Search of a Theology?” |
Class 25:
Tuesday 27 April
Class 26:
Friday 30 April
|
|
Professor’s Study
Notes
1.
Order of the
Sacraments of Initiation |
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Topic XIII:
Review
|
Required Readings:
1.
Review Sheet
for Final Examination |
Class 27:
Tuesday 4 May |
FINAL EXAM:
to be held on the last day of class, Friday 7 May
† The Professor reserves the right to make substitutions, deletions, or additions to the schedule of readings.
