Sacramenti 2 RA0505

1. Exploring the mystery of the divine action/grace in the sacraments, as it is celebrated, believed and thought in the Church. 2. Attaining a clearer awareness of the influx of historical factors at the level of the sacramental praxis. 3. Helping the candidates to the Presbiterate to deepening their identity and their mission as ministers of the Sacraments. 4. Hinting at the connections with/distinction from other treatises (dogmatic, spiritual, pastoral ...)

Each of the four Sacraments will be studied from these complementary points of view: biblical data; history of the praxis; magisterial teaching; theological reflection; the post-Conciliar Ordines; systematic vision. Method and Didactics: 1. The teacher’s frontal lectures will cover the biblical and dogmatic aspects (see Vorgrimler and the Rituals) integrated by an historical outline (see Martos), and a synthetic view-point (see Martinez). 2. The students: complete Martos’ historical outline, and submit a short paper as mid-term assignment. Evaluation: Class-work and homework = 25%; mid-term assignment = 25 %; final exam 50 %.

Prerequisite: The Catechism of the Catholic Church, Part II, Section(s I-) II; MARTINEZ G., Signs of Freedom. Theology of the Christian Sacraments (New York, Paulist Press 2003); MARTOS J., Doors to the Sacred: A Historical Introduction to Sacraments in the Catholic Church (Liguori, Redemptorist Press 2001); VORGRIMLER H., Sacramental Theology (Collegeville, The Liturgical Press 1992); Bibliography: INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON ENGLISH IN THE LITURGY, The Rites of the Catholic Church (Collegeville, The Liturgical Press 1990); ADRIAS C., Reconciliation: celebrating God’s Healing Forgiveness (New York, Double Day 1987); Benedict XVI, Summorum Pontificum (Vatican City, LEV 2007); Benedict XVI, Omnium in mentem (Vatican City, LEV 2009); BOROBIO D., La celebración en la Iglesia. II: Sacramentos (Salamanca, Sigueme 2008); BOULEY A. (ed.), Catholic Rites Today: Abridged Texts for Students (Collegeville, The Liturgical Press 1992); CAPUTA G., Il sacerdozio dei fedeli in San Beda (Città del Vaticano, LEV 2002); CAPUTA G.-FOX J., Priests of Christ, in the Church, for the World (London, Lulu 2010); CHUPUNGCO A. (ed.), Sacraments and Sacramentals, vol. 4 of Handbook for Liturgical Studies (Collegeville, The Liturgical Press 2000); COFFEY D., The Sacrament of Reconciliation (Collegeville, The Liturgical Press 2001); COURTH F., I Sacramenti: Un trattato per lo studio e per la prassi (Brescia, Queriniana 1999); DEMMER K.-BRENNINKMEIJER-WERHAHN A., Christian Marriage Today (Washington, CUA Press 1997); DONOVAN D., What are they saying about the ministerial priesthood? (New York, Paulist Press 1992); DULLES A., The Priestly Office. A Theological Reflection (Mahwah, Paulist Press 1997); GALOT J., Theology of the Priesthood (San Francisco, Ignatius Press 2005); KASPER W., Theology of Christian Marriage (New York, Crossroad 1981); KASZA J., Understanding sacramental healing: Anointing and Viaticum (Chicago, Liturgy Training Publications 2008); MUELLER G., Priesthood and Diaconate: The Recipient of the Sacrament of Holy Orders from the Perspective of Creation Theology and Christology (San Francisco, Ignatius Press 2002); O’LOUGHLIN F., The Future of the Sacrament of Penance (New York, St Pauls 2007); OSBORNE K., The Diaconate in the Christian Church: its History and Theology (Chicago, LTP 1996); OSBORNE K., Priesthood: A History of the Ordained Ministry in the Roman Catholic Church (Eugene, Wipf & Stock 2002); OSBORNE K., Ministry: Lay Ministry in the Roman Catholic Church; Its History and Theology (Eugene, Wipf & Stock 2003); OSBORNE K., Orders and Ministry. Leadership in the World Church. New York (Orbis Book 2006); POWER D., A Spiritual Theology of the Priesthood (Washington, CUA Press 1998); ROUILLARD P., Storia della Penitenza dalle origini ai nostri giorni (Brescia, Queriniana 2005); SCHILLEBEECKX E., Christ the sacrament of the encounter with God (Franklin, Sheed & Ward 1999); VANHOYE A., Old Testament Priests and the New Priest according to the New Testament (Petersham-MA, St Bede’s Pub 1986); WOOD S., Sacramental Orders (Collegeville, The Liturgical Press 2000).