Author's Note |
5 |
Note on Source materials and Bibliography |
6 |
Introduction |
7 |
Chapter 1 |
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A COMPREHENSIVE VIEW OF THE SACRAMENTS |
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The Sacraments as Signs |
18 |
The Saacraments as Acts of Christ |
34 |
The Sacraments as Confering the Divine Gifts They Signify |
47 |
The Sacramental Organism |
61 |
Chapter 2 |
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HOLY ORDERS |
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Preliminary Remarks |
66 |
The Distinction between Clergy and laity |
69 |
The Hierarchy of jurisdiction: Mission and pastorate |
73 |
The Confering of Holy Orders |
85 |
The Priesthood of the Bishops and of Priests |
94 |
The Diacontate and the minor orders |
102 |
Chapter 3 |
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CHRISTIAN EDUCATION |
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Section One: BAPTISM |
108 |
Baptism in the New Testament |
109 |
the Rites of baptism in the Light of History |
112 |
Biblical and liturgical Synthesis |
120 |
Theological Clarifications |
132 |
Baptismal spirituality |
137 |
Reminders of baptism |
139 |
Section Two: CONFIRMATION |
140 |
The Connection between Baptism and Confirmation |
140 |
the Sacramental Sign and The minister |
141 |
The Effects of Confirmation |
144 |
Section Three: THE EUCHARIST AS THE COMPLETION OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION |
148 |
Christian Initiation Incomplete Without the Eucharist |
148 |
Chapter 4 |
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THE EUCHRIST |
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Preliminary Remarks |
152 |
Section One: THE RITES OF THE MASS |
155 |
The Liturgy of The Word |
155 |
The Liturgy of the sacrament |
161 |
Section Two: THE EUCHARISTIC MYSTERY |
173 |
The re-Presentation of the Lord's Supper |
173 |
The Real presence of Christ |
175 |
The Euchristic Sacrifice |
183 |
The Anticipation of the heavenly Kingdom |
197 |
Section three: THE GRACE OF THE EUCHRIST |
202 |
the Fruits of The Sacrifice |
203 |
Euchristic Communion |
208 |
Chapter 5 |
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Penance |
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God's pedagogy |
220 |
Ours Sins Cleansed in the Blood of Christ |
232 |
The Structure of the Sacrament of penance |
236 |
the Acts of the Penitent |
248 |
Penance: Sacrament of spiritual Progress |
257 |
Chapter 6 |
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THE ANOITING OF THE SICK |
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Sickness in the Economy of Salvation |
264 |
The Witness of Sr. James' Epistle |
268 |
The Liturgy for Anointing of the sick |
269 |
The Twofold Effect of the Anointing of the sick |
273 |
The Sacramentals Of the sick |
277 |
Chapter 7 |
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MARRIAGE |
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Marriage and Virginity in the Economy of Salvation |
280 |
The Sacrament of marriage |
290 |
Bibliography |
308 |
Index |
315 |