The Seven Sacraments of the Catholic Church

by Romanus Cessario

Publisher:

Baker Academic

, 2023

Overview

There are seven sacraments administered in the Catholic Church. What are they, and what do they do? Why do human beings require sacramentalized, visible realities to seal their confession of faith in Jesus Christ? Why does the Catholic Church administer the sacraments in the way that it does?

Leading Catholic theologian Romanus Cessario, OP, offers an in-depth explanation of the seven sacraments celebrated in the Catholic Church. He addresses the rationale for the sacraments and provides detailed exposition of each one, highlighting the importance of the Catholic tradition—and of Thomas Aquinas, in particular—for contemporary reflection on the sacraments.

This book examines why participation in the sacramental life of the Church is required for the believing Christian and helps readers understand the role the sacraments play in the sanctification of the world.

Key Features

• Highlights the importance of the Catholic tradition for contemporary reflection on the sacraments
• Addresses the rationale for the sacraments
• Offers an in-depth explanation of the seven sacraments celebrated in the Catholic Church

Contents

• Introduction

Part 1: Catholic Sacramental Theology

• Catholic Theology
• Sacramental Theology after the Council
• Some Preliminary Notions of Causality
• Some Fresh Perspectives on the Sacramental Economy
• The Saving Work of Christ
• The Sacramental Economy
• Christ, Justification, and Faith
• Efficacy and Sacramental Character
• The Nature of a Sacrament
• The Necessity of the Sacraments
• How Sacramental Mediation Works
• The Number of the Sacraments

Part 2: The Seven Sacraments

• Baptism
• Confirmation
• Eucharist
• Penance and Reconciliation
• Anointing of the Sick
• Holy Orders
• Matrimony
• Conclusion

Product Details

• Title: The Seven Sacraments of the Catholic Church
• Author: Romanus Cessario
• Publisher: Baker Academic
• Print Publication Date: 2023
• Logos Release Date: 2023
• Pages: 290
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subject: Sacraments › Catholic Church
• ISBNs: 9781540962546, 9781493439997, 9781493440009, 1540962547, 1493439995, 1493440004
• Resource ID: LLS:SVNSCRMNTSCHRCH
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T20:59:14Z

About Romanus Cessario

Faculty of Saint John’s Seminary School of Theology, St. John’s Seminary.