The promise of obedience : a ritual history / Leon F. Strieder.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Strieder, Leon F., 1950-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ordination--Catholic Church--History.

Ordination.

Catholic Church--Liturgy--History.

Catholic Church.

Liturgics.

History.

Obedience, Vow of.

Ordination--Catholic Church.

Physical Description:

xi, 155 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Collegeville, Minn. : Liturgical Press, [2001]

Summary:

Obedience is an intrinsic part of the nature of the ministerial structure of the Church. Apostles were sent, bishops were chosen, presbyters were called, and deacons were needed, all because obedience to the will of God determined these ministers were essential for the work of the Church.

In The Promise of Obedience, Father Leon Strieder provides the only study available to date of the history and theology of both the Promise of Obedience and the modern issues which play a major role in the Church between religious and bishops, and bishops and the pope. Strieder also connects the theological issues of promises of obedience with their historical development in ordination rituals and religious vows.

Contents:

1. Roman Beginnings and the Pallium 1

Roman Beginnings 3

Boniface and the Eighth Century 5

The Eighth and Ninth Centuries 10

Eighth-Century Ordination Rites 11

Hincmar and the Ninth Century 13

Ecclesiological Reflections 14

2. Ordination Rites and Roman Pontificals 17

The Romano-Germanic Pontifical 17

Ordination of Presbyters in the Romano-Germanic Pontifical 20

Ordination of Bishops in the Romano-Germanic Pontifical 23

The Romano-Germanic Pontifical: Ecclesiological Reflections 25

Ordines Romani of the Tenth Century 26

The Roman Pontificals of the Twelfth Century 27

The Pontificial of the Roman Curia of the Thirteenth Century 30

The Pontifical of William Durandus 32

Ordination of Presbyters in the Pontifical of William Durandus 33

Ordination of Bishops in the Pontifical of William Durandus 38

The Pontifical of William Durandus: Ecclesiological Reflections 39

The Council of Trent 41

The Pontificale Romanum of 1596: The Ordination of Presbyters 44

The Pontificale Romanum of 1596: The Consecration of Bishops 46

The Pontificale Romanum of 1596: Ecclesiological Reflections 49

3. Monastic and Mendicant Rites 51

The Rule of Benedict 51

Early Commentaries on the Rule of Benedict 54

The Romano-Germanic Pontifical 57

The Roman Pontificals of the Twelfth Century 59

The Pontifical of the Roman Curia of the Thirteenth Century 60

Pertinent Counciliar Texts of the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries: The Relationship Between Monks and Bishops 61

The Dominicans 62

The Franciscans 65

The Pontifical of William Durandus 67

Pertinent Counciliar Texts of the Sixteenth Century: The Relationship Between Mendicants and Bishops 71

Pontificale Romanum of 1596 74

4. The Second Vatican Council 77

Pertinent Texts of the Second Vatican Council: The Relationship Between Bishop, Presbyter, and Deacon 78

Pertinent Texts from Both Vatican Councils: The Relationship Between Bishops and the Pope 87

The Promise of Obedience in the Revised Rites for the Ordination of a Deacon, a Presbyter, and a Bishop 91

Renewal of Commitment to Priestly Service in the Chrism Mass 99

Ecclesiological Reflections 103

5. The Revisions of 1990 107

The General Introduction (Praenotanda Generalia) 108

The Promise of Obedience for Religious to the Diocesan Bishop in the Rites of Ordination of Presbyters and Deacons 110

Ecclesiological Reflections 119

6. Eastern Rites and Eastern Catholic Churches 123

Cleri Sanctitati 123

Orientalium Ecclesiarum 127

Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches 129

The Historical Context of the Promise of Obedience: The Structural Freedom of the Church 135

The Promise of Obedience in the Pontificals: The Movement Toward a Juridical Notion of Obedience 136

The Diminishment of the Metropolitan Structure: The Movement Toward Papal Centralization 137

The Historical Development of the Promittis-Promitto Form 138

The Teachings of the Second Vatican Council on Holy Orders 138

The Relationship Between Diocesan and Religious Presbyters and the Diocesan Bishop 139

The Development of the Intent of the Promise of Obedience in Ordination Rites 140

Obedience and Maturity 141

The Relationship Between Bishops and the Pope 141

The Role of the Examination 142

The Relationship Between the Profession of Faith and the Examination 143

Obedience as Relational, Dynamic, and Reciprocal 143

The Promise of Obedience for Deacons and Presbyters 145

Proposals for Adaptation 145

Major Unresolved Issues 146.

Notes:

"A Pueblo book."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-155).

ISBN:

0814660169

OCLC:

46959424