{"product_id":"the-seven-sacraments-of-the-catholic-church-hardcover","title":"The Seven Sacraments of the Catholic Church - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRomanus Cessario\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eLeading 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An essential guide for Catholic students at every level of catechetical and theological formation\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eLeading Catholic theologian Romanus Cessario offers an in-depth explanation of the seven sacraments celebrated in the Catholic Church.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Christ's love for us has led him to share the infinite bounty of his passion, death, and resurrection in the seven sacraments of the Church, pouring from his side the blood 'of which a single drop has power to win all the world forgiveness of its world of sin' (\u003ci\u003eAdoro te devote\u003c\/i\u003e). In its magisterial presentation of the theology of the sacraments and of their divinely assured efficacy in every circumstance of the Christian life, this wonderful book makes clear on every page that we must rely not our own resources but on the power of God's grace in giving us communion with the Blessed Trinity, forgiving our sins, and providing us with the bread of angels. This is an essential guide for Catholic students at every level of catechetical and theological formation.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eArchbishop J. Augustine Di Noia, OP\u003c\/b\u003e, Vatican City\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In this lucid account of the 'holy signs' of the New Covenant, Romanus Cessario seeks to show that sacramental theologians cannot be mere copies of social-anthropological students of myth and ritual. Only a robust metaphysic can bring out the way divine agency is set to work in the sacraments, the 'separated instruments' of the Word incarnate, for the restoration and perfection of the 'image of God' in human life. The author succeeds admirably in this attempt.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eAidan Nichols, OP\u003c\/b\u003e, Sometime Pope John Paul II Lecturer in Roman Catholic Theology, University of Oxford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"With a rare combination of learning and lucid expression, Romanus Cessario tells us everything we need to know about the sacraments. This is a book that should deepen any reader's experience of the way each sacrament confers, strengthens, or restores holiness.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eMary Ann Glendon\u003c\/b\u003e, Learned Hand Professor of Law, emerita, Harvard University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRomanus Cessario, OP\u003c\/b\u003e (STD, University of Fribourg) holds the Adam Cardinal Maida Chair of Theology at Ave Maria University in Ave Maria, Florida. He was named and remains an Ordinary Academician of the Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas. Fr. Cessario has published in the fields of moral and sacramental theology as well as in the history of Thomism. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Moral Virtues and Theological Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Short History of Thomism\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eChristian Faith and the Theological Life\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.13 x 6.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 20, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42731874287679,"sku":"9781540962546","price":42.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/66e9e1ea8ac50c995314f02c4af4e791.webp?v=1765130438","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-seven-sacraments-of-the-catholic-church-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}