B00741 - The Canons and Decrees - PB

Regarded by Catholics as the greatest council in scope and influence. Very valuable for knowing what the Catholic Church really teaches. From the back cover: In 25 separate sessions, from 1545 to 1563, the Council Fathers met in Ecumenical Council at a small town in the Austrian Tyrol, named Tridentum--in English, Trent. That meeting--the Council of Trent--produced a large number of canons and decrees, condemned the errors of the Protestant Reformation, and shone as a beacon to all the world. Of the twenty-one Ecumenical Councils of the Catholic Church, the Council of Trent is universally regarded as the greatest--in the scope of its discussion, in the number of its pronouncements, and in the extent of its influence. Spanning the pontificates of five popes and promulgated by Pope St. Pius V (1566-1572), the Council of Trent made pronouncements on justification, the Blessed Eucharist, the nature of the Mass, transubstantiation, the Sacraments of Penance, Extreme Unction, Marriage and Holy Orders, and numerous other tropics of doctrine and discipline. Among these were confirmation of the Nicene Creed, the authenticity of the Latin Vulgate Bible and the canonicity of all and only the books contained therein, definition of the doctrine of Original Sin, affirmation of the doctrine of Purgatory and the invocation of the saints and veneration of them and their relics, and the nature and application of indulgences. The Council also called for the revision of the Breviary, publishing of a formal catechism (The Catechism of the Council of Trent) and the standardization of the Roman Missal, all of which were accomplished by St. Pius V. The re issuance at this time of The Canons and Decrees of the Council of Trent translated by Father Schroeder will serve to enlighten our generation of Catholics as to the wonders of this council and to demonstrate the authority and clarity with which the Church makes her official pronouncements. Table of Contents:

1. 1. Decree concerning the opening of the council
   2. Decree concerning the manner of living and other matters to be observed during the council
   3. Decree concerning the symbol of faith
   4. Decree concerning the canonical Scriptures
   5. Decree concerning the edition and use of the sacred books
   6. Decree concerning original sin
   7. Decree concerning reform
   8. Decree concerning justification
   9. Canons concerning Justification
   10. Decree concerning the sacraments
   11. Canons on the sacraments in general
   12. Canons on baptism
   13. Canons on confirmation
   14. Decree concerning the translation of the council
   15. Decree concerning the prorogation of the session
   16. Decree concerning the resumption of the council
   17. Decree concerning the most holy sacrament of the Eucharist
   18. Canons on the most holy sacrament of the Eucharist
   19. Decree postponing the definition of four articles concerning the sacrament of the Eucharist and granting letters of safe-conduct to Protestants
   20. Canons concerning the most holy sacrament of penance
   21. Canons concerning the sacrament of extreme unction
   22. Decree concerning the celebration of the council
   23. Decree concerning the choice of books and the invitation of all to the council under public protection
   24. Canons on communion under both species and that of little children
   25. Doctrine concerning the sacrifice of the mass
   26. Canons on the sacrifice of the mass
   27. Decree concerning the things to be observed and avoided in the celebration of mass
   28. Decree concerning the petition for the concession of the chalice
   29. Canons on the sacrament of order
   30. Canons on the sacrament of matrimony
   31. Decree concerning the reform of matrimony
   32. Decree concerning purgatory
   33. Decree concerning indulgences

• Title: The Canons and Decrees - PB
• Item#: B00741
• ISBN: 0-89555-074-1
• Size: 293 pages
• Length: 8.25
• Width: 5.50
• Weight: 1.1
• Copyright: 1978