Thomistic sacramental theology explained

Thomistic sacramental theology is St. Thomas Aquinas's theology of the sacraments of the Catholic Church. It can be found through his writings in the 13th-century works Summa contra Gentiles and in the Summa Theologiæ.

General view of the sacraments

See also: Sacraments of the Catholic Church. In the Catholic Church, there are seven sacraments: Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Eucharist, Penance, Extreme unction (also called "Anointing of the Sick"), Holy Orders, and Matrimony.

From Summa Contra Gentiles, Book 4:[1]

Aquinas also states, in the Summa Theologica: "a sacrament is nothing else than a sanctification conferred on man with some outward sign. Wherefore, since by receiving orders a consecration is conferred on man by visible signs, it is clear that Order is a sacrament."[2]

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References

  1. Web site: Michael . William C. . 2022-04-18 . St. Thomas Aquinas, Summa Contra Gentiles, Book IV. Of Salvation . 2022-08-30 . Classical Liberal Arts Academy . en-US.
  2. Web site: SUMMA THEOLOGIAE: The sacrament of Order as to its essence and its parts (Supplementum, Q. 34) . 2022-08-30 . www.newadvent.org.

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