The Particular Law on the Sacraments of Initiation in the Syro-Malabar Church
The liturgy of the Syro-Malabar Church (SMC) belongs to the East Syrian family. This fact is true also for the liturgy of the sacraments of initiation. Just like in any Eastern Church, in the SMC these sacraments were celebrated together, namely, together with the baptism, the baptised was given con...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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2013
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Eastern canon law
Year: 2013, Volume: 2, Issue: 2, Pages: 401-424 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Particular law
/ Syro-Malabarische Kirche
/ Initiation
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| IxTheo Classification: | SA Church law; state-church law SB Catholic Church law |
| Summary: | The liturgy of the Syro-Malabar Church (SMC) belongs to the East Syrian family. This fact is true also for the liturgy of the sacraments of initiation. Just like in any Eastern Church, in the SMC these sacraments were celebrated together, namely, together with the baptism, the baptised was given confirmation and the Holy Communion. Its sacramental theology, liturgy and law were consonant with this practice. With the intervention of the Latin missionaries in the 16th century and afterwards the Syro-Malabar liturgy underwent drastic changes and it adopted the Latin sacramental theology, liturgy and law with some minor changes. After Vatican II, the SMC made attempts to restore its ancient liturgy. The revision process took many years. The revised text of the liturgy of the sacraments was approved on 22 June 2004. The Roman-approved text of the rites was promulgated by the major archbishop on r December 2004, and the rite prescribed in it came into effect on 6 January 2005. The present study makes an overview of the ancient liturgy of the sacraments of initiation, the changes made under the Latin influence and the revised liturgy from the perspective of law. |
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| ISSN: | 2064-0412 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Eastern canon law
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