“The fourth sacrament is penance, the matter of which is, as it were, the acts of the penitent, which are divided into three parts.” This description from the Council of Florence (1439) does not define penance’s matter, full stop, but its matter “as it were”— quasi materia. This does not suggest that, alone among the […] The post From Contrition to Absolution: Form and Matter of Penance appeared first on Adoremus.| Adoremus
Most well-catechized Catholics can state with accuracy who can and should receive the sacraments with one sacrament as an exception. I often hear confusion regarding the Anointing of the Sick. In general, there are two extremes: the recipient is one for whom death is mere hours away, or the sacrament is to be given for […] The post “Is Any Among You Sick?”—The Recipient of the Anointing of the Sick appeared first on Adoremus.| Adoremus