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
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:
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."
Council of Trent Thomistic sacramental theology was definitely confirmed by the Seventh Session (March 3, 1547) of the Council of Trent that elaborated 13 canons of the decree De sacramentis as a reply to the Protestant Reform (e. g. the Five solae).Angelo Lameri, Roberto Nardin, Sacramentaria Fondamentale, Queriniana, Brescia 2020, pp. 189-194. ISBN 978-88-399-2406-3.The 13 canons are reported in Denz 1601-1613 (in Latin) and translated into English on papalencyclicals.net
See also
Anointing of the Sick in the Catholic Church Baptism (Catholic Church) Confirmation in the Catholic Church Eucharist in the Catholic Church Ex opere operato Holy orders in the Catholic Church Marriage in the Catholic Church Penance Sacramental matter and form Scholasticism Thought of Thomas Aquinas Validity and liceity (Catholic Church)
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