This course is to familiarize the students sacraments, ecumenism and religious on the basis of the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches and the particular law of the Syro-Malabar Church. The following themes are discussed in this course: Baptism, chrismation with holy myron. divine Eucharist, sacrament of penance, anointing of the sick, sacred ordination, sacramentals. sacred times and places, veneration of the saints, vow and oath (Title xvi cc 675-775.867-895). Monks and other religious, monasteries, orders and congregations, societies of common life according to the manner of religious, secular institutes, other forms of consecrated life (Title xii cc. 410-572). Ecumenism (Title xviicc. 902-908).
