Athenea Theologica, Fourth Course
THE FOURTH COURSE
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History
- Councils and Sacred Texts
Religious Instruction
- Study of the Councils and the Schisms
- Daily Mass honoring the Martyrs, Saints and Heavenly Hosts
- Mass of the Dead and a Study of the Liturgies of the Hours
Theoretical Knowledge
- Read the Tables of Apostolic Succession (see Historical Brief)
- Duties and Privileges of the Exorcist
- Significance of the Stole
Practical Application
- Learn to Serve at the Ordination of a Lecter (or) study the ceremony
- Learn to Serve at Communion
- Learn to perform different Exorcisms
- homes
- objects
- purifying, etc
Written Work
- Write a lecture on the "Devil as the Transforming Agent"
- Explain St. Paul's quote "Marvel not for even Satan shall be transformed into an Angel of the Light"
- What does the Initiate mean when they speak of the "Dweller upon the Threshold"?
- Write a lecture on the "Divinity of Jesus"and the "Divinity of Man through Faith" Compare this idea to Ch. 15 of St. John
Gematric Study
- Discuss the doctrine of Benevolent vs. Malevolent numerals, eg. 666/888
- Discuss the Dominical number and it's relation to the Eternity symbol, also it's relation to the Cincture
Required Research Reading
- Great Saints of the Gnosis by Rev. Steven Marshall
- The Sacramentary of the Rose Croix by Robert Ambelain
- The Book of Vespers-Ecclesia Gnostica compiled by Stephen Hoeller
- The Apostolic Gnosis by Simcox Lea & Bligh Bond
- The Nag Hammadi Library (The Gospel of Philip) edited by James Robinson
- The General Councils of the Church by John L. Murphy
- The Brothers of the Third Degree by Will L. Garver
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