Treatise — Gury-Ballerini, Compendium of Moral Theology (8th ed., 1884)
Treatise On the Eucharist
Venerable, wonderful, and supremely adorable is the Most Holy Eucharist; for it is, as it were, a compendium of all the mysteries which the divine wisdom and the infinite goodness and mercy of God devised and perfected for the salvation and sanctification of men, according to that saying of Psalm 110.4, 5: The merciful and compassionate Lord has made a memorial of his wonders; he has given food to those who fear him.
Hence St. Augustine exclaims, tract 26 on John: O Sacrament of piety! O sign of unity! O bond of charity! He who wishes to live has whence he may live. Let him approach, let him be incorporated, that he may be vivified.
The Eucharist can be considered either as Sacrament or as Sacrifice. Hence the present Treatise has two parts.
Within this treatise
First Part. On the Eucharist as Sacramentnn. 272–345
- Chapter I. On the Nature and Efficacy of the Eucharistnn. 272–275
Chapter III. On the Minister of the Eucharistnn. 288–315
- Article I. On the Power of the Minister of the Eucharistnn. 288–290
- Article II. On the Obligation of Dispensing the Eucharistnn. 291–293
- Article III. On the Things Required for the Licit Dispensation of the Holy Eucharistnn. 294–303
- Article IV. On the Manner of Ministering the Eucharist to the Sicknn. 304–308
- Article V. On the Manner of Preserving the Holy Eucharistnn. 309–315
Chapter IV. On the Subject of the Eucharistnn. 316–345
- Article I. On the Obligation of Receiving the Eucharistnn. 316–323
Article II. On the Dispositions Required in the Subject of the Eucharist: 1. as to the Soul, 2. as to the Bodynn. 324–345
- Point I. On the Fast Required for Communionnn. 329–335
- Point II. On the Decency of the Bodynn. 336–337
- Appendix I. On Frequent Communionnn. 338–344
- Appendix II. On Spiritual Communionn. 345
Second Part. On the Eucharist as Sacrificenn. 346–410
- Chapter I. On the Nature and Efficacy of the Sacrifice of the Massnn. 347–353
- Chapter II. On the Application of the Sacrifice of the Massnn. 354–358
Chapter IV. On the Time and Place of Celebrationnn. 381–390
- Article I. On the Time of Celebrationnn. 381–385
- Article II. On the Place of Celebrationnn. 386–390
Chapter V. On the Manner of Celebratingnn. 391–410
- Article I. On the Requisites for Massnn. 391–401
- Article II. On the Rubricsnn. 402–410