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  • Volume I
    • Contents (as printed)
    • Preface to the First Edition
    • Preface to the Fifth Edition
    • Book I. Human Acts
      • Chapter I. What is a Human Act?
      • Chapter II. Voluntary Acts
      • Chapter III. Obstacles to Voluntary Action
        • Section I. Ignorance
        • Section II. Concupiscence
        • Section III. Fear
        • Section IV. Violence
      • Chapter IV. The Morality of Human Acts
        • Section I. The Essence of Morality
        • Section II. The Sources of Morality
          • Point I. The Object
          • Point II. The End
          • Point III. The Circumstances
        • Section III. On Merit
    • Book II. Conscience
      • Chapter I. The Notion of Conscience
      • Chapter II. The Certain Conscience
      • Chapter III. The Doubtful Conscience
      • Chapter IV. The Probable Conscience
      • Chapter V. The Scrupulous Conscience
    • Book III. Law
      • Chapter I. The Nature of Law
      • Chapter II. The Power of Making Laws
      • Chapter III. The Matter of Law
      • Chapter IV. The Subjects of Law
      • Chapter V. The Acceptance of a Law
      • Chapter VI. The Obligation of Law
      • Chapter VII. The Interpretation of Law
      • Chapter VIII. What Excuses from Observing the Law
      • Chapter IX. The Cessation of Law
        • Section I. Custom
        • Section II. A Law Become Useless
        • Section III. Dispensations
      • Chapter X. Various Species of Law
        • Section I. The Natural Law
        • Section II. Positive Divine Law
        • Section III. Ecclesiastical Law
        • Section IV. Penal and Voiding Laws
        • Section V. Civil or Municipal Law
        • Section VI. Privileges
    • Book IV. Sin
      • Part I. Sin in General
        • Chapter I. The Nature of Sin
        • Chapter II. The Gravity of Sin
        • Chapter III. Different Species of Sins
        • Chapter IV. Numerical Distinction of Sins
      • Part II. Certain Kinds of Sins
        • Chapter I. Sins of Thought
        • Chapter II. The Capital Vices
          • 1. Pride
          • 2. Covetousness
          • 3. Lust
          • 4. Anger
          • 5. Envy
          • 6. Sloth
          • 7. Gluttony
    • Book V. The Theological Virtues
      • Part I. Faith
        • Chapter I. Necessity of Faith
        • Chapter II. External Profession of the Faith
        • Chapter III. Sins against Faith
      • Part II. Hope
        • Chapter I. Nature of Hope
      • Part III. Charity
        • Chapter I. Nature of Charity
        • Chapter II. Well-Ordered Charity
        • Chapter III. Love of Enemies
        • Chapter IV. Almsgiving
        • Chapter V. Fraternal Correction
        • Chapter VI. Scandal
        • Chapter VII. Co-operation in Another's Sin
    • Book VI. The Precepts of the Decalogue
      • Part I. The First Commandment
        • Chapter I. The Matter of the Commandment
        • Chapter II. Prayer
        • Chapter III. Worship
        • Chapter IV. Superstition
          • Section I. Wrong Ways of Worshipping God
          • Section II. Idolatry
          • Section III. Divination
          • Section IV. Vain Observance
        • Chapter V. Tempting God
        • Chapter VI. Sacrilege
        • Chapter VII. Simony
      • Part II. The Second Commandment
        • Chapter I. The Irreverent Use of God's Name
        • Chapter II. Blasphemy
        • Chapter III. Oaths
        • Chapter IV. Vows
      • Part III. The Third Commandment
        • Chapter I. Hearing Mass of Precept
        • Chapter II. Servile Work
      • Part IV. The Fourth Commandment
        • Chapter I. Duties of Children to Parents
        • Chapter II. Duties of Parents to Children
        • Chapter III. Duties of Relatives and Guardians
        • Chapter IV. Obligations of Husband and Wife
        • Chapter V. Duties of Masters and Servants
        • Chapter VI. Duties of Masters and Scholars
        • Chapter VII. Duties of Ecclesiastical and Civil Rulers and their Subjects
      • Part V. The Fifth Commandment
        • Chapter I. Suicide
        • Chapter II. Capital Punishment
        • Chapter III. Justifiable Homicide
        • Chapter IV. Killing the Innocent
        • Chapter V. Duelling
        • Chapter VI. War
      • Part VI. The Sixth and Ninth Commandments
        • Chapter I. The Nature of Impurity
        • Chapter II. Consummated Sins of Impurity
        • Chapter III. De Peccatis Consummatis contra Naturam
          • Article I. De Pollutione
          • Article II. De Sodomia
          • Article III. De Bestialitate
        • Chapter IV. Non-consummated Acts of Impurity
      • Part VII. The Seventh and Tenth Commandments
        • Division I. On Justice and Right
          • Chapter I. Nature of Justice and Right
          • Chapter II. Objects of Ownership
          • Chapter III. Who May Own Property
            • Section I. General Principles
            • Section II. Property Rights of Minors
            • Section III. Property Rights of Married Women
            • Section IV. Property Rights of the Church
            • Section V. Property Rights of Clerics
          • Chapter IV. Title to Property
            • Section I. Occupation
            • Section II. Accession
            • Section III. Prescription
        • Division II. The Violation of Justice
          • Chapter I. Injuries in General
          • Chapter II. Theft
        • Division III. On Restitution
          • Chapter I. Restitution in General
          • Chapter II. First Root of Restitution
            • Section I. Possession of Another's Property in Good Faith
            • Section II. Possession of Another's Property in Bad Faith
            • Section III. Possession of Property in Doubtful Faith
          • Chapter III. Second Root of Restitution
            • Section I. Damnification in General
            • Section II. Particular Cases of Damnification
          • Chapter IV. Co-operation in Injustice
          • Chapter V. Circumstances of Restitution
            • Section I. To Whom Restitution is to be Made
            • Section II. How Much is to be Restored
            • Section III. Order of Making Restitution
            • Section IV. Manner of Making Restitution
            • Section V. Time and Place of Making Restitution
          • Chapter VI. Causes Which Excuse from Making Restitution
          • Chapter VII. Occult Compensation
      • Part VIII. The Eighth Commandment
        • Chapter I. Rash Judgements
        • Chapter II. Detraction
        • Chapter III. Contumely
        • Chapter IV. Lying
        • Chapter V. Secrets
    • Book VII. Contracts
      • Part I. Contracts in General
        • Chapter I. Nature of Contract
        • Chapter II. On Consent
        • Chapter III. Capacity of Parties
        • Chapter IV. The Matter of Contract
        • Chapter V. Consideration and Effects of Contract
        • Chapter VI. Discharge of Contract
      • Part II. Special Contracts
        • Chapter I. Promises
        • Chapter II. Gifts
        • Chapter III. Wills
        • Chapter IV. Mutuum and Usury
        • Chapter V. Sale
          • Article I. Sale of Goods
          • Article II. Sale of Real Property
        • Chapter VI. Sale by Auction
        • Chapter VII. Monopolies
        • Chapter VIII. Bailment
        • Chapter IX. Principal and Agent
        • Chapter X. Partnership
        • Chapter XI. Leases
        • Chapter XII. Insurance
        • Chapter XIII. Gaming and Wagering Contracts
    • Book VIII. The Commandments of the Church
      • Chapter I. On Keeping Certain Days Holy
      • Chapter II. Fasting and Abstinence
      • Chapter III. Annual Confession
      • Chapter IV. Easter Communion
      • Chapter V. Support of Pastors
  • Volume II
    • Contents (as printed)
    • Book I. Duties Attached to Particular States and Offices
      • Part I. Duties of Certain Laymen
        • Chapter I. Duties of Judges
        • Chapter II. Duties of Advocates
        • Chapter III. Prosecutors, Defendants, and Witnesses
        • Chapter IV. Medical Men
      • Part II. Special Duties of Clerics
        • Chapter I. Holiness of Life
        • Chapter II. Celibacy of the Clergy
        • Chapter III. Clerical Dress
        • Chapter IV. Divine Office
        • Chapter V. Things Forbidden to Clerics
        • Chapter VI. Benefices
        • Chapter VII. Special Duties of Bishops
        • Chapter VIII. Duties of Canons
        • Chapter IX. Duties of Parish Priests
        • Chapter X. Priests without Special Charge
      • Part III. Special Duties of Religious
        • Chapter I. Nature of the Religious State
        • Chapter II. Entrance into Religion
        • Chapter III. Religious Profession
        • Chapter IV. Religious Poverty
        • Chapter V. Vow of Chastity
        • Chapter VI. Vow of Obedience
    • Book II. The Sacraments in General
      • Chapter I. The Nature of a Sacrament
      • Chapter II. The Matter and Form of the Sacraments
      • Chapter III. The Minister of the Sacraments
        • Section I. The Attention and Intention of the Minister
        • Section II. The Faith and Holiness of the Minister
        • Section III. The Duty of Administering the Sacraments
        • Section IV. The Duty of Refusing the Sacraments to the Unworthy
      • Chapter IV. The Recipient of the Sacraments
    • Book III. Baptism
      • Chapter I. The Nature of Baptism
      • Chapter II. The Matter and Form of Baptism
      • Chapter III. The Minister of Baptism
      • Chapter IV. The Sponsors
      • Chapter V. Who May be Baptized
    • Book IV. Confirmation
      • Chapter I. The Matter of Confirmation
      • Chapter II. The Minister of Confirmation
      • Chapter III. The Subject of Confirmation
    • Book V. The Holy Eucharist
      • Part I. The Sacrament of the Eucharist
        • Chapter I. The Nature and Effects of the Eucharist
        • Chapter II. The Matter and Form of the Eucharist
        • Chapter III. The Minister of the Eucharist
        • Chapter IV. Reservation of the Eucharist
        • Chapter V. The Subject of the Eucharist
          • Article I. The Necessity of the Eucharist
          • Article II. The Dispositions Requisite for the Reception of the Eucharist
            • Section I. The Dispositions of the Soul
            • Section II. The Dispositions of the Body
      • Part II. The Eucharist as a Sacrifice
        • Chapter I. The Nature of the Sacrifice of the Mass
        • Chapter II. The Application of Mass
        • Chapter III. The Obligation of Applying Mass
        • Chapter IV. The Time for Saying Mass
        • Chapter V. Where Mass may be Said
        • Chapter VI. Requisites for Saying Mass
        • Chapter VII. The Rubrics of the Missal
    • Book VI. The Sacrament of Penance
      • Chapter I. The Nature of Penance
      • Chapter II. The Matter of Penance
      • Chapter III. On Contrition
        • Section I. The Nature of Contrition
        • Section II. The Purpose of Amendment
      • Chapter IV. Confession
      • Chapter V. Satisfaction
      • Chapter VI. The Form of Penance
      • Chapter VII. The Minister of Penance
      • Chapter VIII. Jurisdiction of the Minister of Penance
      • Chapter IX. The Confessors of Religious
      • Chapter X. Reserved Cases
      • Chapter XI. De Abusu Sacramenti Poenitentiae
      • Chapter XII. The Duties of Confessors in the Confessional
        • Section I. The Confessor as Spiritual Father
        • Section II. The Confessor as Physician of Souls
        • Section III. The Confessor as Counsellor
        • Section IV. The Confessor as Judge
      • Chapter XIII. Mistakes made in Hearing Confessions
      • Chapter XIV. The Seal of Confession
    • Book VII. Extreme Unction
      • Chapter I. The Nature of Extreme Unction
      • Chapter II. The Minister of Extreme Unction
      • Chapter III. The Recipient of Extreme Unction
    • Book VIII. The Sacrament of Orders
      • Chapter I. The Nature of Orders
      • Chapter II. The Minister of Orders
      • Chapter III. The Subject of Orders
    • Book IX. Marriage
      • Chapter I. Betrothal
      • Chapter II. The Effects of Betrothal
      • Chapter III. Dissolution of Betrothal
      • Chapter IV. Banns of Marriage
      • Chapter V. The Marriage Contract
      • Chapter VI. Minister, Matter, and Form of Matrimony
      • Chapter VII. The Properties of Marriage
      • Chapter VIII. The Impediments of Marriage in General
      • Chapter IX. The Prohibitory Impediments
      • Chapter X. The Diriment Impediments
        • Article I. Impotence
        • Article II. Age
        • Article III. Previous Marriage
        • Article IV. Consanguinity
        • Article V. Affinity
        • Article VI. Spiritual Relationship
        • Article VII. Adoption
        • Article VIII. Public Propriety
        • Article IX. Solemn Vows and Sacred Orders
        • Article X. Difference of Religion
          • Section I. Mixed Marriages
          • Section II. Difference of Religion
        • Article XI. Crime
          • Section I. Adultery with Promise of Marriage
          • Section II. Murder of a Consort
          • Section III. Adultery and Murder
        • Article XII. Error, Slavery, Imbecility
        • Article XIII. Violence and Fear
        • Article XIV. Abduction
        • Article XV. Clandestinity
      • Chapter XI. Doubtful Impediments
      • Chapter XII. Dispensations from Diriment Impediments
      • Chapter XIII. Revalidation of Marriage
      • Chapter XIV. De Debito Conjugali
    • Book X. Censures
      • Part I. Censures in General
        • Chapter I. The Nature of an Ecclesiastical Censure
        • Chapter II. Absolution of Censures
      • Part II. Different Kinds of Censures
        • Chapter I. Excommunication
        • Chapter II. Suspension
        • Chapter III. Interdict
        • Chapter IV. Ecclesiastical Penalties
      • Part III. Special Censures
        • Chapter I. Special Excommunications
          • A.—Excommunications Very Specially Reserved to the Holy See
          • B.—Excommunications Specially Reserved to the Holy See
          • C.—Excommunications Simply Reserved to the Holy See
          • D.—Excommunications Reserved to the Ordinary
          • E.—Excommunications Reserved to No One
        • Chapter II. Special Suspensions
        • Chapter III. Special Interdicts
    • Book XI. Irregularities
      • Chapter I. Irregularity in General
      • Chapter II. Irregularities from Defect
      • Chapter III. Irregularities arising from Crime
      • Chapter IV. Removal of Irregularities
    • Book XII. Indulgences
      • Chapter I. The Nature of an Indulgence
      • Chapter II. Conditions Required for Gaining Indulgences
      • Chapter III. The Jubilee
    • Appendix
    • Appendix. A Short History of Moral Theology
      • Section I. The Patristic Period
      • Section II. The Scholastic Period
      • Section III. The Modern Period
      • Bibliography
    • Index

Chapter — Slater, Manual of Moral Theology

Chapter V. The Subject of the Eucharist

Contents

  • Article I. The Necessity of the Eucharist
  • Article II. The Dispositions Requisite for the Reception of the Eucharist
    • Section I. The Dispositions of the Soul
    • Section II. The Dispositions of the Body

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