Treatise V. On Penance

¶1.

(St. Thomas, part 3, questions 84-90; Supplement, questions 1-28; St. Alphonsus, Theologia moralis, book VI, nn. 425-705; Homo Apostolicus, treatise 16.)

Before we discuss the sacrament of Penance, we shall undertake a discourse on the act itself of doing penance: both because the act of doing penance and the sacrament are intimately connected, indeed in such a way that the act of doing penance constitutes a part of the sacrament; and because, once the very act of doing penance has been explained, many things to be said about the sacrament are perceived better. Hence:

Penance and Confession

Within this part

Dissertation I. On the Act of Doing Penancenn. 275–286
- Part I. On the Notion of the Act of Doing Penancenn. 275–276
  - Scholion. On the Virtue of Penancen. 276
- Part II. On the Necessity of the Act of Doing Penancenn. 277–279
- Part III. On the Effects of the Act of Doing Penancenn. 280–286
  - Section I. On the Remission of Mortal Sinsnn. 280–282
  - Section II. On the Conferral of Sanctifying Gracen. 283
  - Section III. On the Remission of Venial Sinsn. 284
  - Section IV. On the Remission of Punishmentn. 285
  - Section V. On the Reviviscence of Meritsn. 286
Dissertation II. On the Sacrament of Penancenn. 287–562
- Part I. On the Sacrament of Penance Considered in Itselfnn. 288–359
  - Section I. On the Existence of the Sacrament of Penancen. 289
  - Section II. On the Essence of the Sacrament of Penancenn. 290–356
    Chapter I. On Remote Matternn. 293–294
    Chapter II. On Proximate Matternn. 295–339
    Article I. On Contritionnn. 295–306
    § I. On Contrition Taken Integrallynn. 295–300
    § II. On Purpose Specificallynn. 301–306
    Scholion. Sorrow and Purpose Regarding Venial Sinsn. 306
    Article II. On Confessionnn. 307–339
    § I. On Confession Considered in Itselfnn. 307–310
    § II. On the Qualities of Confession Generallynn. 311–314
    § III. On the Quality of Integrity Specificallynn. 315–339
    Point I. On the Notion, Division, and Necessity of Integritynn. 315–317
    Point II. On the Scope of Material Integritynn. 318–324
    Scholion. On Injury to Truth in Confessingnn. 323–324
    Point III. On the Causes Excusing from Material Integritynn. 325–328
    Point IV. On the Means of Procuring Integrity, or on the Examination of Consciencenn. 329–339
    Scholion I. On Repeating Confessions in Generalnn. 332–334
    Scholion II. On General Confessionnn. 335–337
    Scholion III. On Venial Sins to Be Confessed and on Doubtful Matter Alone Confessednn. 338–339
    Chapter III. On the Form, or on Absolutionnn. 340–344
    Chapter IV. On the Integral Part, or on Satisfactionnn. 345–356
    Article I. On the Notion and Efficacy of Satisfactionnn. 345–346
    Article II. On the Power and Obligation of Imposing Satisfactionnn. 347–354
    Scholion. On Commutation of Satisfactionnn. 352–354
    Article III. On the Obligation of Accepting and Fulfilling Satisfactionnn. 355–356
  - Section III. On the Effects of the Sacrament of Penancen. 357
  - Section IV. On the Necessity of the Sacrament of Penancenn. 358–359
- Part II. On the Ministration of the Sacrament of Penancenn. 360–474
  - Section I. On the Ministration of the Sacrament of Penance Generallynn. 361–443
    Chapter I. On the Required Powernn. 361–388
    Article I. On Sacramental Jurisdiction Generallynn. 361–367
    Article II. On Sacramental Jurisdiction Over Some Classes of Persons Specificallynn. 368–378
    Scholion. On Confessors to Be Deputed for Religiousnn. 374–378
    I. Clerical Religion of Menn. 374
    II. Lay Religion of Menn. 375
    III. Religion of Womennn. 376–378
    IV. A Society, Whether of Men or Women, Living in Community without Vows
    Article III. On the Limitation of Jurisdiction with Respect to Sins, or on the Reservation of Sinsnn. 379–388
    Scholion. On Supplied Sacramental Jurisdictionn. 388
    Chapter II. On the Right Use of the Powernn. 389–443
    Article I. On the Things to Be Observed in Confessionnn. 390–407
    § I. On the Office of Questioningnn. 390–395
    § II. On the Office of Instructingn. 396
    § III. On the Office of Judging Sinsn. 397
    § IV. On the Office of Judging and Promoting Dispositionnn. 398–401
    § V. On the Office of Consulting for Amendment of Lifen. 402
    § VI. On the Office of Rendering Sentencenn. 403–407
    Article II. On Things to Be Avoided in Confessionnn. 408–427
    § I. On Inquiry into the Name of an Accomplicen. 408
    § II. On Absolution of an Accomplicenn. 409–415
    § III. On Solicitation to Shameful Thingsnn. 416–427
    Point I. On Those who Must Be Denouncednn. 417–419
    Point II. On Those who Must Denouncenn. 420–421
    Point III. On the Manner of Denouncingn. 422
    Point IV. On the Obligation of the Confessor with Respect to a Penitent who Is Bound to Denouncenn. 423–427
    Scholion I. On the Manner of Receiving a Denunciation, And, Once It Has Been Received, of Proceeding Further Against Those Denouncedn. 426
    Scholion II. On False Denunciationn. 427
    Article III. On Things to Be Observed After Confessionnn. 428–443
    § I. On the Office of Preserving the Sacramental Sealnn. 428–440
    Point I. On the Obligation of the Sacramental Sealnn. 429–434
    Point II. On the Object of the Sacramental Sealn. 435
    Point III. On the Subject of the Sacramental Sealn. 436
    Point IV. Corollaries from the Doctrine Handed Downnn. 437–440
    Scholion. On the Penalties Established Against Transgressorsn. 440
    § II. On the Obligation of Repairing Defects Admitted in Confessionnn. 441–443
  - Section II. On the Ministration of the Sacrament of Penance to Certain Persons in Particularnn. 446–474
    Chapter I. On the Confession of Childrenn. 446
    Chapter II. On the Confession of the Rude, the Slow, and the Semi-Feeblenn. 447–448
    Chapter III. On the Confession of Habituated Personsnn. 449–454
    Scholion. On the Confession of Those Given to Pollution or Onanism
    Chapter IV. On the Confession of Those in Occasions of Sinnn. 455–474
    Article I. On Those in Occasions in Generalnn. 455–465
    Article II. On Some Occasions in Speciesnn. 466–474
    § I. On Concubinagenn. 466–467
    § II. On Courtshipsn. 468
    § III. On Domestic Dangersn. 469
    § IV. On Dancesn. 470
    § V. On Theatrical Spectaclesn. 471
    § VI. On Evil Writingsn. 472
    § VII. On Evil Associationsn. 473
    § VIII. On Evil Schoolsn. 474
- Appendix. On External Circumstances to Be Observednn. 444–445
- Part III. On the Reception of the Sacrament of Penancen. 479
- Appendix. On Indulgencesnn. 480–562
  - Part I. On Indulgences Generallynn. 481–507
    Section I. On the Notion, Existence, and Division of Indulgencesnn. 481–483
    Section II. On the Concession of Indulgencesnn. 484–490
    Scholion. On the Faculty of Blessing Things with the Application of Indulgencesn. 490
    Section III. On the Gaining of Indulgencesnn. 491–504
    Chapter I. On the Subject Capable of Gaining Indulgencesn. 491
    Chapter II. On the Requisites So That a Capable Subject May Gain Indulgencesnn. 492–504
    Scholion. On the Application of Indulgences to the Souls in Purgatorynn. 501–504
    Section IV. On the Transfer, Suspension, and Cessation of Indulgencesnn. 505–507
  - Part II. On Some Indulgences in Speciesnn. 508–562
    Section I. On the Privileged Altarnn. 508–513
    Section II. On the Way of the Cross and on the Crucifix of the Way of the Crossnn. 514–526
    Chapter I. On the Erection of the Way of the Crossnn. 515–521
    Chapter II. On the Indulgences Attached to the Way of the Cross and on Acquiring Themnn. 522–523
    Chapter III. On the Crucifix of the Way of the Crossnn. 524–526
    Section III. On the Papal or Apostolic Blessingnn. 527–529
    Section IV. On the Papal or Apostolic Blessing at the Point of Deathnn. 530–532
    Section V. On General Absolution with a Plenary Indulgencenn. 533–535
    Section VI. On Real Indulgencesnn. 536–548
    Chapter I. On Real Indulgences Generallynn. 536–539
    Chapter II. On Some Real Indulgences in Particularnn. 540–548
    Article I. On Chapletsnn. 540–543
    Article II. On Scapularsnn. 544–548
    Section VII. On the Heroic Act of Charitynn. 549–550
    Section VIII. On the Jubileenn. 551–562
    Chapter I. On the Notion, Division, and Interpretation of the Jubileenn. 551–553
    Chapter II. On the Benefits of the Jubileenn. 554–559
    Article I. On the Faculty of Choosing a Confessorn. 554
    Article II. On the Special Faculties of Confessorsnn. 555–556
    Article III. On the Indulgencenn. 557–559
    Chapter III. On the Suspension of Indulgences and Faculties on the Occasion of the Jubileenn. 560–562
    Scholion I. On the Plenary Indulgence at the Point of Deathn. 561
    Scholion II. On *Toties-Quoties* Indulgencesn. 562