Adjuration and Exorcism

Adjuration of God, the saints, men and demons; exorcism.

The works themselves ask 14 questions under this heading — see them together with their answers.

Also asked about as…

casting out demons · demonic possession · exorcist · possessed by a devil (ed.)

In the index as Adjuration (Adjuratio) · Exorcism · Exorcisms (Exorcismus) · Obsecration · Becoming chant · Bishop · Demon · Demonic possession · Devotion · Diabolical possession · Invocation · Judgment · Justice · Leo XIII, concerning exhibitions of religions · Oath · Obsession · Organ · Paternal Power · Possession by a demon (Possessio per daemonem) · Prayer · Religion · Sacrifice · Servile work · Signs of love toward one's neighbor

In the manuals

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Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)

Hieronymus Noldin, S.J. — 3 passages

Vol. II, Part Second. On the Precep…, Question Fourth. On Oath, Article Fifth. On Adjuration, nn. 257, 258 & 259 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)

Ludovicus Wouters, C.SS.R. — 8 passages

Vol. I, Bk. I, Tr. III, Diss. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Ch. II, Art. II, § III, Point I. On Religion, n. 387 — III. Acts of Religion. The acts of religion are distinguished into internal and external acts. The internal acts are devotion and prayer. External acts are those by which we worship God either through one's own body, and… Read in context →

Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. I, Pt. II, Section IV. On Adjuration, nn. ¶1, 695, 696, 697, 698, 699 & 700 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)

Moral Theology: A Complete Course (McHugh & Callan)

John A. McHugh, O.P., and Charles J. Callan, O.P. — 6 passages

Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. II, Art. 5. The Quasi-integral…, Adjuration, nn. 2263, 2264, 2265, 2266, 2267 & 2268 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)

Gennaro Bucceroni, S.J. — 7 passages

Vol. I, On the Second Precept of t…, V. On Adjuration, nn. 632, 633, 634, 635, 636 & 637 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, On the Third Precept of th…, II. On the Prohibition of Servile Works, n. 653 — You will resolve: It is licit on a feast day not only to write, but also to transcribe, even if this is done for wages, and whether someone writes with a pen or with the American machine commonly in use. It is probably a… Read in context →

Compendium of Moral Theology of Fr. John Peter Gury, S.J., with the Notes of Antonio Ballerini, S.J.

Jean-Pierre Gury, S.J.; notes by Antonio Ballerini, S.J. — 18 passages

Vol. I, Treatise On the Precepts o…, On the Second Precept of t…, Ch. II, Art. II, Appendix. On Adjuration, nn. 316, 317 & 318 (18 passages — hover a number to read it)

Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology

Adolphe Tanquerey, S.S. — 3 passages

Vol. II, On the Virtue of Religion …, Chapter II: On Oaths and Vows, nn. 958, 959 & 960 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Theologia Moralis: Principles — Responses — Counsels

Arthur Vermeersch, S.J. — 3 passages

Vol. II, Bk. II, Tr. II, Ch. II, Appendix: On Adjuration, nn. 206, 207 & 208 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Institutiones Morales Alphonsianae

Clement Marc, C.SS.R. — 6 passages

Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. II, Ch. II, ARTICLE II: On Adjuration, nn. ¶618, ¶619, ¶620, ¶621, ¶1 & ¶622 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manuale Theologiae Moralis

Dominic M. Prümmer, O.P. — 5 passages

Vol. II, Tr. XI, Sect. II, Q. I, Ch. II, Article VI. On Adjuration, nn. 460, 461, 462, 463 & 464 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Theologia Moralis Sancti Alphonsi: Reduced into a Compendium

Anthony Konings, C.SS.R. — 3 passages

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, LITTLE APPENDIX: ON ADJURATION, nn. ¶375, ¶376 & ¶377 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa Theologiae Moralis

Benedict Henry Merkelbach, O.P. — 21 passages

Vol. II, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Cardinal …, Fifth Part: On the Virtues…, Section B: On the Acts of …, Ch. IV, Question Two: On Adjuration, nn. ¶1, 759, 760, 761, 762 & 763 (21 passages — hover a number to read it)

Palladium Theologicum, Tome V: On the Virtues

Gaudentius Bontempi of Brescia, O.F.M. Cap. — 15 passages

Tr. IV, Disputation VI: On Adjuration, n. 1 — WHEN we acknowledge our insufficiency to induce others to do or produce something grave, we are accustomed to mix something Divine into our prayers or precepts, whose reverence may move men's minds more readily, since ob… Read in context →

Tr. IV, Disputation VI: On Adjurat…, Question I: What adjuration is, and in what ways it is made, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)

Tr. IV, Disputation VI: On Adjurat…, Question II: Whom it is lawful to adjure, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)

Treated under the broader heading The Virtue of Religion — Sabetti-Barrett, Compendium of Moral Theology · Concina, Compendium · Rickaby, Four-Square · Slater, Religion & Human Interests — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)