A Topic of Moral Theology
Devotion
Devotion as the first act of religion.
The works themselves ask 17 questions under this heading — see them together with their answers.
Within this topic
Also asked about as…
being devout · dryness in prayer (ed.)
In the index as Devotion · Prayer · Religion · PRESENCE of God, effects produced by this holy exercise · Adoration · Concept of devotion · Cult · Religion, virtue, notion · Adjuration · Attention · Baptismal water on Holy Saturday · Communion · Consolations · Cross · Curiosity · Decalogue · Devotions · Drops of the Most Holy Blood · Emotion · Invocation · Lost things · Oath · Particles of the Holy Cross · Praise
In the manuals
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Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)
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. I, Sect. I, Chapter I. On Devotion, nn. 577, 578 & 579 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. III, Pt. III, Sect. II, Chapter II. On Certain Other Duties, n. 1259 — I. Exercises of devotion. 1. Superiors should take care that all religious: 1st, each year spend time in spiritual exercises; 2nd, if not legitimately impeded, daily be present at the Sacred Sacrifice, devote themselves … Read in context →
Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. IV, Diss. II, Pt. III, Sect. III, Chapter I. On the Disposition of the Soul, n. 180 — II. Actual devotion. Although a voluntary defect of this devotion does not simply prevent the fruit of Communion, it nevertheless causes one to receive much slighter fruits. Moreover, one who at the time of Communion is … Read in context →
Moral Theology: A Complete Course (McHugh & Callan)
Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. II, Art. 5. The Quasi-integral…, Devotion, nn. 2150, 2151 & 2152 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. I, On the First Precept of th…, I. On Devotion and Prayer, nn. 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457 & 458 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. II, Appendix, On Devotion, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7 & ¶8 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. II, Appendix, Unusual Titles of Worship, n. ¶1 — To n. 460. - "Can a church be dedicated to the Most Holy Eucharistic Heart of Jesus, and can an image or statue of its title be placed on the high altar? R. The Bishop Ordinary of the place is to substitute a liturgical … Read in context →
Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology
Vol. II, On the Virtue of Religion …, Chapter I: On the Principal Acts of Religion, and the Vices Opposed, nn. 886, 887, 888, 889, 890, 891, 892 & 893 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)
Theologia Moralis: Principles — Responses — Counsels
Vol. II, Bk. II, Tr. II, Title I: The Notion of the Virtue and Its Elicited Acts, nn. ¶1, 163 & 164 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. II, Bk. II, Tr. II, Ch. I, Article II: On Special Acts of Worship, n. ¶1 — These acts are devotion, adoration, praise, and prayer.Read in context →
Vol. II, Bk. II, Tr. II, Ch. I, Art. II, § 1. On the First Three Acts, nn. 176, 177 & 178 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Institutiones Morales Alphonsianae
Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. I, Ch. II, Article I: On Devotion, nn. ¶543, ¶544 & ¶545 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Manuale Theologiae Moralis
Vol. II, Tr. XI, Sect. II, Q. I, Ch. II, Article I. On Devotion, nn. 328, 329 & 330 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Pastoral Questions
Ch. III, Question I: Concerning the Pious and Devout, nn. ¶2587, ¶2588, ¶2589, ¶2642, ¶2643, ¶2644, ¶2645, ¶2680, ¶2681, ¶2682 & ¶2683 (11 passages — hover a number to read it)
Summa Theologiae Moralis
Vol. II, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Cardinal …, Fifth Part: On the Virtues…, Section B: On the Acts of …, Ch. I, Question One: On Devotion, nn. ¶1, 656, 657, 658, 659 & 660 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)
Christian Theology, Dogmatic and Moral, in Compendium
Bk. III, Diss. V, Chapter I — The nature and acts of Religion, which the first commandment of the Decalogue prescribes, nn. I, II, III, IV, V & VI (6 passages — hover a number to read it)
Palladium Theologicum, Tome V: On the Virtues
Tr. III, Disputation II: On Devotion, n. 1 — The FIRST act of Religion is Devotion, by which the will devotes itself, prompt, to the divine services; whence also it takes its name; it is taken, however, not rarely for that taste which results from attention during … Read in context →
Tr. III, Disputation II: On Devotion, Sole Question: What devotion is, and of how many kinds, nn. 1–34 (34 passages)
The True Spouse of Jesus Christ
Ch. XVI, Solitude, and the Presence of God, nn. ¶2232, ¶2233, ¶2234, ¶2235, ¶2236, ¶2243, ¶2247, ¶2248, ¶2253, ¶2254, ¶2257, ¶2258, ¶2259, ¶2260, ¶2264, ¶2265, ¶2269, ¶2270, ¶2271, ¶2273, ¶2274, ¶2277, ¶2278, ¶2282, ¶2283, ¶2286, ¶2287, ¶2292, ¶2293, ¶2297–¶2317, ¶2319, ¶2320, ¶2323, ¶2324 & ¶2329 (55 passages — hover a number to read it)
Treated under the broader heading The Worship of God (First Commandment) — Slater, Manual of Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Cases of Conscience · Gury-Ballerini, Compendium of Moral Theology (8th ed., 1884) · Concina, Theologia Christiana III · Rickaby, Moral Philosophy · The Roman Catechism · Spirago · Coppens, Moral Philosophy · 1917 Code of Canon Law — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)