A Topic of Moral Theology
Distractions
Voluntary and involuntary distraction in prayer, and what it takes from the act of religion.
The works themselves ask 1 question under this heading — see them together with their answers.
In the index as Prayer · Distraction · Attention · Matins · Delay · Divine Office · Invocation · Mass · Most Holy Mary · Office · Oratory · Prayers · State of grace
In the manuals
Read the manuals side by side → — each work's whole treatment in its own column
Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. I, Pt. I, Sect. I, Ch. II, Article II. On Deprecative Prayer, n. 587 — VI. Conditions. In order that prayer have the efficacy described, it is required that someone ask: 1. for a thing useful to salvation according to divine providence; 2. with humility; 3. with confidence; 4. perseveringly… Read in context →
Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. I, Pt. III, Section I. On Hearing Mass, n. 702 — I. Object of the precept. One must assist at Mass celebrated in a Catholic rite, which is one sacrifice, at the whole Mass, physically, religiously, and in the due place. It is said: 1. At Mass celebrated in a Catholic r… Read in context →
Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. III, Pt. II, Sect. II, Ch. I, Art. III, § I, Point II. On the Time and Manner of Reciting, n. 1191 — Besides at the due time, the canonical hours must be recited in order, continuously, vocally, and devoutly. It is said: I. At the due time; wherefore note: 1. The useful time, both for the valid fulfillment of the precep… Read in context →
Moral Theology: A Complete Course (McHugh & Callan)
Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. II, Art. 5. The Quasi-integral…, Distractions, nn. 2170, 2171, 2172, 2173 & 2174 (5 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 Two: On Prayer, Article III: On the Necessity and Efficacy of Prayer, nn. ¶1, 676, 677, 678, 679 & 680 (23 passages — hover a number to read it)
Treated under the broader heading The Virtue of Religion — Gury-Ballerini, Compendium of Moral Theology (8th ed., 1884) · Tanquerey · Marc, Institutiones Morales · Prümmer, Manuale Theologiae Moralis · Konings, Theologia Moralis · Sabetti-Barrett, Compendium of Moral Theology · Concina, Compendium · Bontempi, Palladium Theologicum V · 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.)