A Topic of Moral Theology

Duties of Parish Priests

The parish priest's obligations: residence, the Mass for the people, preaching, catechising, and the care of souls.

Within this topic

In the index as Parish priest · Pastor · Capitular Vicar: function · Priest · Assistant Presbyter · A parish priest ought to exercise the duty of teaching by preaching the word · Blessing · Breviary of a bishop · Canons · Catechesis · Ecclesiastical Burial · Mass, with exposition of the Most Holy Sacrament · Parish priests · Residence · Beneficiary · Books · Priests · Residence of canons · Vicars of Pastors · Abbot nullius · Apostolic Administrator · Apostolic Vicars: function · Archbishop · Assistance

In the manuals

A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries

Vol. II, Bk. I, Pt. II, Chapter IX. Duties of Parish Priests, nn. 1, 2, 3 & 4 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. III, Pt. II, Sect. II, Ch. II, Article II. On the Duties of Parish Priests in Particular, nn. ¶1, 1207 & 1208 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. III, Pt. II, Sect. II, Ch. II, Article III. On the Duties of Assistants of Parish Priests in Particular, nn. ¶1, 1209 & 1210 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. III, On the Particular Obligati…, VI. On Pastors, nn. 228–244 (17 passages)

Cases of Conscience, Proposed by Cardinal de Lugo, by Fr. Beniamino Elbel, by Fr. Ioannes Petrus Gury and by Other Authors, and Resolved (Casus conscientiae)

104. On Parish Priests, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 (23 passages — hover a number to read it)

Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology

Vol. III, Contracts, and the Obligat…, On the Obligations of Stat…, Chapter II: On the Duties of Clerics, nn. 1100, 1101, 1102, 1103, 1104, 1105, 1106, 1107, 1108 & 1109 (10 passages — hover a number to read it)

Theologia Moralis: Principles — Responses — Counsels

Vol. III, First Book: On Persons in …, Tr. I, Title II: On Clerics in Species, nn. ¶1, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, ¶2, 81, 82, ¶3, 83, 84, 85 & 86 (21 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. III, First Book: On Persons in …, Tr. I, One Chapter: Special Obligations of Various Clerics, nn. ¶1, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96 & 97 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)

Pastoral Questions

Ch. I, Question VII: Concerning Priests and Pastors, nn. ¶4401–¶4432 (32 passages)

Compendium of Moral Theology

Vol. I, Tr. X, Pt. II, Ch. II, Article II. On the Obligations of Parish Priests, nn. 596, 597, 598, 599, 600 & 601 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)

Cases of Conscience for English-Speaking Countries, Volume II

Slater, Cases II, Duties of Clerics, Case 9. Different Ideals of Parochial Work, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8 & ¶9 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)

Slater, Cases II, Duties of Clerics, Case 10. A Negligent Parish Priest, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9, ¶10, ¶11, ¶12 & ¶13 (13 passages — hover a number to read it)

The Casuist: A Collection of Cases in Moral and Pastoral Theology

Vol. II, Case XLIX: Pastoral Prudence, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5 & ¶6 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. IV, Case XVIII: What Risk Must a Priest Take to Give the Last Sacraments?, nn. ¶1–¶16 (16 passages)

Vol. IV, Case LXXI: Parochial Mass or Sick Call, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7 & ¶8 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)

The 1917 Code of Canon Law

Title XX: Of the Preaching of the Divine Word, cann. 1327 & 1328 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Tit. XX, Chapter I: Of Catechetical Instruction, cann. 1329, 1330, 1331, 1332, 1333, 1334, 1335 & 1336 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)

Tit. XX, Chapter II: Of Sacred Sermons, cann. 1337, 1338, 1339, 1340, 1341, 1342, 1343, 1344, 1345, 1346, 1347 & 1348 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)

Tit. XX, Chapter III: Of Sacred Missions, cann. 1349, 1350 & 1351 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Moral Theology: A Complete Course (McHugh & Callan)

Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. III, Art. 2. Duties of Members …, Recapitulation, n. 2624 — Recapitulatio de Licitis et Illicitis in Conjugio. Recapitulatio de Licitis et Illicitis in Conjugio.—(a) Illicita graviter sunt extra matrimonium facta, v.g., moechia, mollities solitaria, alienae conjugis concupiscentia; sed probabiliter actus imperfecti et solitarii i… Read in context →

Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. III, Art. 2. Duties of Members …, Regulae Pro Confessariis, n. 2625 — Regulae pro Confessariis. Regulae pro Confessariis.—(a) Interrogationes.—Si nulla ratio est suspicandi copulam modo innaturali exerceri, praestat ut plurimum de circumstantiis (v.g., de motivo copulae) non quaerere, ne conjuges taedio afficiantur… Read in context →

Palladium Theologicum, Tome V: On the Virtues

Tr. VII, Disputation I: On States, …, Question I: What a state is, and of how many kinds, nn. 56, 57, 58, 59, 60 & 61 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

Tr. VII, Last Disputation: On the S…, Q. IV, Sole Subquestion: On the office and obligation of the preacher, nn. 1–44 (44 passages)

Moral Enchiridion, Comprising Select Decrees and Definitions of the Holy See, of Ecumenical Councils and of the Sacred Roman Congregations (Enchiridion Morale), Fourth Edition

Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion (4th ed., 1905), On Particular States, nn. 228, 232 & 239, 241 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Christian Theology, Dogmatic and Moral, in Compendium

Diss. III, Chapter III — On the residence of pastors, nn. I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII & VIII (8 passages — hover a number to read it)

Treated under the broader heading Special Duties of Clerics — Noldin, Summa of Moral Theology · Gury-Ballerini, Compendium of Moral Theology (8th ed., 1884) · Konings, Theologia Moralis · Marc, Institutiones Morales · Decretals of Gregory IX · Liber Sextus — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)