The duties of the wife

A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries

Thomas Slater, S.J. — 3 passages

Vol. I, Bk. VI, Pt. IV, Chapter IV. Obligations of Husband and Wife, nn. 1, 2 & 3 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)

Ludovicus Wouters, C.SS.R. — 2 passages

Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. I, Pt. IV, Section III. On the Mutual Duties Both of Other Blood-Relatives and of Spouses, n. 717 — II. Duties of spouses. 1. Spouses owe one another love, affective and effective, conjugal fidelity, and living together. 2. The husband is bound: 1. diligently to administer family affairs; 2. rightly to govern the wife … Read in context →

Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. I, Pt. VII, Sect. I, Ch. I, Art. II, § II, Point II. On the Ownership of Spouses, n. 779 — The goods of spouses are distinguished into common and proper, according as they belong to both or to either one. It depends on the law what kind the goods of spouses are: whether common, or proper, or partly common and … Read in context →

Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)

Gennaro Bucceroni, S.J. — 12 passages

Vol. I, On Sins and Virtues, III. On the Numerical Distinction of Sins, n. 306 — Note: If someone married sins with a married woman, or one having a vow of chastity sins with one also having a vow of chastity, he admits a double sin, by reason of marriage and vow. "For the prior malice is against the… Read in context →

Vol. I, On the Precept of Charity, IV. On Alms, n. 401 — What is alms? Alms, generally, is an act of charity and mercy by which the necessity of neighbor is relieved. One kind is spiritual, another corporal, according as that necessity is spiritual or corporal. We treat here o… Read in context →

Vol. I, On the Second Precept of t…, IV. On Vow, nn. 607 & 608 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, On the Fourth Precept of t…, I. Obligations of Children Toward Parents, n. 667 — What is paternal power? - Paternal power is the complex of rights of parents over children, and it arises from a twofold cause: 1. because children have had life from them; 2. because parents must educate them fittingly.… Read in context →

Vol. I, On the Fourth Precept of t…, III. Obligations of Spouses, nn. 674, 677, 678 & 679 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, On the Fourth Precept of t…, IV. Obligations of Relatives and Tutors, n. 683 — What about repairing harms? - The question is generally raised: Is a superior bound to repair harm inflicted by his subjects? R. Affirmatively in the external forum, according to the various laws in force in various regi… Read in context →

Vol. II, On the Seventh and Tenth P…, IV. On the Modes of Acquiring Ownership by Private Will, n. 953 — What about the contracts of wives, minors, and interdicted persons in more recent law? - A wife generally cannot contract firmly without the special consent of the husband, or, in his absence, without the authority of th… Read in context →

Vol. II, On the Seventh and Tenth P…, XIX. On Theft, n. 1304 — How much determinately is required in grave thefts of wives? For grave theft by wives, several theologians also require a greater quantity, and indeed twice as much as for theft by sons. The reason is that between husban… Read in context →

Commentaries on the Nature of Moral Theology, on Conscience and Probabilism, on the Fourth Precept, and on the Sixth and Ninth Precepts of the Decalogue (Commentarii)

Gennaro Bucceroni, S.J.

Bucceroni, Commentaries (1910), Third Commentary: On the F…, VI. On the Obligations of Spouses, n. 98 — 98. The wife has the administration of the goods of the house; but she must furnish reverence, service, and obedience to the husband in those things which regard the governance of the house and good morals. Nevertheless … 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. — 35 passages

Vol. I, Treatise on Justice and Ri…, First Part. On the Nature …, Ch. II, Art. I, § II, Point II. On the Dominion of Wives, nn. 548, 549, 550, 551, 552, 553, 554, 555, 556 & 557 (35 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manuale Theologiae Moralis

Dominic M. Prümmer, O.P.

Vol. II, Tr. XI, Sect. II, Q. II, Observance, and Obedience,…, Ch. II, Parents, Etc, Article III. On the Obligations of Spouses, n. 593 — 593. 3. The obligations and rights of the wife. The wife must revere the husband and render him due obedience. Therefore the Apostle admonishes: "Wives, be subject to your husbands, as it behoveth in the Lord." The reaso… Read in context →

Summa Theologiae Moralis

Benedict Henry Merkelbach, O.P. — 56 passages

Vol. II, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Cardinal …, Fifth Part: On the Virtues…, Section D: On Piety and Ob…, Ch. I, Question Four: On the Offices of Spouses, nn. 830, 831 & 832 (20 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On Matrimony, Fourth Part: On the Obliga…, Question Three: On Mutual Love and Help, nn. 971, 972, 973 & 974 (36 passages — hover a number to read it)

You and Yours: Practical Talks on Home Life

Martin J. Scott, S.J. — 57 passages

Scott, You and Yours, V: Wife, nn. ¶211–¶267 (57 passages)