A Topic of Moral Theology
Easter Communion
The divine precept of Communion; Canon 859; the age of discretion; the Easter time; sacrilegious Communion does not satisfy it.
The works themselves ask 24 questions under this heading — see them together with their answers.
See also The Necessity of the Eucharist — in Holy Communion · The state of grace for Communion — in The Dispositions of the Soul
Also asked about as…
communion once a year · easter duty (ed.)
In the index as Easter Communion · Communion · Eucharist, as Sacrament (Eucharistia, ut Sacramentum) · Holy Communion · Eucharist · Age · Paschal communion · Servant · Time · Vagrants (persons without domicile) · Viaticum · Children · Parish Priest · Sacrilege · The Most Holy Eucharist · Boy · Delay · Domicile · First · First communion · Omission · PASTOR · Parish · Precepts of the Church
In the manuals
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Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. II, Part Third. On the Precept…, Book Second. On Annual Con…, Question Second. On Paschal Communion, nn. 694, 695, 696 & 697 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries
Vol. I, Bk. VIII, Chapter IV. Easter Communion, nn. 1 & 2 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. II, Part III. On Easter Communion, nn. ¶1, 1108, 1109, 1110, 1111 & 1112 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)
Moral Theology: A Complete Course (McHugh & Callan)
Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. III, Art. 1. The Duties of Memb…, Fourth Precept: Easter Duty, nn. 2592 & 2593 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. II, On the Third and Fourth Precepts of the Church, nn. 1562, 1563, 1564, 1565, 1566, 1567, 1568, 1569 & 1570 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)
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)
90. Annual Confession, Paschal Communion, nn. 1, 2 & 3 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)
Compendium of Moral Theology of Fr. John Peter Gury, S.J., with the Notes of Antonio Ballerini, S.J.
Vol. I, Treatise On the Precepts o…, On the Fourth Precept of the Church, or On Easter Communion, nn. 480, 481, 482, 483 & 484 (23 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. II, Treatise On the Eucharist, First Part. On the Euchari…, Ch. IV, Article I. On the Obligation of Receiving the Eucharist, nn. 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322 & 323 (34 passages — hover a number to read it)
A Handbook of Moral Theology (Koch–Preuss)
Vol. IV, Pt. III, Ch. IV, Section 2: The Easter Communion, nn. ¶1–¶15 (15 passages)
Manuale Theologiae Moralis
Vol. III, Pt. II, Tr. IV, Sect. I, Ch. IV, Article III. The Obligation of Receiving the Eucharist, nn. 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213 & 214 (10 passages — hover a number to read it)
Institutiones Morales Alphonsianae
Vol. II, Part Third: On the Sacrame…, Tr. IV, Diss. I, Ch. III, Art. III, § 2. On Paschal Communion, nn. ¶1568, ¶1569, ¶1570, ¶1571, ¶1572, ¶1573 & ¶1574 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)
Theologia Moralis Sancti Alphonsi: Reduced into a Compendium
Vol. II, TREATISE ON THE EUCHARIST, FIRST PART: ON THE EUCHARI…, Ch. IV, ARTICLE I: ON THE OBLIGATION OF RECEIVING THE EUCHARIST, nn. ¶1304 & ¶1305 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Summa Theologiae Moralis
Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Most Holy…, Section A: On the Sacramen…, Third Part: On the Effects…, Question Two: On the Use o…, Article IV: On the Necessity of Communion, n. 295 (14 passages — hover a number to read it)
Compendium of Moral Theology
Vol. I, Tr. VII, On the Fourth Precept of the Church: To Receive the Sacrament of the Eucharist within Paschal Time, nn. 341, 342, 342, Q. 2 & 342, Q. 3 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Treated under the broader heading Annual Confession and Easter Communion — Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion (4th ed., 1905) — this work does not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so its treatment stands one heading up (ed.)