A Topic of Moral Theology
Entrance into Religion
Admission to religion: the conditions and impediments of entrance, and the duties of the novitiate.
The works themselves ask 118 questions under this heading — see them together with their answers.
Within this topic
- Who may enter religion
- Admission of girls and boys
- Vocation to Religion
- Admission Itself into Religion ▸ 2 subtopics
In the index as Religion, the religious state · Novitiate · Regulars · Profession · Religious · Religious Order · Entrance · Novices · Postulancy · Religious profession · RELIGION (religious state) · Rules · Students · Bishop · Clerics · Examination · Institution · Religious Woman · Superioress · Those Dismissed · Age · Children · Christian Perfection · Deceit
In the manuals
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A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries
Vol. II, Bk. I, Pt. III, Chapter II. Entrance into Religion, 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. III, Sect. I, Chapter III. On Admission into Religion, n. ¶1 — We shall speak beforehand about vocation to religion, then about admission itself into religion.Read in context →
Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. IV, Appendix, On Affiliation to Religious Institutes, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9, ¶10, ¶11, ¶12 & ¶13 (13 passages — hover a number to read it)
Theologia Moralis: Principles — Responses — Counsels
Vol. III, First Book: On Persons in …, Tr. II, Chapter IV: On Those Passing to Another Religion, nn. 152 & 153 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Institutiones Morales Alphonsianae
Vol. II, Pt. IV, Tr. I, Chapter II: On Entrance Into Religion, n. ¶1 — In this chapter we shall treat: 1. of those who can enter; 2. of those who are bound to enter; 3. of the Novitiate; 4. of Profession.Read in context →
Vol. II, Pt. IV, Tr. I, Ch. II, Article I: On Those Who Can Enter Religion, nn. ¶2137, ¶2138 & ¶2139 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. II, Pt. IV, Tr. I, Ch. II, Article II: On Those Who Are Bound To Enter Religion, nn. ¶2140, ¶2141 & ¶2142 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. II, Pt. IV, Tr. I, Ch. II, Article III: On The Novitiate, nn. ¶2143, ¶2144 & ¶2145 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. II, Pt. IV, Tr. I, Ch. II, Article IV: On Religious Profession, nn. ¶2146, ¶2147, ¶2148, ¶2149 & ¶2150 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Compendium of Moral Theology
Vol. I, Tr. X, Pt. III, Chapter I. On the Nature of the Religious State, nn. 610, 610, Q. 2, 610, Q. 3, 610, Q. 4, 610, Q. 5, 610, Q. 6, 610, Q. 7, 610, Q. 8, 610, Q. 9, 610, Q. 10, 610, Q. 11, 610, Q. 12, 610, Q. 13, 610, Q. 14, 610, Q. 15, 610, Q. 16, 610, Q. 17, 610, Q. 18, 610, Q. 19 & 610, Q. 20 (20 passages — hover a number to read it)
Christian Theology, Dogmatic and Moral, Volume III: On the Decalogue
Diss. II, One Extorted by Fear or Er…, Chapter IX — On the vow of assuming the religious state, nn. I, II, I, II, III, IV, V, VI, I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII–XX, I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII & IX (46 passages — hover a number to read it)
The Casuist: A Collection of Cases in Moral and Pastoral Theology
Vol. IV, Case XLIV: The Sense of the Words “Pure Virgin” in the Constitution of a Religious Order, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3 & ¶4 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. V, Case XXXIV: Forcing a Person to Enter the Convent, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3 & ¶4 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Cases of Conscience for English-Speaking Countries, Volume II
Slater, Cases II, Duties of Religious, Case 1. A Vocation to Religion, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8 & ¶9 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)
Slater, Cases II, Duties of Religious, Case 2. Impediments to Entering Religion, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9, ¶10, ¶11 & ¶12 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)
Slater, Cases II, Duties of Religious, Case 3. Obstacles to Vocation, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9, ¶10, ¶11, ¶12 & ¶13 (13 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…, Vocation, nn. 2597 & 2598 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
The Decretum of Gratian (Concordia discordantium canonum)
Pt. II, Causa XIX, c. ¶ — GRATIAN. Two clerics wish to pass to a monastery; each sought permission from his bishop. One, having left his own church against the bishop’s will, betook himself there; the other, having left a regular canonry, betook … Read in context →
Pt. II, Causa XIX, Question I, cc. ¶ & 1 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Pt. II, Causa XIX, Question II, cc. ¶, 1 & 2 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Pt. II, Causa XIX, Question III, cc. ¶, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10 (11 passages — hover a number to read it)
Pt. II, Causa XX, c. ¶ — GRATIAN. Two persons in the years of childhood were handed over to a monastery by their parents; one unwillingly, the other voluntarily, put on the cowl. When they reached the years of puberty, the unwilling one returned… Read in context →
Pt. II, Causa XX, Question I, cc. ¶ & 1–16 (17 passages — hover a number to read it)
Pt. II, Causa XX, Question II, cc. ¶, 1, 2, 3 & 4 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Pt. II, Causa XX, Question III, cc. ¶, 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)
Pt. II, Causa XX, Question IV, cc. ¶, 1, 2 & 3 (4 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)
106. On the Novitiate and Profession, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9 (42 passages — hover a number to read it)
Theologia Moralis Sancti Alphonsi: Reduced into a Compendium
Vol. I, TREATISE ON PARTICULAR STA…, PART THIRD: ON THE RELIGIO…, Ch. I, ARTICLE III: ON PROBATION OR NOVITIATE, nn. ¶1156, ¶1157 & ¶1158 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Pastoral Questions
Ch. II, Question III: Concerning Adolescents and Young Persons, n. ¶2278 — V. Especially A. concerning the religious state: 1) as to aptitude, there are necessary: good health, relatively sufficient intelligence with right judgment, whence the notably melancholic or scrupulous are not suitable;… Read in context →
Palladium Theologicum, Tome V: On the Virtues
Tr. IV, Disputation II: On the Rel…, Sect. I, Question VI: Who are to be received into religion, nn. 1–19 (19 passages)
Tr. IV, Disputation II: On the Rel…, Sect. I, Question VII: On novices, nn. 1–15 (15 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. 261, 262, 277 & 268, 273 (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. II, Treatise on Particular Sta…, Part Third. On the Religio…, Chapter II. On Religious Vocation, nn. 148, 149, 150, 151 & 152 (16 passages — hover a number to read it)
Christian Theology, Dogmatic and Moral, in Compendium
Diss. V, Chapter X — On the noviceship of Regulars, nn. I, II, III, IV & V (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Treated under the broader heading Special Duties of Religious — 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.)