Fasting and Abstinence

A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries

Thomas Slater, S.J. — 7 passages

Vol. I, Bk. VIII, Chapter II. Fasting and Abstinence, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)

Ludovicus Wouters, C.SS.R. — 10 passages

Vol. I, Bk. I, Tr. III, Diss. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Ch. II, Art. IV, § II, Point I. On Abstinence, nn. 435, 436 & 437 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. II, Part I. On Abstinence and Fasting, nn. ¶1 & 1093 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. II, Pt. I, Section I. On the Law of Abstinence, nn. 1094, 1095, 1096, 1097 & 1098 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Moral Theology: A Complete Course (McHugh & Callan)

John A. McHugh, O.P., and Charles J. Callan, O.P. — 3 passages

Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. II, Art. 8. The Virtue of Temperance, Fasting and Abstinence, nn. 2468 & 2469 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. III, Art. 1. The Duties of Members of the Church, Fasting, n. 2588 — The Obligation of Fasting. The Obligation of Fasting.—The Second Precept also commands that on the weekdays of Lent and certain other specified days (holydays outside Lent excepted) every baptized person between the ages of twenty-one years comple… Read in context →

Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)

Gennaro Bucceroni, S.J. — 57 passages

Vol. I, On Laws, IV. On the Obligation of Law, n. 222 — Resolves: He sins who on a fast day undertakes labor, although honorable, in order to be excused from the fast; although he, after he is gravely wearied, even with that evil end, is no longer held to the fast. L. 1. 3. n… Read in context →

Vol. II, On the Fifth and Sixth Pre…, I. On Abstinence from Flesh Outside Fast, nn. 1571, 1572, 1573, 1574, 1575, 1576 & 1577 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, On the Fifth and Sixth Pre…, II. On Ecclesiastical Fast, nn. 1578–1626 (49 passages)

Moral Enchiridion, and Supplement to the Compendium of Moral Theology of Gury-Ballerini (Enchiridion Morale)

Gennaro Bucceroni, S.J. — 25 passages

Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion, On the Fifth Precept of the Church, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3 & ¶4 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion, On the Sixth Precept of the Church, nn. ¶1–¶21 (21 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

Gennaro Bucceroni, S.J. — 119 passages

Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion (4th ed., 1905), On the Precepts of the Church, nn. 1572, 1576, 1601, 1572, 1573, 1578, 1579, 1577, 1626, 1571, 1578, 1585, 1586, 1591, 1611, 1601, 1606, 1607, 1616, 1624 & 1626 (119 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)

Gennaro Bucceroni, S.J. — 45 passages

91. On Abstinence and Fasting, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9 (45 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.

Jean-Pierre Gury, S.J.; notes by Antonio Ballerini, S.J. — 2 passages

Vol. I, Treatise On the Precepts o…, On the Sixth Precept of the Church, or On Ecclesiastical Fasting, n. 488 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology

Adolphe Tanquerey, S.S. — 4 passages

Vol. II, Appendix: On the Precepts of God and of the Church, nn. 1128, 1129, 1130 & 1131 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

A Handbook of Moral Theology (Koch–Preuss)

Antony Koch; adapted and edited by Arthur Preuss — 79 passages

Vol. IV, Pt. III, Ch. III, Section 1: Definition and Significance of Fasting, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9, ¶10, ¶11 & ¶12 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. IV, Pt. III, Ch. III, Section 2: The Subject-Matter of the Ecclesiastical Fast, n. ¶1 — The subject-matter or content of the ecclesiastical law of fasting (ieiunium ecclesiasticum), or, in other words, the thing it commands, is twofold, viz.: (a) abstention from food both with regard to quantity and to qual… Read in context →

Vol. IV, Pt. III, Ch. III, Sect. 2, Article 1: Days of Fasting and Abstinence, nn. ¶1–¶21 (21 passages)

Vol. IV, Pt. III, Ch. III, Sect. 2, Article 2: In What Fasting and Abstinence Consists, nn. ¶1–¶28 (28 passages)

Vol. IV, Pt. III, Ch. III, Section 3: Obligation of the Law of Fasting and Abstinence, nn. ¶1–¶17 (17 passages)

Theologia Moralis: Principles — Responses — Counsels

Arthur Vermeersch, S.J. — 19 passages

Vol. III, Bk. III, Tr. I, Title II: On Fasting and Abstinence, nn. ¶1 & 872 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. III, Bk. III, Tr. I, Tit. II, Article I: The Canonical Exposition of the Precept, nn. 873, 874, 875, 876 & 877 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. III, Bk. III, Tr. I, Tit. II, Article II: Moral Exposition of the Precept, nn. 878, 879, 880, 881, 882, 883, 884, 885, 886, 887 & 888 (11 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. III, Bk. III, Tr. II, Appendices, To n. 872. - Appendix XVIII. Historical Matters Concerning Fasting and Abstinence, n. ¶1 — At the end of the second century, St. Irenaeus, in Eusebius, H. E. (P. G., 20, 501), bears witness to the Paschal fast, by which, relying on Luke 5,35, "when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, they shall fast,… Read in context →

Manuale Theologiae Moralis

Dominic M. Prümmer, O.P.

Vol. II, Tr. XIII, Ch. III, Article I. On the Virtue of Abstinence and on Fasting, n. 649 — 649. Notion. Abstinence taken generally signifies the withdrawal of food. In this general sense it is not a virtue, but something indifferent, which from circumstances can become good or evil. Thus he who abstains from f… Read in context →

Theologia Moralis Sancti Alphonsi: Reduced into a Compendium

Anthony Konings, C.SS.R. — 44 passages

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS OF THE CHURCH, nn. ¶544, ¶1, ¶545, ¶546, ¶2, ¶547, ¶548, ¶3, ¶549, ¶550, ¶4, ¶551, ¶552, ¶553, ¶5 & ¶554 (16 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, CHAPTER I: ON THE ESSENCE AND OBLIGATION OF FASTING, n. ¶555 — 555. - I. All the faithful, from the twenty-first year of age completed, are bound under grave sin to observe fasting on the appointed days, unless they are legitimately excused, or dispensed by Superiors. It is a most a… Read in context →

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. I, Art. I, § I. On the one meal, nn. ¶556, ¶557, ¶558, ¶559, ¶560, ¶561 & ¶562 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. I, Art. I, § II. On the evening collation, nn. ¶1, ¶563, ¶564 & ¶565 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. I, ARTICLE II: ON ABSTINENCE FROM FLESH-MEAT IN FASTING, nn. ¶566, ¶567, ¶568, ¶569 & ¶570 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. I, ARTICLE III: ON THE HOUR OF THE MEAL, nn. ¶1, ¶571 & ¶572 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, CHAPTER II: ON CAUSES EXCUSING FROM FASTING, nn. ¶1, ¶573, ¶574, ¶575, ¶576, ¶577, ¶578 & ¶579 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa Theologiae Moralis

Benedict Henry Merkelbach, O.P. — 59 passages

Vol. II, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Cardinal …, Second Part: On the Virtue…, Question One: On Fasting According to Itself, nn. ¶1, 949, 950, 951, 952 & 953 (25 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Cardinal …, Second Part: On the Virtue…, Question Four: On the Subject of Fasting and Abstinence, nn. ¶1 & 965 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Cardinal …, Second Part: On the Virtue…, Question Five: On Violation of Fasting and Abstinence, nn. 973, 974, 975 & 976 (26 passages — hover a number to read it)

Compendium of Moral Theology

Aloysius Sabetti, S.J., and Timothy Barrett, S.J. — 4 passages

Vol. I, Tr. VII, On the Second Precept of the Church: To Observe Fasting and Abstinence on Certain Days, nn. 328 & 329 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Tr. VII, On the Second Precept of t…, Ch. I, Article III. On the Days of Abstinence Alone, of Abstinence Together with Fasting, and of Fasting Alone, n. 334 — I say. § 1. The law of abstinence alone is to be observed on every Friday. § 2. The law of abstinence together with fasting is to be observed on Ash Wednesday, on Fridays and Saturdays of Lent and on Ember days, on the v… Read in context →

Vol. I, Tr. VII, On the Second Precept of t…, Ch. I, Article V. On the Subjects of This Law, n. 336 — I say. § 1. All who have completed the seventh year of age are held by the law of abstinence. § 2. All from the completed twenty-first year of age to the begun sixtieth are bound by the law of fasting (Can. 1254). The te… Read in context →

Palladium Theologicum, Tome V: On the Virtues

Gaudentius Bontempi of Brescia, O.F.M. Cap. — 2 passages

Tr. VI, Disputation I: On the Virt…, Q. VI, Sole Subquestion: On Fasting, nn. 1 & 2 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Cases of Conscience for English-Speaking Countries, Volume I

Thomas Slater, S.J. — 11 passages

Slater, Cases I, Precepts of the Church, Case 1. A Soldier's Difficulties, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9, ¶10 & ¶11 (11 passages — hover a number to read it)

The Catechism Explained: An Exhaustive Exposition of the Christian Religion

Francis Spirago; edited by Richard F. Clarke, S.J. — 31 passages

Pt. II, Vice and Virtue, Perfection, A. THE COMMANDMENTS, X. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF…, THE THIRD COMMANDMENT OF GOD, THE SIX COMMANDMENTS OF TH…, 2. THE SECOND COMMANDMENT OF THE CHURCH, nn. ¶1–¶31 (31 passages)

The 1917 Code of Canon Law

Promulgated by Pope Benedict XV — 5 passages

Sect. II, Title XIV: Of Abstinence and Fast, cann. 1250, 1251, 1252, 1253 & 1254 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

The Decretum of Gratian (Concordia discordantium canonum)

Gratian — 13 passages

Pt. I, Distinction LXXVI, cc. ¶, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12 (13 passages — hover a number to read it)

The Decretals of Gregory IX (Liber Extra)

Pope Gregory IX — 3 passages

Bk. III, Title XLVI: On the Observance of Fasts, cc. 1, 2 & 3 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

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

Various; ed. S. Woywod, O.F.M., and J. A. McHugh, O.P. — 37 passages (filed under the subtopics)

Vol. III, Case LXIV: Dispensation from Fasting, nn. ¶1 & ¶2 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. IV, Case VI: Law of Abstinence for United States Soldiers, nn. ¶1–¶25 (25 passages)

Vol. IV, Case XI: The Law of Abstaining from Flesh Meat, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5 & ¶6 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. V, Case XXXII: Fasting, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3 & ¶4 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Institutiones Morales Alphonsianae

Clement Marc, C.SS.R. — 42 passages (filed under the subtopics)

Vol. I, Pt. II, Section Third: On Ecclesia…, Tractate I: On the Precept…, Chapter I: On Ecclesiastical Fast, nn. ¶1 & ¶2 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Pt. II, Section Third: On Ecclesia…, Tractate I: On the Precept…, Ch. I, Article I: On the Obligation of Fast, nn. ¶1218, ¶1219, ¶1220 & ¶1221 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Pt. II, Section Third: On Ecclesia…, Tractate I: On the Precept…, Ch. I, Article II: On the Form of Fast Prescribed by the Church, n. ¶1222 — 1222. There are three CONDITIONS which ecclesiastical fast requires: 1. abstinence from certain foods (the law of quality); 2. one meal in the day (the law of quantity); 3. the suitable hour of this meal. Each must be tr… Read in context →

Vol. I, Pt. II, Section Third: On Ecclesia…, Tractate I: On the Precept…, Ch. I, Art. II, § 1. On Abstinence to Be Observed on Days of Fast, nn. ¶1223, ¶1224 & ¶1225 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Pt. II, Section Third: On Ecclesia…, Tractate I: On the Precept…, Ch. I, Art. II, § 2. On One Meal, nn. ¶1226, ¶1227, ¶1228, ¶1229 & ¶1230 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Pt. II, Section Third: On Ecclesia…, Tractate I: On the Precept…, Ch. I, Art. II, § 3. On the Hour of the Meal, n. ¶1231 — 1231. In antiquity the hour of the meal was in the evening, after sunset (at least in Lent). Then in the lapse of time it was anticipated to the hour of None, and finally from the fourteenth century to the hour of Sext, … Read in context →

Vol. I, Pt. II, Section Third: On Ecclesia…, Tractate I: On the Precept…, Ch. I, Article III: On Causes Excusing from Fast, nn. ¶1232, ¶1, ¶1233, ¶1234, ¶2, ¶1235, ¶1236, ¶1237, ¶3, ¶1238, ¶1239, ¶4, ¶1240, ¶1241, ¶1242 & ¶1243 (16 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Pt. II, Section Third: On Ecclesia…, Tractate I: On the Precept…, Chapter II: On Abstinence Outside Fast, nn. ¶1, ¶1244, ¶1245, ¶1246, ¶2, ¶3, ¶1247, ¶4, ¶5 & ¶1248 (10 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)

Hieronymus Noldin, S.J. — 19 passages (filed under the subtopics)

Vol. II, Part Third. On the Precept…, Book First. On Abstinence …, Question First. On the Precept of Abstinence, n. 673 — 673. On the precept itself. The precept of abstinence, which here is considered separately from the precept of fasting, prohibits three things: a. flesh meat; b. eggs and milk foods; c. the mixture of foods. Furthermore,… Read in context →

Vol. II, Part Third. On the Precept…, Book First. On Abstinence …, Question First. On the Pre…, Article First. On Abstinence from Flesh Meat, nn. 674, 675 & 676 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Part Third. On the Precept…, Book First. On Abstinence …, Question First. On the Pre…, Article Second. On Other Prohibited Foods, nn. 677 & 678 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Part Third. On the Precept…, Book First. On Abstinence …, Question Second. On the Pr…, Article First. On the Precept of Fasting Itself, nn. 679, 680 & 681 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Part Third. On the Precept…, Book First. On Abstinence …, Question Second. On the Pr…, Article Second. On the One Meal, nn. 682, 683, 684, 685 & 686 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Part Third. On the Precept…, Book First. On Abstinence …, Question Second. On the Pr…, Article Third. On Causes Excusing from Fasting, n. 687 — 687. Who are excused. In order that someone be excused from fasting, a grave cause proportionate to the gravity of the precept is required. The causes excusing from fasting can be reduced to three: a. weakness of body; b… Read in context →

Vol. II, Part Third. On the Precept…, Book First. On Abstinence …, Question Second. On the Pr…, Article Fourth. On Dispensation from Abstinence and Fasting, nn. 688, 689, 690 & 691 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)