A Topic of Moral Theology

The form of Baptism

The words; changes that invalidate; the Eastern form.

In the index as Baptism (Baptismus) · Most Holy Trinity · Deacon · Denunciation · Form of the Sacraments · Formula · Midwife ought to know the rite of baptizing

In the manuals

Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. III, Book Second. On Baptism, Question Second. On the Ma…, Article Second. On the Form of Baptism, nn. 62 & 63 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries

Vol. II, Bk. III, Chapter II. The Matter and Form of Baptism, n. 2 — The form of Baptism is: “‘ I baptize thee in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.” Any change in this form which altered the sense would also invalidate the Baptism, as if one should say, “ I ba… Read in context →

Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. II, Diss. I, Pt. II, Section III. On the Form, nn. 56, 57, 58, 59 & 60 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

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 Baptism, n. 412 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)

Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. III, On Baptism, II. On the Matter and Form of Baptism, nn. 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417 & 418 (7 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 Baptism, Ch. II, Article II. On the Form of Baptism, nn. 241 & 242 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)

Pastoral Questions

Merkelbach, Pastoral Questions, II. Questions Concerning E…, II. Embryological Question…, Question Two: Concerning the Form of Baptism — Theological Principles, nn. ¶973–¶989 (17 passages)

Manuale Theologiae Moralis

Vol. III, Pt. II, Tr. II, Ch. II, Article II. On The Form Of Baptism, nn. 103 & 105 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Institutiones Morales Alphonsianae

Vol. II, Part Third: On the Sacrame…, Tr. II, Ch. I, Art. II, § 2. On the Form of Baptism, nn. ¶1458 & ¶1459 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Theologia Moralis Sancti Alphonsi: Reduced into a Compendium

Vol. II, TREATISE ON BAPTISM, Ch. II, ARTICLE II: ON THE FORM OF BAPTISM, nn. ¶1255 & ¶1256 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa Theologiae Moralis

Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On Baptism, Question One: On the Sacra…, Article III: On the Form of Baptism, nn. ¶1, 126, 127, 128 & 129 (27 passages — hover a number to read it)

Compendium of Moral Theology

Vol. II, Tr. XII, Ch. II, Article II. On the Form of Baptism, nn. 656, 657, 657, Q. 2, 657, Q. 3 & 657, Q. 4 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

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

Vol. I, Case XXXIV: Using the Form for Infant Baptism in the Baptism of Adults, nn. ¶1–¶17 (17 passages)

Vol. IV, Case XLIII: Protestant Baptism, nn. ¶1–¶37 (37 passages)

Vol. V, Case XXXVII: The Form of Baptism, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3 & ¶4 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

The Catechism of the Council of Trent (The Roman Catechism)

Pt. II, The Sacrament of Baptism, nn. ¶21, ¶22, ¶23, ¶24, ¶25, ¶26, ¶27, ¶28 & ¶29 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)

Treated under the broader heading The Matter and Form of Baptism — Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion · Bucceroni, Cases of Conscience · Concina, Compendium · 1917 Code of Canon Law — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)