A Topic of Moral Theology

The fruits of the Mass

General, special (ministerial) and most special fruit; whether the fruit is finite

Also asked about as…

having a mass said for someone · what a mass does for a soul (ed.)

In the index as Mass · Application · Sacrifice of the Mass · Application of Mass · Fruit · Dead · Remission · A Mass stipend · Anticipation · Application of form to matter · Forgiveness of sin · Fruits · Fruits of Mass · Fruits of the Holy Ghost · Gloria in Mass · Grace · Honorary for Mass · Living · Merit · Merits · Penalty · Praise of God · Predominant intention · Propitiation

In the manuals

Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. III, Book Fourth. On the Euchar…, Chapter Second. On the Euc…, Question Second. On the Va…, Article Second. On the Value of the Sacrifice, nn. 172 & 173 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries

Vol. II, Bk. V, Pt. II, Chapter I. The Nature of the Sacrifice of the Mass, n. 4 — Infinite is the worth and dignity of the sacrifice of the Mass, for it is the same as the sacrifice on Calvary, which was capable of redeeming innumerable worlds. This is acknowledged by all theologians, but they are not… Read in context →

Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. IV, Diss. III, Pt. I, Section II. On the Efficacy and Effects of the Sacrifice of the Mass, nn. 204, 205, 206, 207 & 208 (5 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 the Eucharist, Second Part. On the Euchar…, Chapter I. On the Nature and Efficacy of the Sacrifice of the Mass, nn. 350 & 351 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manuale Theologiae Moralis

Vol. III, Pt. II, Tr. IV, Sect. II, Ch. I, Art. II, Effects, and Fruits of the Mass, n. ¶35 — Since the matter of this article is sufficiently extensive, we divide it into two paragraphs, namely: 1. on the value and effects of the Mass in general; 2. on the fruits of the Mass in particular, insofar as they are pa… Read in context →

Vol. III, Pt. II, Tr. IV, Sect. II, Ch. I, Art. II, Effects, and Fruits of the…, § 1. On the Value and Effects of the Mass in General, nn. ¶36, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241 & 242 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. III, Pt. II, Tr. IV, Sect. II, Ch. I, Art. II, Effects, and Fruits of the…, § 2, Insofar as They Are Participated, nn. 243 & 244 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa Theologiae Moralis

Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Most Holy…, Section B: On the Eucharis…, First Part: On the Euchari…, Question Five: On the End and Effects of the Sacrifice, n. 341 — 341. General principle. - The sacrifice of the New Law succeeded all the earlier ones, and therefore "embraces all goods signified by those, as the consummation and perfection of all" (C. Trid., sess. 22, c. 1); whence i… Read in context →

Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Most Holy…, Section B: On the Eucharis…, First Part: On the Euchari…, Question Five: On the End …, Article I: On the Various Effects of the Sacrifice, nn. ¶1, 342, 343 & 344 (22 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Most Holy…, Section B: On the Eucharis…, First Part: On the Euchari…, Question Five: On the End …, Article II: On the Mode in Which the Effects Are Produced, nn. ¶1, 345, 346, 347, 348 & 349 (32 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Most Holy…, Section B: On the Eucharis…, First Part: On the Euchari…, Question Five: On the End …, Article III: On Those to Whom the Effects Come, nn. 350, 351, 352 & 353 (26 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Most Holy…, Section B: On the Eucharis…, First Part: On the Euchari…, Question Five: On the End …, Article V: On the Value of the Sacrifice and the Quantity of Its Effects, nn. ¶1, 358, 359, 360 & 361 (16 passages — hover a number to read it)

Christian Theology, Dogmatic and Moral, in Compendium

Diss. IV, Chapter II — On the value of the Mass; for whom, and by what minister, the Sacrifice can be offered, nn. I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII & VIII (8 passages — hover a number to read it)

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

Pt. II, The Sacrament of the Eucharist, nn. ¶182, ¶183, ¶184, ¶185 & ¶186 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

The Catechism Explained: An Exhaustive Exposition of the Christian Religion

Pt. III, I. THE HOLY SACRIFICE OF T…, 6. THE PROFIT TO BE DERIVED FROM THE HOLY SACRIFICE OF THE MASS, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9, ¶10, ¶11 & ¶12 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)

Pt. III, I. THE HOLY SACRIFICE OF T…, 8. THE VALUE OF THE SACRIFICE OF THE MASS., nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3 & ¶4 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Treated under the broader heading The Nature of the Sacrifice of the Mass — McHugh–Callan, Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion (4th ed., 1905) · Bucceroni, Institutions of Moral Theology · Vermeersch, Theologia Moralis · Marc, Institutiones Morales · Konings, Theologia Moralis · Sabetti-Barrett, Compendium of Moral Theology — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)