A Topic of Moral Theology

How the office must be said

Vocal recitation; within the day; attention and distractions.

In the index as Canonical Hours (Horae canonicae) · Divine office · Attention (Attentio) · Matins · Distraction (Distractio) · Breviary · Choral recitation of the Divine Office · Litanies (Litaniae) · Mutilation · Pronunciation · A deaf person · Anticipation of Matins · Anticipation of Matins and Lauds · Choir · Commutation · Companion · Corruption of words · Devotion · Dispensation · Error · Eucharist, as Sacrifice (Eucharistia, ut Sacrificium) · Hour for celebrating Mass · Impotence · Intention

In the manuals

Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. II, Part Fourth. On Particular…, Book Second. On the Precep…, Question Second. On the Ob…, Article Fourth. On the Mode of Reciting the Divine Office (continued), nn. 766, 767, 768, 769, 770, 771, 772, 773 & 774 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)

A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries

Vol. II, Bk. I, Pt. II, Chapter IV. Divine Office, nn. 6, 7 & 8 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. III, Pt. II, Sect. II, Ch. I, Art. III, § I, Point II. On the Time and Manner of Reciting, n. 1191 — Besides at the due time, the canonical hours must be recited in order, continuously, vocally, and devoutly. It is said: I. At the due time; wherefore note: 1. The useful time, both for the valid fulfillment of the precep… Read in context →

Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. III, Pt. II, Sect. II, Ch. I, Art. III, § IV, Scholion I. On Choral Recitation, nn. 1198, 1199, 1200, 1201 & 1202 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. III, Pt. II, Sect. II, Ch. I, Art. III, § IV, Scholion II. On Recitation with a Companion, n. 1203 — It is enough to note these things: I. It is lawful, in imitation of choral recitation, to recite the office with a companion, especially because this is conformed to the primitive institution of the Church and to the pub… Read in context →

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 Second. On the State …, Ch. I, Art. I, § IV, Point II. On the Time and Place and Position of Body Due for Reciting the Hours, nn. 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70 & 71 (33 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Treatise on Particular Sta…, Part Second. On the State …, Ch. I, Art. I, § IV, Point III. On the Manner of Reciting the Hours, nn. ¶1, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91 & 92 (67 passages — hover a number to read it)

Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology

Vol. III, Contracts, and the Obligat…, On the Obligations of Stat…, Chapter II: On the Duties of Clerics, nn. 1095, 1096, 1097, 1098 & 1099 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manuale Theologiae Moralis

Vol. II, Tr. XI, Sect. II, Q. I, Ch. II, Art. II, § 5. The Manner of Reciting the Office, nn. ¶59, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380 & 381 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)

Theologia Moralis Sancti Alphonsi: Reduced into a Compendium

Vol. I, TREATISE ON PARTICULAR STA…, PART SECOND: ON THE STATE …, Ch. I, BOTH POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, Art. I, § IV. On the Recitation of the Canonical Hours or of the Divine Office, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶1099, ¶1100, ¶1101, ¶1102, ¶1103, ¶1104, ¶3, ¶1105, ¶1106, ¶1107, ¶4, ¶6, ¶1116, ¶1117, ¶1118, ¶1119, ¶1120, ¶1121, ¶1122, ¶1123, ¶1124, ¶7, ¶1125, ¶1126 & ¶1127 (27 passages — hover a number to read it)

Institutiones Morales Alphonsianae

Vol. II, Pt. IV, Tr. II, Ch. I, Art. I, § 3. On The Canonical Hours, nn. ¶2, ¶2212, ¶2213, ¶2214, ¶2215, ¶2216 & ¶2217 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)

Christian Theology, Dogmatic and Moral, in Compendium

Bk. III, Diss. VI, Chapter IV — On the obligation of reciting the Canonical Hours in choir; and on the time, order, and place at which they must be recited, nn. I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII & XIII (13 passages — hover a number to read it)

Bk. III, Diss. VI, Chapter VIII — On the attention, intention, voice, time, and place to be kept in reciting the Canonical Hours, nn. I–XXXI (31 passages)

Palladium Theologicum, Tome V: On the Virtues

Tr. III, Disputation III: On Prayer, Q. XI, Doubt I: Whether attention is necessary in reciting the Office of precept, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)

Tr. III, Disputation III: On Prayer, Q. XI, Doubt III: Whether interrupting the parts of the same Hour is a grave sin, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

Tr. III, Disputation III: On Prayer, Q. XI, Doubt V: Whether one who recites the divine Office in choir in a voice so low that he is not heard satisfies, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10 (10 passages — hover a number to read it)

Tr. III, Disputation III: On Prayer, Q. XI, Doubt VII: Whether one who recites the Office privately ought to hear himself, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)

Tr. III, Disputation III: On Prayer, Q. XI, Doubt VIII: Whether one who says the Office with a notable clipping or truncating of syllables satisfies, nn. 1, 2, 3 & 4 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Tr. III, Disputation III: On Prayer, Q. XI, Doubt IX: Whether one who says a great part of the Office with no intention of satisfying satisfies, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)

Treated under the broader heading Divine Office — McHugh–Callan, Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion (4th ed., 1905) · Bucceroni, Institutions of Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Cases of Conscience · Vermeersch, Theologia Moralis · The Casuist · Decretum of Gratian — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)