A Topic of Moral Theology
Meditative Prayer
Mental prayer and meditation beside set forms, and what each contributes.
The works themselves ask 2 questions under this heading — see them together with their answers.
See also The Means of Perfection — in The Spiritual Life (Christian Perfection) · Contemplation and Mystical Prayer — in The Spiritual Life (Christian Perfection)
Also asked about as…
contemplation · meditation · mental prayer (ed.)
In the index as Prayer · Pater noster · MENTAL PRAYER, its moral necessity · LOVE, DIVINE · Meditation · Mental prayer · PRAYER, its necessity · *Oratio communis* · Angelus bell · Attention · Augustine, St. · Ave Maria · Bernard, St. · Causes · Contemplation · Creed · DESOLATION, spiritual, how to behave when afflicted therewith · Distraction · Dominic, St. · Doxology (“For Thine is the Kingdom”). An interpretation of ancient but uncertain origin · Efficacy of grace · Hail Mary · Intention · Litanies
In the manuals
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Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. I, Bk. I, Tr. II, Diss. II, Pt. II, Sect. III, Ch. I, Article V. On the Remedies of Sins, n. 269 — II. Meditation, i.e., consideration of those things which pertain to the salvation of the soul. By this consideration ignorance is expelled, inadvertence is prevented, hatred of sin and love of virtue are promoted. That … Read in context →
Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. I, Pt. I, Sect. I, Ch. II, Article I. On Meditative Prayer, n. 581 — Meditative prayer is when someone piously thinks about divine things. It is divided into speculative meditation, or simple meditation, and affective meditation, according as either the consideration of the mind or the af… Read in context →
A Handbook of Moral Theology (Koch–Preuss)
Vol. IV, Pt. I, Chapter IV: Kinds of Prayer, nn. ¶21, ¶22, ¶23, ¶24, ¶25, ¶26 & ¶27 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. IV, Pt. I, Chapter V: Various Forms of Prayer, nn. ¶1–¶63 (63 passages)
Pastoral Questions
Ch. III, Question I: Concerning the Pious and Devout, nn. ¶2590, ¶2591, ¶2592, ¶2593, ¶2594, ¶2595, ¶2596 & ¶2597 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)
Summa Theologiae Moralis
Vol. II, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Cardinal …, Fifth Part: On the Virtues…, Section B: On the Acts of …, Ch. I, Question Two: On Prayer, Article II: On the Species of Prayer, nn. ¶1, 669, 670, 671, 672, 673, 674 & 675 (29 passages — hover a number to read it)
The Catechism of the Council of Trent (The Roman Catechism)
Pt. IV, Prayer in General, n. ¶87 — Mental Prayer. This spiritual manner of praying does not exclude the use of vocal prayer. Nevertheless, that prayer which is the vehement outpouring of the soul, deservedly holds the first place; and although not uttered with the lips,… Read in context →
The Catechism Explained: An Exhaustive Exposition of the Christian Religion
Pt. III, IV. PRAYER, 7. MEDITATION., nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5 & ¶6 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)
The True Spouse of Jesus Christ
Chapter XV: Mental Prayer, nn. ¶1957, ¶1958, ¶1959, ¶1960, ¶1969, ¶1975, ¶1981, ¶1985, ¶1992, ¶1998, ¶1999, ¶2000, ¶2004, ¶2005, ¶2009, ¶2016, ¶2017, ¶2018, ¶2020, ¶2021, ¶2022, ¶2023, ¶2024, ¶2025, ¶2026, ¶2027, ¶2028, ¶2031, ¶2032, ¶2033, ¶2034, ¶2039, ¶2040, ¶2041, ¶2050, ¶2051, ¶2052, ¶2053, ¶2054, ¶2055, ¶2056, ¶2057, ¶2058, ¶2059, ¶2060, ¶2061, ¶2066, ¶2067, ¶2070, ¶2071, ¶2072, ¶2073, ¶2074, ¶2075, ¶2076, ¶2077, ¶2078, ¶2082, ¶2083, ¶2084, ¶2085, ¶2086, ¶2087, ¶2088, ¶2090, ¶2091, ¶2092, ¶2093, ¶2096, ¶2097, ¶2104, ¶2105, ¶2106, ¶2107 & ¶2109 (75 passages — hover a number to read it)
Guide for Catholic Young Women
Chapter VIII: How to Increase in the Love of God, or of Prayer in General, nn. ¶121, ¶122, ¶123, ¶124, ¶125, ¶126, ¶127, ¶128, ¶129, ¶130, ¶131 & ¶132 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)
Treated under the broader heading Prayer — Slater, Manual of Moral Theology · McHugh–Callan, Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Institutions of Moral Theology · Gury-Ballerini, Compendium of Moral Theology (8th ed., 1884) · Tanquerey · Vermeersch, Theologia Moralis · Marc, Institutiones Morales · Prümmer, Manuale Theologiae Moralis · Sabetti-Barrett, Compendium of Moral Theology · Bontempi, Palladium Theologicum V · Slater, Cases I · The Casuist · Slater, Back to Morality · 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.)