A Topic of Moral Theology
Nature of the Religious State
The religious state as a school of perfection: its essence in the three vows and common life.
The works themselves ask 86 questions under this heading — see them together with their answers.
Within this topic
In the index as Regulars · Religious state · Religious order · Novitiate · Religious · Profession · State · Ordinary · Religion · Entrance · Religious Woman · Nuns · Postulancy · Religious profession, impediment to entrance into religion · Rules · House · Novices · Of novices, impediments to entrance · Religion, what it is, of how many kinds · Religious Orders · Students · Bishop · Examination · Institution
Further reading The Nazirites and Religious Life — on Numbers 6 ↗ — Cornelius a Lapide, The Great Commentary, read off-site at lapide.org (public-domain translation) (ed.)
In the manuals
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A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries
Vol. II, Bk. I, Pt. III, Chapter I. Nature of the Religious State, nn. 1 & 2 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. III, Pt. III, Sect. I, Chapter I. On the Religious State, nn. 1211, 1212, 1213 & 1214 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. III, Pt. III, Sect. I, Chapter II. On Religion, nn. 1215, 1216, 1217 & 1218 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. III, On the Particular Obligati…, I. On the Nature of the Religious State, nn. 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253 & 254 (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 Particular Sta…, Part Third. On the Religious State, n. 136 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. II, Treatise on Particular Sta…, Part Third. On the Religio…, Chapter I. On the Nature of the Religious State, nn. 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146 & 147 (46 passages — hover a number to read it)
Theologia Moralis: Principles — Responses — Counsels
Vol. III, First Book: On Persons in …, Tr. II, Title I: On the Religious State, nn. 98, 99, 100 & 101 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. III, First Book: On Persons in …, Tr. II, Title II: On Religious Institutes and Houses, nn. 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107 & 108 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. III, First Book: On Persons in …, Tr. II, Title III: On the Governance of Religions, nn. 109, 110 & 111 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. III, First Book: On Persons in …, Tr. II, Chapter I: On the Variety and Condition of Persons, nn. 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121 & 122 (11 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. III, First Book: On Persons in …, Tr. II, Ch. VI, Appendix: On Societies Which Lead Life in Common Without Vows, nn. 167 & 168 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Manuale Theologiae Moralis
Vol. I, Pt. I, Tract IX. On theological c…, Ch. III, Art. III, Appendix on Spiritual Perfection and on the State of Perfection, n. 624 — 624. 1. St. Paul admonishes: "Above all things have charity, which is the bond of perfection"; for charity is the form of all the virtues, orders them to the supernatural end, and gives to them their proper notion of mer… Read in context →
Theologia Moralis Sancti Alphonsi: Reduced into a Compendium
Vol. I, TREATISE ON PARTICULAR STA…, PART THIRD: ON THE RELIGIO…, Ch. I, ARTICLE I: ON THE NATURE OF THE RELIGIOUS STATE, nn. ¶1148 & ¶1149 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Institutiones Morales Alphonsianae
Vol. II, Pt. IV, Tr. I, Chapter I: On The Nature Of The Religious State, nn. ¶2128, ¶1, ¶2129, ¶2130, ¶2, ¶2131, ¶2132, ¶3, ¶2133, ¶2134, ¶2135 & ¶2136 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)
Compendium of Moral Theology
Vol. I, Tr. X, Pt. III, Chapter I. On the Nature of the Religious State, nn. 608, 609, 610, 610, Q. 2, 610, Q. 3, 610, Q. 4, 610, Q. 5, 610, Q. 6, 610, Q. 7, 610, Q. 8, 610, Q. 9, 610, Q. 10, 610, Q. 11, 610, Q. 12, 610, Q. 13, 610, Q. 14, 610, Q. 15, 610, Q. 16, 610, Q. 17, 610, Q. 18, 610, Q. 19 & 610, Q. 20 (22 passages — hover a number to read it)
Christian Theology, Dogmatic and Moral, in Compendium
Dissertation V — On the religious state, n. ¶1 — Prologue. I have published four volumes upon this argument, of which the first is entitled Historico-Apologetic Commentary, and so forth; the other, Apostolico-Monastic Discipline. Against this Apostolico-Monastic Discipline two v… Read in context →
Diss. V, Chapter I — The notion of the religious state, and its obligation of aspiring to evangelical perfection, nn. I–XIV (14 passages)
Palladium Theologicum, Tome V: On the Virtues
Tr. IV, Disputation II: On the Religious State, or on Solemn Vows, nn. 1 & 2 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Tr. IV, Disputation II: On the Rel…, Section I: On the Vows of Religious in Common, n. 1 — As in ancient times in the Mosaic law there were some sacrifices which the people offered to God in part, and others which they offered totally; so in the law of grace the Church dedicates some to God in part through sim… Read in context →
Tr. IV, Disputation II: On the Rel…, Sect. I, Question I: In what solemn vows differ from simple vows, nn. 1–66 (66 passages)
Tr. IV, Disputation II: On the Rel…, Sect. I, Question II: Whether solemn vows are necessary to the religious state, nn. 1–23 (23 passages)
Tr. IV, Disputation II: On the Rel…, Sect. I, Question III: Whether, and how, this state is holy, nn. 1–164 (164 passages)
Tr. IV, Disputation II: On the Rel…, Sect. I, Question IV: Whether the three vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience are essential to the religious state, nn. 1–15 (15 passages)
Tr. IV, Disputation II: On the Rel…, Sect. I, Question X: Whence the greater perfection of a religious order is to be judged, nn. 1–16 (16 passages)
Cases of Conscience for English-Speaking Countries, Volume II
Slater, Cases II, Duties of Religious, Case 4. Religious and Seculars, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9, ¶10 & ¶11 (11 passages — hover a number to read it)
Moral Theology: A Complete Course (McHugh & Callan)
Vol. I, Pt. II, Q. I, Art. 3. The Commandments o…, Cooperation in Religious Activities, nn. 976, 977, 978, 979, 980, 981, 982, 983, 984, 985 & 986 (11 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Pt. II, Q. I, Art. 9. The Sins Against B…, Results of Scandal, n. 1460 — Scandal resembles solicitation and complicity, since like them it exercises an evil influence on others; but it is not identical with them. (a) Thus, solicitation influences another to evil by counsel, persuasion, comman… Read in context →
Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. III, Art. 2. Duties of Members …, The Obligation of Marrying, n. 2627 — The Duties of Persons Engaged to Marry. The Duties of Persons Engaged to Marry.—We shall speak first of the duty of entering into a nuptial engagement, and next of the duties which engagement imposes. (a) Per se, there is no obligation for an individual to mar… Read in context →
The True Spouse of Jesus Christ
St. Alphonsus, True Spouse, Introduction, nn. ¶26–¶98, ¶100, ¶101, ¶102, ¶103, ¶104, ¶107, ¶108 & ¶109 (81 passages — hover a number to read it)
Chapter I: The Merit of Virgins Who Have Consecrated Themselves to God, nn. ¶110, ¶111, ¶121, ¶126, ¶127, ¶128, ¶133, ¶134, ¶135, ¶136, ¶139, ¶140, ¶141, ¶142, ¶143, ¶144, ¶149, ¶150, ¶151, ¶152, ¶153, ¶161, ¶162, ¶163, ¶170, ¶171, ¶172, ¶173, ¶178, ¶179, ¶184, ¶191, ¶194, ¶195, ¶196, ¶197, ¶200, ¶206, ¶207, ¶211, ¶215, ¶222 & ¶226 (43 passages — hover a number to read it)
Chapter II: The Advantages of the Religious State, nn. ¶227, ¶228, ¶229, ¶232, ¶233, ¶234, ¶236, ¶237, ¶239, ¶240, ¶241, ¶245, ¶248, ¶249, ¶250, ¶254, ¶257, ¶258, ¶259, ¶260, ¶261, ¶264, ¶265, ¶267, ¶268, ¶269, ¶271, ¶273, ¶274, ¶275, ¶276, ¶281, ¶282, ¶286, ¶287, ¶288, ¶290, ¶292, ¶298 & ¶299 (40 passages — hover a number to read it)
Chapter III: The Religious Should Belong Entirely to God, nn. ¶300, ¶301, ¶302, ¶303, ¶313, ¶321, ¶334, ¶338, ¶347, ¶348, ¶351, ¶356, ¶359, ¶365, ¶368, ¶370, ¶371, ¶374, ¶375, ¶376, ¶377, ¶378, ¶379, ¶380, ¶381, ¶382, ¶383, ¶385, ¶386, ¶387, ¶388, ¶389, ¶390, ¶391, ¶392, ¶393, ¶394 & ¶397 (38 passages — hover a number to read it)
Ch. V, Who Is But Little Afraid o…, Exposes Her Salvation, nn. ¶472, ¶473, ¶474, ¶475, ¶477, ¶480, ¶481, ¶485, ¶490, ¶495, ¶502, ¶503, ¶505, ¶509, ¶510, ¶512, ¶513, ¶515, ¶516, ¶517, ¶521 & ¶523 (22 passages — hover a number to read it)
Chapter VI: Continuation of the Same Subject, nn. ¶525, ¶526, ¶527, ¶528, ¶529, ¶531, ¶536, ¶539, ¶542, ¶545, ¶546, ¶548, ¶549, ¶551, ¶557, ¶558, ¶560, ¶561, ¶562, ¶566, ¶567, ¶569, ¶572, ¶573, ¶574 & ¶579 (26 passages — hover a number to read it)
Chapter XXIV: Rule of Life for a Religious That Desires to Become a Saint, nn. ¶2798, ¶2799, ¶2800, ¶2801, ¶2802, ¶2803, ¶2804, ¶2805, ¶2806, ¶2807, ¶2808, ¶2816, ¶2817, ¶2818, ¶2819, ¶2820, ¶2821, ¶2822, ¶2823, ¶2825, ¶2826, ¶2830, ¶2831, ¶2832, ¶2838 & ¶2843–¶2856 (39 passages — hover a number to read it)
Treatise on Christian Marriage
Ch. I, Thesis V, nn. ¶107–¶123 (17 passages)
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)
105. On the Religious State, nn. 1 & 2 (39 passages — hover a number to read it)
Treated under the broader heading Special Duties of Religious — Merkelbach, Pastoral Questions · Decretals of Gregory IX · Liber Sextus — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)