A Topic of Moral Theology

Preaching and catechizing

The Sunday homily; instruction of the young.

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catechism classes · the duty to preach (ed.)

In the index as A parish priest ought to exercise the duty of teaching by preaching the word · Pastor · Parish priest · Catechism · Preaching

In the manuals

A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries

Vol. II, Bk. I, Pt. II, Chapter IX. Duties of Parish Priests, n. 3 — On Sundays and on the other days of obligation throughout the year it is the peculiar duty of the parish priest to preach the word of God to the people in the usual homily, especially in the Mass, which is more frequente… Read in context →

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)

31. On the Instruction of the Caste of Men Commonly Called *Mangiò*, n. 1 (3 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 Particular States, n. 239, 241 — The Obligation of Preaching and Catechizing with Respect to Pastors. “By the disposition of the Sacred Council of Trent all pastors of souls are commanded to preach to the people on Sundays and feast days and to teach children the rudiments of the faith. Whenever the aforesaid Archbishop … Read in context →

Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. III, On the Particular Obligati…, VI. On Pastors, nn. 239, 240 & 241 (3 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. 1102, 1103, 1104, 1105, 1106, 1107, 1108 & 1109 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)

Palladium Theologicum, Tome V: On the Virtues

Tr. VII, Disputation I: On States, …, Question I: What a state is, and of how many kinds, nn. 56, 57, 58, 59, 60 & 61 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

Tr. VII, Last Disputation: On the S…, Q. IV, Sole Subquestion: On the office and obligation of the preacher, nn. 1–44 (44 passages)

The 1917 Code of Canon Law

Title XX: Of the Preaching of the Divine Word, cann. 1327 & 1328 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Tit. XX, Chapter I: Of Catechetical Instruction, cann. 1329, 1330, 1331, 1332, 1333, 1334, 1335 & 1336 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)

Tit. XX, Chapter II: Of Sacred Sermons, cann. 1337, 1338, 1339, 1340, 1341, 1342, 1343, 1344, 1345, 1346, 1347 & 1348 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)

Tit. XX, Chapter III: Of Sacred Missions, cann. 1349, 1350 & 1351 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Treated under the broader heading Duties of Parish Priests — Wouters, Manual of Moral Theology · Vermeersch, Theologia Moralis · Merkelbach, Pastoral Questions · Sabetti-Barrett, Compendium of Moral Theology · Slater, Cases II · The Casuist — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)