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Proximate Matter

The three acts of the penitent — contrition, confession and satisfaction — as the matter of the sacrament.

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In the index as Penance · Penance as a sacrament · Extreme Unction · Matter of penance · Remote matter · Absolution · Contrition · Imposition · Penitents · Persons deprived of their senses · Sins · The point or danger of death · Unction

In the manuals

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Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)

Hieronymus Noldin, S.J. — 2 passages

Vol. III, Book Fifth. On Penance., Chapter First. On Penance …, Question Second. On the matter of penance., n. ¶1 — The matter of penance is one thing remote, another proximate; it must be noted, however, that the word matter is used here in another sense than in the remaining sacraments.Read in context →

Vol. III, Book Fifth. On Penance., Chapter First. On Penance …, Question Second. On the ma…, Article Second. On proximate matter., n. 233 — 233. The proximate matter of this sacrament is the three acts of the penitent: contrition, confession, and satisfaction as to be accepted. By the Council of Trent these acts are called the quasi-matter of the sacrament o… Read in context →

Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)

Ludovicus Wouters, C.SS.R. — 4 passages

Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. V, Diss. II, Pt. I, Sect. II, Chapter II. On Proximate Matter, n. ¶1 — Proximate matter is constituted by contrition and confession or accusation of the penitent (n. 291). Hence:Read in context →

Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. VI, Diss. I, Pt. II, Section II. On the Proximate Matter, nn. 568, 569 & 570 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology

Adolphe Tanquerey, S.S. — 4 passages

Vol. I, Matrimony, and Holy Orders, On Penance (Volume I), Dogmatic Part — Chapter III: On the Sacrament of Penance Itself, nn. 162, 163, 164 & 165 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manuale Theologiae Moralis

Dominic M. Prümmer, O.P. — 2 passages

Vol. III, Pt. II, Tr. V, Ch. I, Art. IV, § 3. On the Proximate Matter of the Sacrament of Penance, nn. 326 & 327 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa Theologiae Moralis

Benedict Henry Merkelbach, O.P. — 44 passages

Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On Penance, First Part: On the Sacrame…, Question Two: On the Const…, Article II: On Proximate Matter, nn. ¶1, 437, 438, 439 & 440 (44 passages — hover a number to read it)

Christian Theology, Dogmatic and Moral, in Compendium

Daniele Concina, O.P.

Diss. I, Chapter IV — On the sacrament of Penance, and its remote and proximate matter, n. V — V. QUESTION III. What is the proximate matter of this sacrament? ANSWER. They are three acts of the penitent, namely contrition, confession, and satisfaction, as Trent intimates, session 14. Of each in turn discourse is … Read in context →

Treated under the broader heading Penance and Confession — Slater, Manual of Moral Theology · McHugh–Callan, Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Institutions of Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion · Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion (4th ed., 1905) · Bucceroni, Cases of Conscience · Gury-Ballerini, Compendium of Moral Theology (8th ed., 1884) · Koch–Preuss · Marc, Institutiones Morales · Konings, Theologia Moralis · Sabetti-Barrett, Compendium of Moral Theology · Slater, Cases II · The Roman Catechism · Spirago and 4 more — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)