A Topic of Moral Theology
Religious Preparation for Marriage
Confession, Communion and instruction before the wedding.
The works themselves ask 27 questions under this heading — see them together with their answers.
In the index as Matrimony
In the manuals
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Moral Theology: A Complete Course (McHugh & Callan)
Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. IV, Art. 4. Holy Orders; Matri…, Religious Preparation for Marriage, n. 2825 — Religious Duties before Marriage. Religious Duties before Marriage.—(a) Confession.—A public sinner (e.g., one who has been living in concubinage) is obliged to go to confession before marriage in order to repair his scandal. A sinner whose guilt is not … Read in context →
What Is Marriage? A Catechism Arranged According to the Encyclical “Casti Connubii” of Pope Pius XI
Vermeersch, What Is Marriage?, Part Three: Remedies, nn. 162–188 (27 passages)
Treated under the broader heading Matrimony — Noldin, Summa of Moral Theology · Slater, Manual of Moral Theology · Wouters, Manual of Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion · Bucceroni, Institutions of Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion (4th ed., 1905) · Bucceroni, Cases of Conscience · Gury-Ballerini, Compendium of Moral Theology (8th ed., 1884) · Tanquerey · Koch–Preuss · Vermeersch, On Chastity · Vermeersch, Theologia Moralis · Prümmer, Manuale Theologiae Moralis · Marc, Institutiones Morales and 10 more — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)