A Topic of Moral Theology
Requisites for Lawful Ordination
The state of grace, intention of the priesthood, confirmation, good morals, canonical age, knowledge, the lower orders and interstices, a canonical title, right intention.
The works themselves ask 6 questions under this heading — see them together with their answers.
Also asked about as…
age for ordination · canonical age for priesthood · interstices · ordained in mortal sin · requirements to be ordained · title for ordination · what is needed to become a priest (ed.)
In the index as Order, as Sacrament (Ordo, ut Sacramentum) · Order · Title of ordination · External requisites · Interstices (Interstitia) · Subdiaconate · Knowledge · One to be ordained · Ordination · A Cleric is made by Tonsure · Age (Aetas) · Deacon · Order as a sacrament · Sacred Ordination · Title · Bishop (Episcopus) · Diaconate · Ecclesiastical benefice · Lectorate · Letters · Mass, as Sacrifice (Missa, ut Sacrificium) · Minister of order · Order of exorcist · Patrimony
In the manuals
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Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. III, Bk. VII, Question Four. Concerning …, Article Three. Concerning the Requisites Before Ordination., nn. 471, 472 & 473 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. III, Bk. VII, Question Four. Concerning …, Article Four. Concerning the Requisites in Ordination., nn. 474, 475, 476, 477 & 478 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries
Vol. II, Bk. VIII, Chapter III. The Subject of Orders, n. 2 — Many qualities and conditions are requisite for the lawful reception of Orders about which something must here be said; the fuller treatment of this matter belongs to canon law. As we saw when treating of the clerical st… Read in context →
Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. VII, Diss. III, Pt. III, Sect. II, Chapter I. On the Positive Requisites, nn. 608, 609, 610, 611, 612, 613, 614, 615, 616, 617, 618 & 619 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)
Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. III, On Order, II. On the Minister and Subject of Order, n. 904 — There is required 7. that one be ordained through the due intervals of times. It is more probably lawful to confer first tonsure with some minor order, since first tonsure is not an order; Rome excepted. Lucidi, C. 2, n.… Read in context →
Vol. IV, Appendix, Concerning Interruption of Studies, nn. ¶1 & ¶2 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
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)
141. On Ordination outside the Times, nn. 1, 2 & 3 (15 passages — hover a number to read it)
Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology
Vol. I, Matrimony, and Holy Orders, On Holy Orders (Volume I), On Holy Orders, nn. 1171, 1172, 1173, 1174 & 1175 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Theologia Moralis: Principles — Responses — Counsels
Vol. III, Bk. II, Tr. VII, Ch. III, § 3. Who Are Licitly Ordained, nn. 691, 692, 693, 694, 695, 696 & 697 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)
Manuale Theologiae Moralis
Vol. III, Pt. II, Tr. IX, Ch. III, Article II. On The Qualities Of The Ordinand Required By Ecclesiastical Law, nn. ¶85, 605, 606, 607 & 608 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Institutiones Morales Alphonsianae
Vol. II, Part Third: On the Sacrame…, Tr. VII, Chapter III: On The Subject Of Order, n. ¶1911 — 1911. The SUBJECT of Order is a male and baptized man, who, if he is an adult, must have at least a habitual intention of receiving the Sacrament. These things are required for VALID reception of Order, as is established… Read in context →
Vol. II, Part Third: On the Sacrame…, Tr. VII, Ch. III, Article I: On The Conditions Which Regard The Soul Of The Ordinand, nn. ¶1, ¶1912, ¶1913, ¶1914, ¶1915 & ¶1916 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. II, Part Third: On the Sacrame…, Tr. VII, Ch. III, Article II: On The External Conditions Required In The Ordinand, nn. ¶1, ¶1917, ¶1918, ¶1919, ¶1920, ¶1921, ¶1922 & ¶1923 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. II, Part Third: On the Sacrame…, Tr. VII, Ch. III, Article II: On Those Things Which Regard The Mode Of Ordination, nn. ¶1924, ¶1925 & ¶1926 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Theologia Moralis Sancti Alphonsi: Reduced into a Compendium
Vol. II, Treatise on Order, Chapter IV. On the Subject of the Sacrament of Order, nn. ¶1520, ¶1521, ¶1522 & ¶1523 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Summa Theologiae Moralis
Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On Order, Question Five: On the Subject of Order, n. 738 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)
Compendium of Moral Theology
Vol. II, Tr. XVII, Chapter IV. On the Subject of the Sacrament of Order, n. 835, Q. 7 — Question 7. Whether it is required that the one to be ordained be confirmed? Resp. Affirmatively, as is established from can. 974, § 1, 1; 993, 1.Read in context →
The Catechism of the Council of Trent (The Roman Catechism)
Pt. II, The Sacrament of Holy Orders, nn. ¶69, ¶70, ¶71, ¶72, ¶73, ¶74, ¶75, ¶76, ¶77 & ¶78 (10 passages — hover a number to read it)
The Decretum of Gratian (Concordia discordantium canonum)
Pt. I, Distinction XXIV, cc. ¶, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)
Pt. I, Distinction LXX, cc. ¶, 1 & 2 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Pt. I, Distinction LXXVIII, cc. ¶, 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)
The Decretals of Gregory IX (Liber Extra)
Bk. V, Title XXIX: On a Cleric Promoted by a Leap, c. 1 — Sole Chapter. Latin source headnote: One who in ignorance is made a priest by a leap from subdeacon, after penance is ordained deacon, and afterward a dispensation can be granted to him in the priesthood. Innocent III, to the Bishop o… Read in context →
Bk. V, Title XXX: On One Who Secretly Received an Order, cc. 1, 2 & 3 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Treated under the broader heading The subject of Orders — McHugh–Callan, Moral Theology · Gury-Ballerini, Compendium of Moral Theology (8th ed., 1884) · Concina, Compendium · The Casuist · 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.)