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What a sacrament is; the seven sacraments

External rites of religion; sensible signs instituted by Christ conferring grace; the seven.

The works themselves ask 5 questions under this heading — see them together with their answers.

In the index as Sacrament · Penance · Confession · Sacraments · Christ · Communion · Baptism · Confessor · Confirmation · Death · Satisfaction · Contrition · Extreme Unction · Matrimony · Trent · Attrition · Mass · Parents · Paul, St. · *Parvitas materiae* · Absolution · Catechism · Circumcision · Commandments

In the manuals

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A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries

Thomas Slater, S.J. — 2 passages

Vol. II, Bk. II, Chapter I. The Nature of a Sacrament, nn. 1 & 2 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

A Handbook of Moral Theology (Koch–Preuss)

Antony Koch; adapted and edited by Arthur Preuss — 190 passages

Vol. II, Pt. II, Ch. II, Section 1: The Moral Requisites of Valid Administration, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9 & ¶10 (10 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Pt. II, Ch. II, Section 2: The Moral Requisites of Worthy Reception, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5 & ¶6 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Pt. II, Ch. II, Section 3: Baptism and Confirmation, nn. ¶1–¶14 (14 passages)

Vol. II, Pt. II, Ch. II, Section 4: The Holy Eucharist, nn. ¶1–¶20 (20 passages)

Vol. II, Pt. II, Ch. II, Section 5: Penance, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4 & ¶6 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Pt. II, Ch. II, Sect. 5, Article 1: Contrition, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9, ¶10, ¶11, ¶12 & ¶13 (13 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Pt. II, Ch. II, Sect. 5, Article 2: The Purpose of Amendment, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5 & ¶6 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Pt. II, Ch. II, Sect. 5, Article 3: Confession, nn. ¶1–¶23 (23 passages)

Vol. II, Pt. II, Ch. II, Sect. 5, Article 4: Questioning and Instructing Penitents, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶5, ¶6 & ¶7 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Pt. II, Ch. II, Sect. 5, Article 5: The Seal of Confession, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5 & ¶7–¶22 (21 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Pt. II, Ch. II, Sect. 5, Article 6: Sacramental Absolution, nn. ¶1–¶14 (14 passages)

Vol. II, Pt. II, Ch. II, Sect. 5, Article 7: Sacramental Satisfaction, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9, ¶10 & ¶11 (11 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Pt. II, Ch. II, Section 6: Extreme Unction, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶9, ¶10, ¶11, ¶12, ¶13 & ¶14 (13 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Pt. II, Ch. II, Section 7: Holy Orders, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7 & ¶8 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Pt. II, Ch. II, Section 8: Matrimony, nn. ¶1–¶20 (20 passages)

Theologia Moralis: Principles — Responses — Counsels

Arthur Vermeersch, S.J. — 2 passages

Vol. III, Bk. II, Treatise I: On the Sacraments in General, n. ¶1 — (cc. 731-736) Utility. - This is the common utility of the present treatise: that, by generic accounts concerning the nature, dispensation, and use of the sacraments, it may furnish a certain first information and antici… Read in context →

Vol. III, Bk. II, Tr. VIII, Tit. X, Parergon: On the Unity of the Sacraments, n. 842 — — By polemical reasons which the war against the Church made necessary, theologians in more recent times have been led to defend more the external ramparts of the Church, and to explore less her interior riches, with whi… Read in context →

Manuale Theologiae Moralis

Dominic M. Prümmer, O.P. — 9 passages

Vol. III, Pt. II, Tr. I, Ch. I, Article II. On The Real Definition Of A Sacrament, nn. 3, 4 & 5 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. III, Pt. II, Tr. I, Chapter II. On The Number And Division Of The Sacraments Of The New Law, nn. ¶12, 30, 31, 32, 33 & 34 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa Theologiae Moralis

Benedict Henry Merkelbach, O.P. — 66 passages

Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Sacrament…, First Part: On the Essence…, Question One: On the Notion and Signification of the Sacramental Sign, nn. ¶1, 5, 6, 7 & 8 (26 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Sacrament…, Fourth Part: On the Cause …, Question One: On the Instituting Cause, nn. ¶1, 68, 69, 70, 71 & 72 (21 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Sacrament…, Fifth Part: On the Number …, Question One: On the Septenary Number of the Sacraments, nn. ¶1, 98 & 99 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Sacrament…, Fifth Part: On the Number …, Question Two: On the Order of the Sacraments, nn. ¶1, 100, 101, 102 & 103 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)

Cases of Conscience for English-Speaking Countries, Volume II

Thomas Slater, S.J. — 12 passages

Slater, Cases II, The Sacraments in General, Case 1. Reviviscence of the Sacraments, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9, ¶10, ¶11 & ¶12 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)

The Catechism of the Council of Trent (The Roman Catechism)

Issued by order of Pope St. Pius V — 23 passages

Pt. II, The Sacraments in General, nn. ¶8–¶24, ¶45, ¶46, ¶47, ¶48, ¶49 & ¶50 (23 passages — hover a number to read it)

Treated under the broader heading The Nature of a Sacrament — Noldin, Summa of Moral Theology · Wouters, Manual of Moral Theology · McHugh–Callan, Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Institutions of Moral Theology · Gury-Ballerini, Compendium of Moral Theology (8th ed., 1884) · Sabetti-Barrett, Compendium of Moral Theology · Concina, Compendium — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)