A Topic of Moral Theology
Servile Work
The rest commanded on the Lord's day: what works are forbidden as servile, and the causes that excuse them.
The works themselves ask 39 questions under this heading — see them together with their answers.
Within this topic
See also Holy Days of Obligation — in The Commandments of the Church · Holy Days of Obligation — in The Commandments of the Church
Also asked about as…
chores on sunday · shopping on sunday · sports on sunday · sunday rest · sunday work · working on sunday (ed.)
In the index as Works · Sunday · Liberal · Servile work · Servile works (Opera Servilia) · Labor · Precepts of the Church · Feasts (Festa) · Hunting (Venatio) · Market (Mercatus) · To paint (Pingere) · Bakers (Pistores) · Fairs (Nundinae) · Photography · Piety · The poor (Pauperes) · Work by which indulgences are obtained · Barbers (Tonsores) · Bishop (Episcopus) · Dispensation (Dispensatio) · Liberal works · Sale · Servant (Famulus) · Servile work is prohibited on Sundays and feast days
In the manuals
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A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries
Vol. I, Bk. VI, Pt. III, Chapter II. Servile Work, nn. 1, 2, 3 & 4 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. I, Pt. III, Section II. On Cessation from Servile Works, nn. 705, 706 & 707 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Moral Theology: A Complete Course (McHugh & Callan)
Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. III, Art. 1. The Duties of Memb…, Servile Works, nn. 2579, 2580, 2581 & 2582 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. I, On the Third Precept of th…, II. On the Prohibition of Servile Works, nn. 652, 653, 654, 655, 656, 657, 658, 659, 660 & 661 (10 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)
53. On Abstinence from Servile Works, n. 1 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)
Compendium of Moral Theology of Fr. John Peter Gury, S.J., with the Notes of Antonio Ballerini, S.J.
Vol. I, Treatise On the Precepts o…, On the Third Precept of th…, Chapter II. On Those Things Which Are Prohibited on Sundays and Feast Days, n. ¶1 — We must treat: 1. of works prohibited on feast days; 2. of the causes on account of which they are sometimes licitly exercised.Read in context →
Vol. I, Treatise On the Precepts o…, On the Third Precept of th…, Ch. II, Article II. On the Causes on Account of Which Servile Works Can Be Permitted on a Feast Day, nn. ¶1, 360, 361 & 362 (17 passages — hover a number to read it)
Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology
Vol. II, On the Virtue of Religion …, Chapter III: On the Sanctification of Sunday, nn. 1037, 1038, 1039, 1040, 1041, 1042, 1043, 1044, 1045, 1046 & 1047 (11 passages — hover a number to read it)
A Handbook of Moral Theology (Koch–Preuss)
Vol. IV, Pt. III, Chapter II: The Observance of Sundays and Holydays of Obligation, nn. ¶11–¶27 (17 passages)
Theologia Moralis: Principles — Responses — Counsels
Vol. III, Bk. III, Tr. I, Tit. I, Article III: The Negative Part of the Sanctification of Feasts, nn. 864, 865, 866, 867, 868, 869, 870 & 871 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)
Institutiones Morales Alphonsianae
Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. III, CHAPTER II: On the Obligation of Abstaining from Servile Works, nn. ¶1 & ¶2 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. III, Ch. II, ARTICLE I: On Works Which Are Forbidden on Feast Days, nn. ¶658, ¶659, ¶660, ¶661, ¶662 & ¶663 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. III, Ch. II, ARTICLE II: On the Causes on Account of Which Servile Works Are Permitted, nn. ¶664, ¶665, ¶666, ¶667, ¶668 & ¶669 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)
Manuale Theologiae Moralis
Vol. II, Tr. XI, Sect. II, Q. I, Ch. II, Art. VII, § 4. On Cessation from Servile Works, nn. 488, 489, 490, 491, 492, 493, 494, 495, 496, 497, 498 & 499 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)
Theologia Moralis Sancti Alphonsi: Reduced into a Compendium
Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, CHAPTER II: ON THOSE THINGS WHICH ARE PROHIBITED ON SUNDAYS AND FEASTS, n. ¶1 — We must treat: 1° of works prohibited on feast days; 2° of the causes because of which they are sometimes licitly exercised.Read in context →
Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. II, ARTICLE I: ON WORKS WHICH ARE PROHIBITED ON FEAST DAYS, nn. ¶410, ¶411, ¶412, ¶413, ¶414 & ¶415 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. II, ARTICLE II: ON THE CAUSES BECAUSE OF WHICH SERVILE WORKS CAN BE PERMITTED ON A FEAST DAY, nn. ¶1, ¶416, ¶417, ¶418 & ¶2 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Pastoral Questions
Ch. II, Section A. Concerning Cert…, Q. III, Or Concerning the Violation of Sunday, nn. ¶4668–¶4685 (18 passages)
Summa Theologiae Moralis
Vol. II, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Cardinal …, Fifth Part: On the Virtues…, Section B: On the Acts of …, Ch. II, Question Two: On the Observance of Feasts, n. 686 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Compendium of Moral Theology
Vol. I, Tr. VI, On the Third Precept of th…, Chapter II. On Those Things which are Prohibited on Feast Days, nn. 252, 253, 254, 254, Q. 2, 254, Q. 3, 254, Q. 4, 254, Q. 5 & 255 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)
Cases of Conscience for English-Speaking Countries, Volume I
Slater, Cases I, The Third Commandment, Case 2. Servile Work, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9, ¶10, ¶11, ¶12 & ¶13 (13 passages — hover a number to read it)
The Catechism of the Council of Trent (The Roman Catechism)
Pt. III, The Third Commandment, nn. ¶37, ¶38, ¶39, ¶40, ¶41, ¶42, ¶43, ¶44 & ¶45 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)
The Casuist: A Collection of Cases in Moral and Pastoral Theology
Vol. IV, Case XXIII: Servile Work on Sunday, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9, ¶10, ¶11 & ¶12 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)
The Catechism Explained: An Exhaustive Exposition of the Christian Religion
Pt. II, Vice and Virtue, Perfection, A. THE COMMANDMENTS, X. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF…, THE THIRD COMMANDMENT OF GOD, Sins Against the Third Commandment, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6 & ¶7 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)
Guide for Catholic Young Women
Chapter XVI: Of Working on Sunday, nn. ¶197, ¶198, ¶199, ¶200, ¶201, ¶202, ¶203, ¶204, ¶205 & ¶206 (10 passages — hover a number to read it)
Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. II, Part Second. On the Precep…, Book Third. On the Third P…, Question Third. On the Pro…, Article First. On Prohibited Works, nn. 268, 269, 270, 271 & 272 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. II, Part Second. On the Precep…, Book Third. On the Third P…, Question Third. On the Pro…, Article Second. On the Causes Excusing from Labor, nn. 273, 274, 275, 276 & 277 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Palladium Theologicum, Tome V: On the Virtues
Tr. IV, Disputation VIII: On the O…, Question IV: Whether lawful liberal work becomes servile because it is done for gain, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Tr. IV, Disputation VIII: On the O…, Question V: Which servile works are forbidden on a feast day, nn. 1–37 (37 passages)
Tr. IV, Disputation VIII: On the O…, Q. V, Sole Doubt: Which works are forbidden on a feast by canon law, nn. 1–28 (28 passages)
Tr. IV, Disputation VIII: On the O…, Question VI: What length of servile labor makes a grave violation of a feast, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)
Tr. IV, Disputation VIII: On the O…, Question VII: On the causes excusing from violation of a feast, nn. 1–18 (18 passages)