A Topic of Moral Theology
Simple Cessation of a Vow
How a vow ceases of itself, when its end, its matter or its condition fails.
The works themselves ask 7 questions under this heading — see them together with their answers.
Also asked about as…
vow ceasing · vow no longer binding · when a vow stops binding on its own (ed.)
In the index as Vow · Cessation · Cessation from divine services · Cessation of law · Children with respect to ecclesiastical laws · Father · Irritation of vows · Obligation arising from vow · Obligation of a vow · Parish priest · Religion, the religious state
In the manuals
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Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. II, Part Second. On the Precep…, Question Third. On Vow, Article Third. On the Obli…, Section 1. On Simple Cessation, n. 227 — 227. By simple cessation the obligation of a vow ceases: 1. If its principal end or motive cause ceases: for when the end ceases, the reason of the obligation ceases, because the one vowing did not will to obligate himse… Read in context →
Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Ch. IV, Article I. On Simple Cessation, nn. ¶1, 652, 653, 654 & 655 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Moral Theology: A Complete Course (McHugh & Callan)
Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. II, Art. 5. The Quasi-integral…, Cessation of Vows, nn. 2226 & 2227 (2 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 Second Precept of t…, Ch. III, Article III. On the Cessation of a Vow, n. 329 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology
Vol. II, On the Virtue of Religion …, Chapter II: On Oaths and Vows, nn. 990 & 991 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
A Handbook of Moral Theology (Koch–Preuss)
Vol. IV, Pt. II, Ch. II, Section 6: Cessation of Vows, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3 & ¶4 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Manuale Theologiae Moralis
Vol. II, Tr. XI, Sect. II, Q. I, Ch. II, Art. IV, § 5. On the Cessation of a Vow Intrinsically, nn. 409 & 410 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
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. III, Question Three: On Vow, Article IV: On the Cessation of the Obligation of Vow, nn. ¶1, 732 & 733 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)
Christian Theology, Dogmatic and Moral, Volume III: On the Decalogue
Diss. III, Chapter II — On the cessation of vows on account of the cessation of the final cause, and the change of circumstances, nn. I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII & IX (9 passages — hover a number to read it)
Christian Theology, Dogmatic and Moral, in Compendium
Bk. III, Diss. IX, Chapter V — On the cessation, invalidation, dispensation, and commutation of vows, n. IV — IV. Question IV. Does a vow cease when the moving cause ceases? Answer. One cause is moving, another impelling. The proximate moving cause ceasing, the vow ceases, as all commonly teach. Because, the final cause altogeth… Read in context →
Treated under the broader heading Annulment, dispensation and commutation of vows — Slater, Manual of Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Institutions of Moral Theology · Vermeersch, Theologia Moralis · Sabetti-Barrett, Compendium of Moral Theology · Bontempi, Palladium Theologicum V · Slater, Cases I — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)