A Topic of Moral Theology

What sorrow suffices: contrition and attrition

Heartfelt sorrow and detestation of sin; sorrow from fear of hell or the turpitude of sin as sufficient with the sacrament; natural sorrow insufficient.

Also asked about as…

is imperfect contrition enough (ed.)

In the index as Contrition · Attrition · Venial sin · Sorrow · Sorrow in contrition · Fear · Love · Perfect Contrition · Sacrament Of Penance · Amendment · Appreciatively highest · Article of death · Attritionists · Contritionists · Detestation · Efficacious · Initial · Initial love · Penance · Penance as a sacrament · Remission · Remission of sins · Repetition of a Sacrament · Servile

In the manuals

Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. III, Book Fifth. On Penance., Ch. II, Q. I, Article I. On the Nature of Contrition., nn. 247, 248, 249, 250 & 251 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries

Vol. II, Bk. VI, Ch. III, Section I. The Nature of Contrition, nn. 1, 2, 3 & 5 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Moral Enchiridion, Comprising Select Decrees and Definitions of the Holy See, of Ecumenical Councils and of the Sacred Roman Congregations (Enchiridion Morale), Fourth Edition

Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion (4th ed., 1905), On Penance, nn. 661 & 677 (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)

121. On Contrition, n. 2 (3 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. II, Treatise On the Sacrament …, Pt. II, Ch. I, Art. I, § I. On the Necessity of Contrition, nn. 442, 443 & 445 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Treatise On the Sacrament …, Pt. II, Ch. I, Art. I, § II. On the Qualities of Contrition, nn. 452 & 453 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Treatise On the Sacrament …, Pt. II, Ch. I, Art. I, § III. On the Efficacy of Contrition, n. 455 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manuale Theologiae Moralis

Vol. III, Pt. II, Tr. V, Ch. II, Art. I, § 2. On Attrition, nn. 342, 343, 344 & 345 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. III, Pt. II, Tr. V, Ch. II, Art. I, § 3, Whether Perfect or Imperfect, nn. ¶48, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352 & 353 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)

Institutiones Morales Alphonsianae

Vol. II, Part Third: On the Sacrame…, Tr. V, Diss. II, Ch. I, Art. I, § 1. On The Contrition Required In The Sacrament, nn. ¶1666, ¶1667, ¶1668 & ¶1669 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Part Third: On the Sacrame…, Tr. V, Diss. II, Ch. I, Art. I, § 2. On Perfect And Imperfect Contrition, nn. ¶1670, ¶1, ¶1671, ¶1672, ¶1673, ¶1674, ¶2, ¶1675, ¶1676, ¶1677 & ¶1678 (11 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa Theologiae Moralis

Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On Penance, Third Part: On the Parts o…, Ch. I, Question Two: On the Qualities and Endowments of Contrition, n. 480 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On Penance, Third Part: On the Parts o…, Ch. I, Question Two: On the Quali…, Article I: On the Endowments of Contrition Itself, nn. ¶1, 481, 482, 483, 484 & 485 (48 passages — hover a number to read it)

Compendium of Moral Theology

Vol. II, Tr. XV, Pt. II, Ch. I, Art. I, § I. On the Necessity of Contrition, nn. 731, 732, Q. 3 & 732, Q. 4 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Tr. XV, Pt. II, Ch. I, Art. I, § II. On the Qualities of Contrition, nn. 733, 734, 734, Q. 2, 734, Q. 3, 734, Q. 4, 734, Q. 5, 734, Q. 6, 734, Q. 7 & 734, Q. 8 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Tr. XV, Pt. II, Ch. I, Art. I, § III. On the Efficacy of Contrition, nn. 735, 736, 736, Q. 2 & 736, Q. 3 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Christian Theology, Dogmatic and Moral, in Compendium

Diss. I, Chapter I — Propositions condemned by the Holy See, nn. 57, 15, II, III, XII, LVII, LX, II, III, II, III, II & III (13 passages — hover a number to read it)

Diss. I, Chapter V — On contrition, the first part of Penance, and its natural and divine precept, nn. VII & VIII (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Diss. I, Chapter VI — On the insufficiency of fear-born, or servile, attrition for the valid receiving of the sacrament of Penance, nn. ¶1, I, ¶2, I, II, III, IV, ¶3, I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, ¶4, I, II, I, II, III, IV, I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, I, II & III (35 passages — hover a number to read it)

Diss. I, Chapter VII — On the necessity of love, or of inchoate charity, for the sacrament of Penance, nn. ¶1, I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, I, II, III, IV, V, ¶2, I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, I, II, III, IV, V & VI (49 passages — hover a number to read it)

Diss. I, Chapter VIII — Certain questions concerning grief and purpose are resolved, nn. I & VI (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

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

Pt. II, The Sacrament of Penance, nn. ¶60, ¶61, ¶62, ¶63, ¶64, ¶65, ¶66, ¶67 & ¶68 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)

Questions of Moral Theology

Slater, Questions, Is an Act of Contrition Difficult?, nn. ¶788, ¶789, ¶790, ¶791, ¶792, ¶793, ¶795, ¶796, ¶797, ¶799, ¶800, ¶801, ¶802, ¶803, ¶805, ¶806, ¶807, ¶809, ¶810, ¶811, ¶812, ¶814, ¶815, ¶816, ¶818, ¶819, ¶820, ¶821, ¶823, ¶824, ¶825, ¶826, ¶827, ¶830, ¶831, ¶832, ¶834, ¶835, ¶837, ¶838, ¶839 & ¶840 (42 passages — hover a number to read it)

Treated under the broader heading Contrition and Purpose of Amendment — Wouters, Manual of Moral Theology · McHugh–Callan, Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Institutions of Moral Theology · Tanquerey · Koch–Preuss · Vermeersch, Theologia Moralis · Konings, Theologia Moralis · Slater, Cases II · The Casuist · Spirago · Deshon, Guide · Decretum of Gratian — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)