A Topic of Moral Theology

The Dispensation of the Most Holy Sacrament

The Dispensation of the Most Holy Sacrament, as treated in Wouters (Section II. On the Dispensation of the Most Holy Sacrament).

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distributing communion · giving communion · who may give out communion (ed.)

In the index as Viaticum · Holy Communion · Dispensation of the Eucharist · The Most Holy Eucharist · Deacon · Minister of the Eucharist · Regulars · Dispensation of Communion · A stole · Minister of a sacrament · Sacrament of the Most Holy Eucharist · A deacon baptizing · A layman · A novice · A public, semipublic, and private oratory · Acceptance of death · An unconsecrated host · Binding rubrics · Carrying the Eucharist to the sick · Communion of the sick · Delegation · Distribution of Holy Communion · Easter Communion · Eucharist

In the manuals

Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. III, Book Fourth. On the Euchar…, Chapter First. On the Euch…, Question Fourth. On the Mi…, Article First. On the Power of Ministering the Eucharist, nn. 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131 & 132 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)

Theologia Moralis: Principles — Responses — Counsels

Vol. III, Bk. II, Tr. IV, Chapter II: On the Minister of Holy Communion, nn. 385, 386, 387 & 388 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manuale Theologiae Moralis

Vol. III, Pt. II, Tr. IV, Sect. I, Ch. V, Article II. On the Distribution of the Eucharist, nn. 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223 & 224 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)

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

Pt. II, The Sacrament of the Eucharist, nn. ¶155, ¶156, ¶157, ¶158, ¶159, ¶160, ¶161 & ¶162 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)

Institutiones Morales Alphonsianae

Vol. II, Part Third: On the Sacrame…, Tr. IV, Diss. I, Ch. II, Art. III, § 1. On the Manner of Administering Holy Communion, nn. ¶1539, ¶1540, ¶1541 & ¶1542 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Part Third: On the Sacrame…, Tr. IV, Diss. I, Ch. II, Art. III, § 2. On the Order to Be Observed in Administering Sacred Viaticum, nn. ¶1543 & ¶1544 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. IV, Diss. II, Pt. II, Sect. II, Chapter I. On the Person Dispensing, nn. ¶1, 163 & 164 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. IV, Diss. II, Pt. II, Sect. II, Chapter II. On the Things to Be Observed in the Dispensation of the Holy Eucharist, n. ¶1 — Something must be said about the time, place, and mode of distributing the Holy Eucharist, and about the mode of carrying it to the sick.Read in context →

Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. IV, Diss. II, Pt. II, Sect. II, Ch. II, Article I. On the Time of Dispensing the Holy Eucharist, nn. 165 & 166 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. IV, Diss. II, Pt. II, Sect. II, Ch. II, Article II. On the Place of Dispensing the Holy Eucharist, nn. 167 & 168 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. IV, Diss. II, Pt. II, Sect. II, Ch. II, Article III. On the Mode of Dispensing the Holy Eucharist, n. 169 — The mode or rite of distributing the Holy Eucharist is set forth in the Roman Missal and in the Roman Ritual. Specifically, note: 1. The Most Holy Eucharist is to be given under the species of bread alone (canon 852); fr… Read in context →

Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. IV, Diss. II, Pt. II, Sect. II, Ch. II, Article IV. On the Mode of Carrying the Holy Eucharist to the Sick, n. 170 — As we said above (n. 164), public and private carrying are distinguished. Public carrying is set forth in the Roman Ritual. In private carrying, according to canon 849, § 2, "reverence and decorum owed to so great a sacr… Read in context →

Theologia Moralis Sancti Alphonsi: Reduced into a Compendium

Vol. II, TREATISE ON THE EUCHARIST, FIRST PART: ON THE EUCHARI…, Ch. III, ARTICLE III: ON THE REQUISITES FOR THE LAWFUL DISTRIBUTION OF THE HOLY EUCHARIST, nn. ¶1291, ¶1292, ¶1293, ¶1294, ¶1295, ¶1296 & ¶1297 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, TREATISE ON THE EUCHARIST, FIRST PART: ON THE EUCHARI…, Ch. III, ARTICLE IV: ON THE MANNER OF MINISTERING THE EUCHARIST TO THE SICK, nn. ¶1298 & ¶1299 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa Theologiae Moralis

Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Most Holy…, Section B: On the Eucharis…, First Part: On the Euchari…, Question Four: On the Mini…, Article III: On the Secondary Minister of Distribution, nn. ¶1, 336, 337, 338, 339 & 340 (27 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Most Holy…, Section B: On the Eucharis…, Second Part: On the Precep…, Appendix: On the Rites, Ceremonies, and Other Precepts to Be Observed in the Celebration and Dispensation of the Eucharist, n. 392 (36 passages — hover a number to read it)

Compendium of Moral Theology

Vol. II, Tr. XIV, Pt. I, Ch. IV, Article II. On the Obligation of Dispensing the Eucharist, nn. 687 & 688 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Tr. XIV, Pt. I, Ch. IV, Article III. On the Things Required for the Licit Dispensation of the Eucharist, nn. 689, 690, 690, Q. 2, 690, Q. 3, 690, Q. 4, 690, Q. 5, 690, Q. 6, 690, Q. 7, 690, Q. 8, 690, Q. 9, 690, Q. 10, 690, Q. 11, 690, Q. 12, 690, Q. 13, 690, Q. 14, 690, Q. 15 & 690, Q. 16 (17 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Tr. XIV, Pt. I, Ch. IV, Article IV. On the Manner of Administering the Eucharist to the Sick, nn. ¶1, 691, 691, Q. 2, 691, Q. 3, 691, Q. 4, 691, Q. 5, 691, Q. 6, 691, Q. 7, 691, Q. 8, 691, Q. 9 & 691, Q. 10 (11 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 the Eucharist, n. 535, 536 (22 passages — hover a number to read it)

Moral Enchiridion, and Supplement to the Compendium of Moral Theology of Gury-Ballerini (Enchiridion Morale)

Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion, On the Eucharist, nn. ¶7, ¶8, ¶9, ¶10, ¶11, ¶12, ¶15 & ¶16 (8 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 Eucharist, First Part. On the Euchari…, Ch. III, Article III. On the Things Required for the Licit Dispensation of the Holy Eucharist, nn. 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302 & 303 (40 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Treatise On the Eucharist, First Part. On the Euchari…, Ch. III, Article IV. On the Manner of Ministering the Eucharist to the Sick, nn. 304, 305, 306, 307 & 308 (26 passages — hover a number to read it)

Treated under the broader heading The minister of the Eucharist — Slater, Manual of Moral Theology · McHugh–Callan, Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Institutions of Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Cases of Conscience · Concina, Compendium — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)