A Topic of Moral Theology
The Effects of the Sacrament of Matrimony
What marriage effects: the bond, the grace of the sacrament, and the rights it establishes.
The works themselves ask 2 questions under this heading — see them together with their answers.
Also asked about as…
grace of marriage · what marriage gives the spouses (ed.)
In the index as Matrimony · Grace · Marriage · Three goods · Ephesians V · Faith · Henry VIII. of England · Polygamy · Sacrament of marriage · Separation of married parties
In the manuals
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Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. III, Book Eight. On Matrimony., Question Seven. On Matrimo…, Article Two. On Conditione…, Section 1. Effects with Regard to the Spouses., n. 639 — 639. What They Are. 1. The first and chief effect is the conjugal bond (matrimony in facto esse, by its nature perpetual and exclusive), which is ordered to the generation of offspring. For this reason there is founded i… Read in context →
Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. VIII, Diss. II, Pt. II, Insofar as It Is a Sacrament, Particularly, Sect. I, Chapter III. On the Effects of the Sacrament of Matrimony, n. 731 — The effects of the sacrament of matrimony are: I. Sanctifying grace, of itself second grace or an increase of grace, accidentally more probably first grace (n. 6). There is attached an increase of the virtues and of the … Read in context →
Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology
Vol. I, Matrimony, and Holy Orders, On Marriage (Volume I), Chapter II: On Marriage as Sacrament, nn. 809, 810, 811 & 812 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
What Is Marriage? A Catechism Arranged According to the Encyclical “Casti Connubii” of Pope Pius XI
Vermeersch, What Is Marriage?, Part One: The Blessings of…, The Third Blessing: Sacramental Quality, nn. 78 & 79 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Summa Theologiae Moralis
Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On Matrimony, First Part: On Matrimony I…, Question Three: On the Effects and Goods of Matrimony, nn. ¶1, 792, 793, 794 & 795 (19 passages — hover a number to read it)
Treatise on Christian Marriage
Ch. II, Thesis VIII, nn. ¶181–¶209 (29 passages)
The Catechism Explained: An Exhaustive Exposition of the Christian Religion
Pt. III, II. THE SACRAMENTS, 7. MATRIMONY, The Characteristics of Matrimony, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5 & ¶6 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)
Pt. III, II. THE SACRAMENTS, 7. MATRIMONY, The Graces Conferred in Matrimony, nn. ¶1 & ¶2 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Treated under the broader heading Marriage as a sacrament: minister, matter and form — Slater, Manual of Moral Theology · McHugh–Callan, Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Institutions of Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Cases of Conscience · Gury-Ballerini, Compendium of Moral Theology (8th ed., 1884) · Vermeersch, On Chastity · Vermeersch, Theologia Moralis · Prümmer, Manuale Theologiae Moralis · Marc, Institutiones Morales · Konings, Theologia Moralis · Merkelbach, Pastoral Questions · Sabetti-Barrett, Compendium of Moral Theology · Concina, Compendium · The Roman Catechism — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)