A Topic of Moral Theology
The Essence of the Sacrament of Matrimony
The Essence of the Sacrament of Matrimony, as treated in Wouters (Chapter II. On the Essence of the Sacrament of Matrimony).
The works themselves ask 6 questions under this heading — see them together with their answers.
Also asked about as…
contract and sacrament in marriage · minister of marriage · what makes marriage a sacrament (ed.)
In the index as Matrimony · Consent of the will · Marriage · Consent · Minister of marriage · Acceptance · Canus, Melchior · Ceremonies and sensible signs · Civil authority · Civil marriage · Clandestine marriage · Clandestinity · Contract · Divorce · Intention · Matter · Matter and form of marriage · Pius IX · Pius IX. and Immaculate Conception · Priest · Procurator · Sacrament of marriage · Sacraments · Sacrilege
In the manuals
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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 II. On the Essence of the Sacrament of Matrimony, n. 730 — I. Contract and sacrament in Christian marriage cannot be separated, so that a matrimonial contract between Christians cannot exist without being a sacrament. So teach Pius VI in the letter to the Bishop of Motula; Pius … Read in context →
Compendium of Moral Theology of Fr. John Peter Gury, S.J., with the Notes of Antonio Ballerini, S.J.
Vol. II, Treatise on Matrimony, Chapter IV. On the Matter and Form of Matrimony, nn. 765 & 766 (6 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. 74, 75, 76 & 77 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Institutiones Morales Alphonsianae
Vol. II, Part Third: On the Sacrame…, Tr. VIII, Ch. II, Art. II, Form, And Minister, nn. ¶1968, ¶1969, ¶1970, ¶1971, ¶1972 & ¶1973 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)
Theologia Moralis Sancti Alphonsi: Reduced into a Compendium
Vol. II, Treatise on Matrimony, Chapter IV. On the Matter and Form of Matrimony, n. ¶1554 — 1554. Principles. - I. The remote matter of Matrimony is the bodies of the contracting parties, insofar as they are mutually handed over to one another in order to the generation of offspring. - Thus commonly. But the pr… Read in context →
Summa Theologiae Moralis
Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On Matrimony, First Part: On Matrimony I…, Question Two: On Matrimony…, Article II: On the Essence of the Sacrament and Its Constitutive Parts, nn. ¶1, 784, 785, 786, 787 & 788 (30 passages — hover a number to read it)
Treatise on Christian Marriage
Ch. II, Thesis X, nn. ¶222–¶238 (17 passages)
Ch. II, Thesis XI, nn. ¶239–¶275 (37 passages)
The Catechism Explained: An Exhaustive Exposition of the Christian Religion
Pt. III, II. THE SACRAMENTS, 7. MATRIMONY, The Institution and Nature of Matrimony, nn. ¶1–¶14 (14 passages)
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 · Tanquerey · Vermeersch, On Chastity · Vermeersch, Theologia Moralis · Prümmer, Manuale Theologiae 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.)