A Topic of Moral Theology

The Matter and Form of the Sacraments

The matter and form of which every sacrament is composed, and how defects in either affect validity.

Within this topic

In the index as Sacrament · Sacraments · Form · Form of all the virtues · Matter · Baptism · Form of the Sacraments · Grave or light matter · Matter of the Sacraments · Eucharist · Things · Change of form · Doubt · Matter of sacraments · Change · Condition · Corruption · Interruption · Reception of a sacrament · Repetition of form · A sensible sign · Addition · Attention · Canonical form

In the manuals

Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. III, Book First. On the Sacrame…, Question First. On the Nature of the Sacraments, nn. 9 & 10 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. III, Book First. On the Sacrame…, Question Second. On the Matter and Form of the Sacraments, nn. 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 & 16 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries

Vol. II, Bk. II, Chapter II. The Matter and Form of the Sacraments, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Moral Theology: A Complete Course (McHugh & Callan)

Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. IV, Art. 1. The Sacraments in …, Matter and Form, nn. 2655, 2656, 2657, 2658, 2659 & 2660 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. III, On the Sacraments in General, II. On the Matter and Form of the Sacraments, nn. 314–336 (23 passages)

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)

108. On the Matter and Form of the Sacraments, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10 (53 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 Sacraments…, Chapter II. On the Matter and Form of the Sacraments, nn. 196 & 197 (10 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manuale Theologiae Moralis

Vol. III, Pt. II, Tr. I, Ch. I, Art. III, Or On The Matter And Form Of The Sacraments, n. ¶10 — Preliminary note. In this article the discussion concerns only the sacraments of the New Law, because the sacraments of the Old Law no longer exist, nor were they constituted by matter and form. For nowhere is it read, f… Read in context →

Vol. III, Pt. II, Tr. I, Ch. I, Art. III, Or On The Matter And Form …, § 1. On The Notion And Necessity Of Matter And Form, nn. 6, 7, 8 & 9 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. III, Pt. II, Tr. I, Ch. I, Art. III, Or On The Matter And Form …, § 2. On The Immutability Of Matter And Form, nn. 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 & 15 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. III, Pt. II, Tr. I, Ch. I, Art. III, Or On The Matter And Form …, § 7. On The Conditional Form, nn. 22, 23, 24 & 25 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa Theologiae Moralis

Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Sacrament…, First Part: On the Essence…, Question Two: On the Parts…, Article I: On the Matter and Form of the Sacraments, nn. ¶1, 9, 10, 11, 12 & 13 (22 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Sacrament…, First Part: On the Essence…, Question Three: On the Det…, Article I: On the Cause Determining Matter and Form, nn. ¶1, 16, 17 & 18 (16 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Sacrament…, First Part: On the Essence…, Question Three: On the Det…, Article II: On the Change of Matter and Form, nn. ¶1, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 & 24 (42 passages — hover a number to read it)

Compendium of Moral Theology

Vol. II, Tr. XI, Chapter II. On the Matter and Form of the Sacraments, nn. 631, 632 & 633 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Christian Theology, Dogmatic and Moral, in Compendium

Diss. I, Chapter III — On the sacraments of the new law instituted by Christ, n. III — III. QUESTION II. What are the parts of the sacraments of the new law? ANSWER. Two: matter and form. These names do not occur among the ancient Fathers; nevertheless the Church, both Greek and Latin, adopted these words … Read in context →

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

Pt. II, The Sacraments in General, nn. ¶34, ¶35, ¶36, ¶37, ¶38 & ¶39 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

Commentaries on the Nature of Moral Theology, on Conscience and Probabilism, on the Fourth Precept, and on the Sixth and Ninth Precepts of the Decalogue (Commentarii)

Bucceroni, Commentaries (1910), Second Commentary: On Cons…, III. On Probable Conscience and on Probabilism, n. 48 — 48. Therefore it is not lawful to follow a probable opinion, but we must wholly choose the safer in all those things which are necessary, by necessity of means, to salvation, where the fact itself, or the truth of the th… Read in context →

Treated under the broader heading The Sacraments in General — Wouters, Manual of Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion · Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion (4th ed., 1905) · Marc, Institutiones Morales · Konings, Theologia Moralis · Slater, Cases II · Spirago · 1917 Code of Canon Law · Decretals of Gregory IX — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)