A Topic of Moral Theology

The Matter of Confirmation

The chrism and the imposition of hands: the matter and form of confirmation.

Within this topic

See also Chrism and the Holy Oils — in The Sacraments in General

In the index as Confirmation (Confirmatio) · Chrism · Balm · Balsam · Chrismation · Imposition · Matter · Matter of confirmation · Unction · Bishop · Blessing · Imposition of hands · Oil · Anointing · Anointing in confirmation · Anointing with Chrism · Bishops · Character in sacraments · Consecrated oil · Consecration of an altar · Consecrations · Divorce · Form of confirmation · Form of the Sacraments

In the manuals

Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. III, Book Third. On Confirmation, Question First. On the Nature of Confirmation, nn. 84 & 85 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. III, Book Third. On Confirmation, Question Second. On the Matter and Form of Confirmation, nn. 86, 87 & 88 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries

Vol. II, Bk. IV, Chapter I. The Matter of Confirmation, nn. 1, 2 & 3 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. III, Diss. I, Pt. II, Section I. On the Matter, nn. 112 & 113 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. III, Diss. I, Pt. II, Section II. On the Form, n. 114 — The legitimate form is: I. For the Latin Church: "I sign you with the sign of the cross and confirm you with the chrism of salvation, in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit." Probably these suffi… Read in context →

Moral Theology: A Complete Course (McHugh & Callan)

Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. IV, Art. 2. Baptism; Confirmat…, The Sacrament of Confirmation, n. 2694 — The Sacrament of Confirmation. The Sacrament of Confirmation.—Next to Baptism, not in necessity or dignity but in likeness and in time, is Confirmation; for Confirmation completes the work begun in Baptism, and it is also frequently received immediate… Read in context →

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

Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion, On Confirmation, n. ¶1 — N. 261. - On the First Imposition of Hands in Confirmation. If the first imposition of hands was omitted, Confirmation is not therefore to be repeated, nor even under condition. S. C. de P. F. 6 Aug. 1840.Read in context →

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 Confirmation, n. 475, 476 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. III, On Confirmation, I. On the Nature, Matter, and Form of Confirmation, nn. 473, 474, 475, 476, 477, 478, 479, 480, 481, 482 & 483 (11 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. IV, Appendix, The Matter of Confirmation, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3 & ¶4 (4 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)

114. On the Matter and Form of Confirmation, 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 Confirmation, Ch. I, Article I. On the Matter of Confirmation, nn. 261, 262, 263 & 264 (16 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manuale Theologiae Moralis

Vol. III, Pt. II, Tr. III, Chapter II. On The Matter And Form Of Confirmation, nn. 154, 155, 156 & 157 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Institutiones Morales Alphonsianae

Vol. II, Part Third: On the Sacrame…, Tr. III, Ch. I, Art. II, § 1. On the Matter, nn. ¶1493, ¶1494 & ¶1495 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Theologia Moralis Sancti Alphonsi: Reduced into a Compendium

Vol. II, TREATISE ON CONFIRMATION, Ch. I, ARTICLE I: ON THE MATTER OF CONFIRMATION, nn. ¶1270 & ¶1271 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa Theologiae Moralis

Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On Confirmation, Question One: On the Sacra…, Article II: On the Constitutive Parts of Confirmation, nn. ¶1, 179, 180, 181, 182 & 183 (45 passages — hover a number to read it)

Compendium of Moral Theology

Vol. II, Tr. XIII, Ch. I, Article I. On the Matter of Confirmation, nn. 668, 669, 669, Q. 2 & 669, Q. 3 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Christian Theology, Dogmatic and Moral, in Compendium

Diss. I, Chapter II — The lax propositions of the casuists, n. VII — VII. The same in the same place, chapter 3, no. 8: “By necessity of the sacrament it is not required in confirmation that the unction be made with the bishop's finger: for it suffices for validity that it be made with so… Read in context →

Diss. II, Chapter VI — On the sacrament of Confirmation, n. II — II. QUESTION II. What is the matter of this sacrament? ANSWER. All Catholics against Luther, Calvin, Dallaeus, and the other innovators teach that it is either the chrism, or the imposition of hands, or both together. To… Read in context →

Cases of Conscience for English-Speaking Countries, Volume II

Slater, Cases II, Confirmation, Case 1. Necessity of Confirmation, nn. ¶6 & ¶7 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

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

Pt. II, The Sacrament of Confirmation, nn. ¶13, ¶14, ¶15, ¶16, ¶17, ¶18, ¶19, ¶20 & ¶21 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)

The 1917 Code of Canon Law

Title II: Of Confirmation, cann. 780 & 781 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Theologia Moralis: Principles — Responses — Counsels

Vol. III, Bk. II, Tr. III, Art. I, Matter, and Form of This Sacrament, nn. 262, 263, 264 & 265 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. III, Bk. II, Tr. III, Article III: On Ceremonies and Sponsors, nn. 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276 & 277 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. III, Bk. III, Tr. II, Appendices, To n. 261. - Appendix III. Historical-Liturgical Appendix on Confirmation, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3 & ¶4 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Treated under the broader heading Confirmation — Koch–Preuss · The Casuist · Spirago · Decretum of Gratian — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)