A Topic of Moral Theology
The Means of Perfection
The general means by which perfection is pursued (prayer, the sacraments, mortification, examination of conscience, order of life, spiritual reading) and the special means of the evangelical counsels.
See also Mortification (Self-denial) — in Temperance · Meditative Prayer — in Prayer
Also asked about as…
means of sanctification · rule of life · spiritual exercises (ed.)
In the index as Perfection · Counsels · READING, spiritual, its utility · MENTAL PRAYER, its moral necessity · Obedience · Communion (Holy Eucharist) · Duties of bishops · LOVE, DIVINE · Means of salvation · Mortification · Orders · PRAYER, its necessity · Vows · Abstinence · Anthony · Basil, St. · Benedict · Celibacy · Chastity · Christian perfection · Concupiscence · Confession (Sacrament of Penance) · DESOLATION, spiritual, how to behave when afflicted therewith · Dominic
In the manuals
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Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology
Vol. I, Matrimony, and Holy Orders, On Penance (Volume I), Moral Part — Chapter II: On the Confessor, nn. 552 & 553 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Pastoral Questions
Ch. III, Question I: Concerning the Pious and Devout, nn. ¶2587–¶2641 (55 passages)
The Catechism Explained: An Exhaustive Exposition of the Christian Religion
Pt. II, Vice and Virtue, Perfection, C. CHRISTIAN PERFECTION, II. GENERAL MEANS FOR THE ATTAINMENT OF PERFECTION, nn. ¶1–¶23 (23 passages)
Pt. II, Vice and Virtue, Perfection, C. CHRISTIAN PERFECTION, III. SPECIAL MEANS FOR THE ATTAINMENT OF PERFECTION, nn. ¶1–¶23 (23 passages)
The True Spouse of Jesus Christ
Chapter XV: Mental Prayer, nn. ¶1957, ¶1958, ¶1959, ¶1960, ¶1969, ¶1975, ¶1981, ¶1985, ¶1992, ¶1998, ¶1999, ¶2000, ¶2004, ¶2005, ¶2009, ¶2016, ¶2017, ¶2018, ¶2020, ¶2021, ¶2022, ¶2023, ¶2024, ¶2025, ¶2026, ¶2027, ¶2028, ¶2031, ¶2032, ¶2033, ¶2034, ¶2039, ¶2040, ¶2041, ¶2050, ¶2051, ¶2052, ¶2053, ¶2054, ¶2055, ¶2056, ¶2057, ¶2058, ¶2059, ¶2060, ¶2061, ¶2066, ¶2067, ¶2070, ¶2071, ¶2072, ¶2073, ¶2074, ¶2075, ¶2076, ¶2077, ¶2078, ¶2082, ¶2083, ¶2084, ¶2085, ¶2086, ¶2087, ¶2088, ¶2090, ¶2091, ¶2092, ¶2093, ¶2096, ¶2097, ¶2104, ¶2105, ¶2106, ¶2107 & ¶2109 (75 passages — hover a number to read it)
Chapter XVII: Spiritual Reading, nn. ¶2330, ¶2335, ¶2346 & ¶2348 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)