The Means of Procuring Integrity, or on the Examination of Conscience

The examination of conscience before confession: its necessity, and the diligence it asks.

The works themselves ask 4 questions under this heading — see them together with their answers.

Also asked about as…

forgetting a sin in confession · how to examine my conscience · preparing for confession (ed.)

In the index as Examination of conscience (Examen conscientiae) · Examination · Confession · Examination of conscience before confession · Conscience · EXAMEN of conscience · Forgetfulness · Integrity of confession · Material integrity as regards confession · Penance · Penitent · Sacrament Of Penance · Scruples · The rude · The unlearned · Writing by hand or by machine

In the manuals

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Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)

Hieronymus Noldin, S.J. — 2 passages

Vol. III, Book Fifth. On Penance., Ch. II, Q. II, Art. IV, Section 1. On Examination of Conscience., nn. 288 & 289 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)

Ludovicus Wouters, C.SS.R. — 3 passages

Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. V, Diss. II, Pt. I, Sect. II, Ch. II, Art. II, § III, Point IV. On the Means of Procuring Integrity, or on the Examination of Conscience, nn. 329, 330 & 331 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Moral Enchiridion, Comprising Select Decrees and Definitions of the Holy See, of Ecumenical Councils and of the Sacred Roman Congregations (Enchiridion Morale), Fourth Edition

Gennaro Bucceroni, S.J.

Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion (4th ed., 1905), On Penance, n. 701 — Examination of Conscience. “8. The soul ought not to wish to know whether it proceeds according to the will of God or whether it now remains resigned to that same will; nor is there need for it to wish to know its state, nor anything of its own, b… Read in context →

Compendium of Moral Theology of Fr. John Peter Gury, S.J., with the Notes of Antonio Ballerini, S.J.

Jean-Pierre Gury, S.J.; notes by Antonio Ballerini, S.J. — 16 passages

Vol. II, Treatise On the Sacrament …, Pt. II, Ch. II, Art. II, Appendix I. On the Examination of Conscience, nn. 507, 508, 509 & 510 (16 passages — hover a number to read it)

Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology

Adolphe Tanquerey, S.S. — 2 passages

Vol. I, Matrimony, and Holy Orders, On Penance (Volume I), Moral Part — Chapter I: On the Duties of the Penitent, nn. 317 & 318 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Pastoral Questions

Benedict H. Merkelbach, O.P. — 33 passages

Ch. I, Question I: Concerning Penitents Who Are to Be Directed in the Examination of Conscience, nn. ¶1891–¶1923 (33 passages)

Manuale Theologiae Moralis

Dominic M. Prümmer, O.P. — 3 passages

Vol. III, Pt. II, Tr. V, Ch. II, Art. II, § 2, 3. Means for Obtaining the Integrity of Confession, nn. 383, 384 & 385 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Institutiones Morales Alphonsianae

Clement Marc, C.SS.R. — 4 passages

Vol. II, Part Third: On the Sacrame…, Tr. V, Diss. II, Ch. II, Art. II, § 3. On The Manner Of Procuring The Integrity Of Confession, nn. ¶1, ¶1703, ¶1704 & ¶1705 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Theologia Moralis Sancti Alphonsi: Reduced into a Compendium

Anthony Konings, C.SS.R. — 3 passages

Vol. II, TREATISE ON THE SACRAMENT …, PART SECOND: ON THE SUBJEC…, OR ON THE ACTS OF THE PENI…, APPENDIX: ON THE EXAMINATION OF CONSCIENCE, nn. ¶1372, ¶1373 & ¶1374 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa Theologiae Moralis

Benedict Henry Merkelbach, O.P. — 3 passages

Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On Penance, Third Part: On the Parts o…, Ch. II, Question Three: On the End…, Article II: On the Integrity of Confession, n. 528 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Compendium of Moral Theology

Aloysius Sabetti, S.J., and Timothy Barrett, S.J.

Vol. II, Tr. XV, Pt. II, Ch. II, Article III. On the Repetition of Confession, n. 756 — On Examination of Conscience. I say. The penitent is bound per se under grave obligation, before he approaches confession, to institute a diligent examination of mortal sins. But this diligence, although it ought to be serious, and as great as is usu… Read in context →

Christian Theology, Dogmatic and Moral, in Compendium

Daniele Concina, O.P. — 2 passages

Diss. II, Chapter II — On the conditions of sacramental Confession, nn. IV & VIII (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Treated under the broader heading Integrity: What Must Be Confessed — Slater, Manual of Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Institutions of Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Cases of Conscience · Koch–Preuss · Vermeersch, Theologia Moralis · The Casuist · The Roman Catechism — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)