A Topic of Moral Theology

The Minister of Extreme Unction

The priest as minister of extreme unction, and the duty of administering it.

Within this topic

In the index as Extreme Unction (Extrema Unctio) · Minister of extreme unction · Pastor · Regulars · Ceremonies · Parish Priest · A pastor of souls · Anointing in confirmation · Anointments in Extreme Unction · Baptism · Bishop · Boy · Delay (Dilatio) · Diaconate · Disposition · Grace gratuitously granted · License · Little Brush · Liturgical prayers · Matter · Minister of the Sacraments · Order · Penance · Prayer

In the manuals

Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. III, Bk. VI, Question Four. Concerning the Minister of Extreme Unction., nn. 439, 440 & 441 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries

Vol. II, Bk. VII, Chapter II. The Minister of Extreme Unction, nn. 1, 2 & 3 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. VI, Dissertation II. On the Ministration of Extreme Unction, nn. 578, 579 & 580 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Moral Theology: A Complete Course (McHugh & Callan)

Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. IV, Art. 3. Repentance; Penanc…, The Minister, n. 2750 — Requirements in the Minister for Valid Absolution. Requirements in the Minister for Valid Absolution.—(a) The divine law requires the power of Orders, for only priests were appointed by Christ as the ministers of Penance, (b) The natural law requires the power of jurisdi… Read in context →

Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. III, On Extreme Unction, On the Nature, Matter and Form, Minister and Subject of Extreme Unction, nn. 861, 862, 863, 864, 865, 866, 867, 868, 869, 870, 871 & 872 (12 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)

138. On the Minister and Subject of Extreme Unction, nn. 1, 2 & 3 (7 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 Extreme Unction, Chapter III. On the Minister of Extreme Unction, nn. 684, 685, 686, 687 & 688 (22 passages — hover a number to read it)

A Handbook of Moral Theology (Koch–Preuss)

Vol. II, Pt. II, Ch. II, Section 6: Extreme Unction, nn. ¶11, ¶12 & ¶13 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manuale Theologiae Moralis

Vol. III, Pt. II, Tr. VIII, Article V. On The Minister Of Extreme Unction, nn. 583 & 584 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Institutiones Morales Alphonsianae

Vol. II, Part Third: On the Sacrame…, Tr. VI, Chapter II: On The Minister Of Extreme Unction, nn. ¶1878, ¶1879 & ¶1880 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Theologia Moralis Sancti Alphonsi: Reduced into a Compendium

Vol. II, Treatise on Extreme Unction, Chapter III. On the Minister of Extreme Unction, nn. ¶1505 & ¶1506 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa Theologiae Moralis

Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On Extreme Unction, Question Three: On the Minister of Extreme Unction, nn. ¶1, 700, 701, 702 & 703 (23 passages — hover a number to read it)

Compendium of Moral Theology

Vol. II, Tr. XVI, Chapter IV. On the Minister of Extreme Unction, nn. 825, 826, 826, Q. 2 & 826, Q. 3 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Christian Theology, Dogmatic and Moral, in Compendium

Diss. I, Chapter II — On the sacrament of extreme unction, its matter and form, on its minister, subject, and the dispositions for receiving it, n. V — V. QUESTION IV. Who is the minister of extreme unction? ANSWER. Priests alone are the ministers of this sacrament, as Trent defined against the innovators, session 14, canon 4. One presbyter suffices, although formerly s… Read in context →

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

Pt. II, The Sacrament of Extreme Unction, nn. ¶28, ¶29 & ¶30 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

The 1917 Code of Canon Law

Tit. V, Chapter I: Of the Minister of Extreme Unction, cann. 938 & 939 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Tit. V, Chapter III: Of the Rites and Ceremonies of Extreme Unction, cann. 945, 946 & 947 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Theologia Moralis: Principles — Responses — Counsels

Vol. III, Bk. II, Tr. VI, Chapter II: On the Minister of Extreme Unction, nn. 657, 658 & 659 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

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

Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion, On Extreme Unction, n. ¶6 — N. 684. - On Extreme Unction to Be Ministered to Oneself. "The very words of divine utterance having been inspected, it is easily clear that the Sacrament of Extreme Unction, even in a case of necessity, namely when another Presbyter is absent, cannot be ministered by a sick Mi… Read in context →

Treated under the broader heading Extreme Unction (Anointing of the Sick) — Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion (4th ed., 1905) · Merkelbach, Pastoral Questions · Slater, Cases II · The Casuist · Spirago — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)