A Topic of Moral Theology
The Obligation of the Precept
The Obligation of the Precept, as treated in Wouters (§ III. On the Obligation of the Precept).
The works themselves ask 4 questions under this heading — see them together with their answers.
Also asked about as…
gravity of omitting the office · is a priest bound to say the breviary · obligation of the divine office (ed.)
In the index as Canonical Hours · Divine Office · Liturgy · Matins
In the manuals
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Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. III, Pt. II, Sect. II, Ch. I, Art. III, § III. On the Obligation of the Precept, n. 1193 — I. The obligation of the divine office is grave of its own kind; hence an omission is grave or light according as there is question of grave or light matter. Now: 1. The omission of one hour, even a little hour, seems to… Read in context →
Compendium of Moral Theology of Fr. John Peter Gury, S.J., with the Notes of Antonio Ballerini, S.J.
Vol. II, Treatise on Particular Sta…, Part Second. On the State …, Ch. I, Art. I, § IV, Point I. On the Obligation of Reciting, nn. 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60 & 61 (42 passages — hover a number to read it)
Palladium Theologicum, Tome V: On the Virtues
Tr. III, Disputation III: On Prayer, Q. XI, Doubt IV: Whether one who omits all the Hours of one day commits several sins, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10 (10 passages — hover a number to read it)
Tr. III, Disputation III: On Prayer, Q. XI, Doubt X: What is grave matter in omitting a Canonical Hour, nn. 1–18 (18 passages)
Treated under the broader heading Divine Office — Noldin, Summa of Moral Theology · Slater, Manual of Moral Theology · McHugh–Callan, Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion (4th ed., 1905) · Bucceroni, Institutions of Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Cases of Conscience · Tanquerey · Vermeersch, Theologia Moralis · Prümmer, Manuale Theologiae Moralis · Konings, Theologia Moralis · Marc, Institutiones Morales · Concina, Compendium · The Casuist · Decretum of Gratian — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)