A Topic of Moral Theology
The Reception of the Sacrament of Marriage
Who can receive the sacrament of marriage, and the dispositions it asks.
The works themselves ask 5 questions under this heading — see them together with their answers.
Also asked about as…
confession before the wedding · getting married in mortal sin · receiving the sacrament of marriage worthily (ed.)
In the index as Matrimony (Matrimonium) · Marriage · Pastor (Parochus) · Confession · Nuptial blessing · Sacrament of matrimony · Subject of the sacrament of matrimony · Blessing · Blessings (Benedictiones) · Ceremonies · Chastity · Closed or forbidden time · Disposition · Dispositions for prayer · Rubrics · Sacramental grace of matrimony · Solemnity · Solemnity of Marriage · Subject · Subjects of the Sacraments · Things preliminary to Marriage
In the manuals
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Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. VIII, Diss. II, Pt. II, Insofar as It Is a Sacrament, Particularly, Section III. On the Reception of the Sacrament of Marriage, n. 753 — In order that the sacrament of marriage be validly and licitly received, besides the use of reason and sufficient knowledge of the matrimonial contract (p. 531 sq.), it is required that the one receiving it be in the sta… Read in context →
Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. IV, On Marriage, II. On the Nature and Properties of Marriage, nn. 974, 975 & 976 (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 Matrimony, Ch. V, Article I. On the Minister, nn. 767, 768, 769, 770 & 771 (16 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. II, Treatise on Matrimony, Ch. V, Article II. On the Subject of Matrimony, nn. 772, 773, 774 & 775 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)
Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology
Vol. I, Matrimony, and Holy Orders, On Marriage (Volume I), Chapter II: On Marriage as Sacrament, nn. 877–890 (14 passages)
Manuale Theologiae Moralis
Vol. III, Pt. II, Tr. X, Ch. II, Insofar As It Is A Sacrament, Article IV. On The Subject Of The Sacrament Of Matrimony, nn. 657 & 658 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Theologia Moralis Sancti Alphonsi: Reduced into a Compendium
Vol. II, Treatise on Matrimony, Ch. V, Article I. On the Minister, nn. ¶1555 & ¶1556 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. II, Treatise on Matrimony, Ch. V, Article II. On the Subject of Matrimony, nn. ¶1557 & ¶1558 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Pastoral Questions
Ch. I, Art. III, § 2. Concerning the Subject of the Sacrament of Matrimony, nn. 21, ¶5573, ¶5574, ¶5575, ¶5576, 22, ¶5578, 23, ¶5580, ¶5581, 24, ¶5583, ¶5584, 25 & ¶5586 (15 passages — hover a number to read it)
The Catechism of the Council of Trent (The Roman Catechism)
Pt. II, The Sacrament of Matrimony, n. ¶62 — The Recipient of Matrimony: Dispositions With Which The Sacrament Is To Be Approached. From the above may be learned the dispositions with which the faithful should contract matrimony. They should consider that they are about to enter upon a work that is not human but divine. The example of the Fathers of … Read in context →
Treated under the broader heading Marriage as a sacrament: minister, matter and form — Slater, Manual of Moral Theology · McHugh–Callan, Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Cases of Conscience · Vermeersch, What Is Marriage? · Vermeersch, On Chastity · Vermeersch, Theologia Moralis · Marc, Institutiones Morales · Merkelbach, Summa Theologiae Moralis · Palmieri, On Christian Marriage · Sabetti-Barrett, Compendium of Moral Theology · Concina, Compendium — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)