A Topic of Moral Theology
The Recipient of the Sacraments
What the valid and fruitful reception of a sacrament requires on the recipient's part.
The works themselves ask 27 questions under this heading — see them together with their answers.
Within this topic
- Who can validly receive a sacrament
- The dispositions required of the recipient ▸ 2 subtopics
- Obligations of the Recipient in Reference to the Minister
In the index as Sacrament · Intention · Sacrament, what it is, of how many kinds · Subject of the sacraments, validly receiving · Reception of a sacrament · The dying · Administration of the Holy Viaticum to one unconscious from a paralytic stroke · Censure · Doubt concerning the office recited · Intention, necessary in the minister of a sacrament · Intruders · Minister of the sacraments · Notion, division, and effects of excommunication · Sacraments · The insane as subjects of the sacraments · Administering the Last Sacraments to feeble-minded · Administration of the Last Sacraments (Incl. Viaticum) to dangerously sick children under six years of age · Administration of the Last Sacraments to children over the age of six in danger of death · Attention · Confession of children · Confirmation · Contention · Deaf-Mutes · Discord
In the manuals
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Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. III, Book First. On the Sacrame…, Question Fourth. On the Subject of the Sacraments, n. 40 — 40. Who he is. The subject of the sacraments is called he who, capable of the grace of the sacrament, receives the sacrament. From the will of Christ, the institutor of the sacraments, only man in the state of the way is… Read in context →
Vol. III, Book First. On the Sacrame…, Question Fourth. On the Su…, Article First. On Receiving the Sacraments Validly, n. 41 — 41. Required conditions. 1. For validly receiving the sacraments (except penance), neither uprightness nor faith is required in the receiver; wherefore the Church has always held as valid baptism and orders conferred on … Read in context →
Vol. III, Book First. On the Sacrame…, Question Fourth. On the Su…, Article Second. On Receiving the Sacraments Licitly, nn. 42 & 43 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries
Vol. II, Bk. II, Chapter IV. The Recipient of the Sacraments, nn. 1, 2, 3 & 4 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. I, Dissertation III. On the Reception of the Sacraments, n. ¶1 — We must speak first of the person receiving, then of the mode of receiving a sacrament.Read in context →
Moral Theology: A Complete Course (McHugh & Callan)
Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. IV, Art. 2. Baptism; Confirmat…, The Recipient, n. 2696 — The Recipient of Confirmation. The Recipient of Confirmation.—(a) Qualifications.—The subject of this Sacrament is only a baptized person, and in adults intention is necessary. The general custom in the Latin Church is not to confirm before the sevent… Read in context →
Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. III, On the Sacraments in General, IV. On the Subject of the Sacraments, nn. 380, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387 & 388 (9 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 the Sacraments…, Chapter IV. On the Subject of the Sacraments, n. 227 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Theologia Moralis: Principles — Responses — Counsels
Vol. III, Bk. II, Tr. I, Chapter III: On the Subject and Right Reception of the Sacraments, nn. 199–213 (15 passages)
Manuale Theologiae Moralis
Vol. III, Pt. II, Tr. I, Chapter VI. On The Subject Of The Sacraments, n. 86 — 86. Notion. The subject of the sacraments is said to be the one who receives a sacrament and its effects. General principle. The subject of the sacraments is man alone in the wayfaring state; nevertheless, not every man … Read in context →
Summa Theologiae Moralis
Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Sacrament…, Fourth Part: On the Cause …, Question Three: On the Rec…, Article I: On the Conditions Required for Valid Reception, nn. 91, 92, 93, 94 & 95 (31 passages — hover a number to read it)
The Casuist: A Collection of Cases in Moral and Pastoral Theology
Vol. I, Case XVIII: Means by Which to Induce Those Seriously Sick to Receive the Sacraments, nn. ¶1 & ¶2 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. II, Case XXXVII: Administration of the Last Sacraments to Children, over the Age of Six, in Danger of Death, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8 & ¶9 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. II, Case XXXVIII: The Administration of the Last Sacraments (Incl. Viaticum) to Dangerously Sick Children Under Six Years of Age, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9 & ¶10 (10 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. III, Case XLVII: Administering the Last Sacraments to the Feeble-Minded, nn. ¶1–¶18 (18 passages)
Cases of Conscience for English-Speaking Countries, Volume II
Slater, Cases II, The Sacraments in General, Case 3. A Sheep That Strayed Into the Fold, nn. ¶1–¶16 (16 passages)
A Handbook of Moral Theology (Koch–Preuss)
Vol. II, Pt. II, Ch. II, Section 2: The Moral Requisites of Worthy Reception, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5 & ¶6 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)
Compendium of Moral Theology
Vol. II, Tr. XI, Ch. IV, Article I. On the Requisites for the Valid Reception of the Sacraments, nn. 645, 646 & 646, Q. 2 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. II, Tr. XI, Ch. IV, Article II. On the Requisites for the Licit Reception of the Sacraments, nn. 647, 648, 648, Q. 2, 648, Q. 3, 648, Q. 4, 648, Q. 5, 649, 650, 650, Q. 2 & 650, Q. 3 (10 passages — hover a number to read it)
Treated under the broader heading The Sacraments in General — Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion · Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion (4th ed., 1905) · Bucceroni, Cases of Conscience · Marc, Institutiones Morales · Konings, Theologia Moralis · Concina, Compendium · The Roman Catechism · Spirago · 1917 Code of Canon Law · Decretals of Gregory IX — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)