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The Remote Matter

The oil blessed by the bishop as the remote matter of extreme unction.

The works themselves ask 2 questions under this heading — see them together with their answers.

Also asked about as…

blessed oil · oil for extreme unction · oil of the sick · what oil is used for anointing (ed.)

In the index as Extreme Unction · Matter of extreme unction · Oil · Blessing · Anointing in confirmation · Bishop · Consecration of an altar · Fresh oil · Matter · Mutilated persons · Vicar Capitular

In the manuals

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Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)

Hieronymus Noldin, S.J. — 4 passages

Vol. III, Bk. VI, Question Two. Concerning the Matter of Extreme Unction., nn. 432, 433, 434 & 435 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)

Ludovicus Wouters, C.SS.R. — 2 passages

Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. VI, Diss. I, Pt. II, Section I. On the Remote Matter, nn. 566 & 567 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)

Gennaro Bucceroni, S.J.

Vol. III, On Extreme Unction, On the Nature, Matter and Form, Minister and Subject of Extreme Unction, n. 864 — What is the matter of extreme unction? - The remote matter of this sacrament is necessarily olive oil, which must be blessed by a Bishop not only for liceity but also for validity, even when extreme necessity presses. Tr… 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. — 2 passages

Vol. II, Treatise on Extreme Unction, Ch. II, Article I. On the Matter of This Sacrament, n. 674 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manuale Theologiae Moralis

Dominic M. Prümmer, O.P.

Vol. III, Pt. II, Tr. VIII, Article II. On The Matter And Form Of Extreme Unction, n. 571 — 571. 1. The valid remote matter is: a) olive oil, b) blessed by a bishop, and c) specially blessed as the oil of the sick. The first part of this proposition is certain, the second most probable, the third more true. a) … Read in context →

Summa Theologiae Moralis

Benedict Henry Merkelbach, O.P. — 37 passages

Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On Extreme Unction, Question One: On the Sacra…, Article II: On the Constitutive Parts, nn. ¶1, 692, 693, 694, 695 & 696 (37 passages — hover a number to read it)

Christian Theology, Dogmatic and Moral, in Compendium

Daniele Concina, O.P.

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. II — II. QUESTION II. What is the matter of this sacrament? ANSWER. The remote is oil pressed from the berries of olives; the proximate is the use of the same, namely the unction. It is necessary that this oil be blessed by a… Read in context →

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

Issued by order of Pope St. Pius V — 2 passages

Pt. II, The Sacrament of Extreme Unction, nn. ¶8 & ¶9 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Treated under the broader heading The Nature of Extreme Unction — Slater, Manual of Moral Theology · McHugh–Callan, Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion · Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion (4th ed., 1905) · Bucceroni, Cases of Conscience · Vermeersch, Theologia Moralis · Konings, Theologia Moralis · Sabetti-Barrett, Compendium of Moral Theology · The Casuist · 1917 Code of Canon Law — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)