A Topic of Moral Theology
The Rite of Celebration
The rite of marriage: the exchange of consent, and the blessing that follows.
The works themselves ask 92 questions under this heading — see them together with their answers.
Also asked about as…
how the wedding is celebrated · rite of marriage · wedding ceremony (ed.)
In the index as Form of Celebrating Marriage · Marriage · Mass · Parish Priest · Error · Delegation · Article of death · Before Witnesses Alone · Domicile · Assistance · Celebration of matrimony · Impediments · Light · Altar · Bishop · Blessing · Celebration of Mass · Chaplain · Fear · Heretics · Interruption of Mass · Non-Catholics · Regulars · Rite
In the manuals
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Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. III, Book Fourth. On the Euchar…, Chapter Second. On the Euc…, Question VII. On the rite of celebration., nn. ¶1, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213 & 214 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. III, Book Eight. On Matrimony., Question Eight. On the For…, Article One. On the Time of Celebration., n. 653 — 653. Declaration. 1. Matrimony can be contracted at any time of the year. But there is a certain determined time in which the solemn blessing of nuptials is forbidden; this is called the ferial or closed time. 2. The clo… Read in context →
Vol. III, Book Eight. On Matrimony., Question Eight. On the For…, Article Two. On the Place of Celebration., n. 654 — 654. Declaration. 1. Matrimony between Catholics ought to be celebrated in the parish church with the sacred rite prescribed by the Church; it can be celebrated in another church or in an oratory, whether public or semi-… Read in context →
Vol. III, Book Eight. On Matrimony., Question Eight. On the For…, Article Five. On the Matrimonial Rite., n. 657 — 657. Declaration. The matrimonial rite comprises two things: a. the copulation; b. the nuptial blessing. The matrimonial rite which is contained in the Roman Ritual is not preceptive; therefore laudable provincial custom… Read in context →
Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. VIII, Diss. II, Pt. II, Insofar as It Is a Sacrament, Particularly, Sect. II, Ch. II, Article I. On the Rite of Celebration, n. 743 — Outside a case of necessity, in the celebration of marriage the rites prescribed in the ritual books approved by the Church, or received by laudable customs, are to be observed (canon 1100). It is said: I. Are to be obse… Read in context →
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)
119. Rite of the Celebration of Mass, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 & 16 (57 passages — hover a number to read it)
Manuale Theologiae Moralis
Vol. III, Pt. II, Tr. IV, Sect. II, Ch. III, Article IV. On the Rites to Be Observed, nn. 302, 303 & 304 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Summa Theologiae Moralis
Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On Matrimony, Second Part: On the Celebr…, Question Three: On the Form or Rite of the Celebration of Matrimony, n. 853 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)
Compendium of Moral Theology
Vol. II, Tr. XVIII, Chapter VII. On the Celebration of Marriage, nn. 900, 901, 902, 902, Q. 2, 903, 903, Q. 1, 903, Q. 2, 903, Q. 3, 903, Q. 4, 904, 905, 906, 906, Q. 2, 906, Q. 3, 906, Q. 4, 906, Q. 5, 906, Q. 6, 906, Q. 7, 906, Q. 8, 906, Q. 9, 906, Q. 10, 906, Q. 11, 907, 908, 909, 909, Q. 2, 909, Q. 3, 909, Q. 4, 909, Q. 5, 909, Q. 6, 909, Q. 7, 909, Q. 8, 909, Q. 9, 909, Q. 10, 909, Q. 11, 909, 910, 911, 911, Q. 2, 911, Q. 3, 911, Q. 4, 911, Q. 5, 911, Q. 6, 911, Q. 7, 911, Q. 8, 911, Q. 9, 911, Q. 10, 911, Q. 11, 911, Q. 12, 911, Q. 13, 911, Q. 14, 911, Q. 15, 911, Q. 16, 911, Q. 17, 911, 912, 913, 913, Q. 2, 913, Q. 3, 913, Q. 4, 913, Q. 5, 913, Q. 6, 913, Q. 7, 913, Q. 8, 913, Q. 9, 913, Q. 10, 914, 915, 915, Q. 2, 915, Q. 3, 915, Q. 4, 915, Q. 5, 915, Q. 6, 915, Q. 7, 915, Q. 8, 915, Q. 9, 915, Q. 10, 916, 917, 917, Q. 2, 917, Q. 3, 917, Q. 4, 917, Q. 5, 917, Q. 6, 917, Q. 7, 917, Q. 8, 917, Q. 9, 917, Q. 10, 917, 918 & 918, Q. 2 (91 passages — hover a number to read it)
Treated under the broader heading The Liturgical Form, Time and Place of Marriage — Slater, Manual of Moral Theology · Gury-Ballerini, Compendium of Moral Theology (8th ed., 1884) · Vermeersch, Theologia Moralis · Marc, Institutiones Morales · Merkelbach, Pastoral Questions · Palmieri, On Christian Marriage · The Casuist · The Roman Catechism · 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.)