A Topic of Moral Theology

The Virtue of Repentance

The Virtue of Repentance, as treated in McHugh–Callan (Art. 3. Repentance; Penance; Extreme Unction).

In the index as Repentance · Penance · Sin · Merits · Sacraments

In the manuals

Moral Theology: A Complete Course (McHugh & Callan)

Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. IV, Art. 3. Repentance; Penanc…, The Virtue of Repentance, nn. 2718, 2719, 2720, 2721, 2722, 2723, 2724, 2725 & 2726 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa Theologiae Moralis

Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On Penance, Article I: On the Virtue of Penance Itself, nn. ¶1, 395, 396 & 397 (22 passages — hover a number to read it)

Treated under the broader heading The Virtue of Penance — Noldin, Summa of Moral Theology · Wouters, Manual of Moral Theology · Gury-Ballerini, Compendium of Moral Theology (8th ed., 1884) · Prümmer, Manuale Theologiae Moralis · Concina, Compendium — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)