A Topic of Moral Theology

Unity of matter and form; conditional administration

No interval destroying unity; when a sacrament may be repeated conditionally

In the index as Sacrament · Form of all the virtues · Application · Application of form to matter · Condition · Grave or light matter · Union · Attention · Baptism · Concubinage · Consecration of an altar · Doubt · Form of the Sacraments · Intention · Interruption · Interruption of acts · Matter · Repetition of the sacraments · The moral union

In the manuals

A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries

Vol. II, Bk. II, Chapter II. The Matter and Form of the Sacraments, nn. 4 & 5 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. III, On the Sacraments in General, II. On the Matter and Form of the Sacraments, nn. 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327 & 328 (7 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 II. On the Matter and Form of the Sacraments, nn. 196, 197, 198, 199, 200 & 201 (25 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manuale Theologiae Moralis

Vol. III, Pt. II, Tr. I, Ch. I, Art. III, Or On The Matter And Form …, § 3. On The Union Of Matter And Form, nn. 16 & 17 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. III, Pt. II, Tr. I, Ch. I, Art. III, Or On The Matter And Form …, § 5. On The Application Of Form To Matter, nn. 19 & 20 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. III, Pt. II, Tr. I, Ch. I, Art. III, Or On The Matter And Form …, § 6. On The Repetition Of Matter Or Form, n. 21 — 21. A repeated form can be applied to matter either absolutely or conditionally. The condition is: if the first application of the form was not valid, then the form is applied anew; otherwise it is not. Concerning this r… Read in context →

Vol. III, Pt. II, Tr. I, Ch. I, Art. III, Or On The Matter And Form …, § 7. On The Conditional Form, nn. 22, 23 & 24 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa Theologiae Moralis

Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Sacrament…, First Part: On the Essence…, Question Two: On the Parts…, Article II: On the Union of Matter and Form, nn. 14 & 15 (14 passages — hover a number to read it)

Treated under the broader heading The Matter and Form of the Sacraments — Noldin, Summa of Moral Theology · McHugh–Callan, Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Cases of Conscience · Sabetti-Barrett, Compendium of Moral Theology · Concina, Compendium · The Roman Catechism — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)