A Topic of Moral Theology
Vows
Promises made to God: what a valid vow requires, how it binds, and how vows cease by dispensation, commutation, or annulment.
The works themselves ask 462 questions under this heading — see them together with their answers.
Within this topic
- What a vow is
- Validity of vows
- The obligation of a vow
- Annulment, dispensation and commutation of vows ▸ 3 subtopics
See also Vow of Chastity — in Special Duties of Religious · Vow of Chastity — in Special Duties of Religious · Solemn Vows and Sacred Orders — in Impediments of Marriage · Simple vows as impediments — in The prohibitory impediments
Also asked about as…
breaking a vow · making a vow · promise to god (ed.)
In the index as Vow · Vows · Irritation (Irritatio) · Chastity (Castitas) · Bishop (Episcopus) · Commutation (Commutatio) · Dispensation (Dispensatio) · Fear (Metus) · Obedience · Cause (Causa) · Poverty · Regulars · Wife (Uxor) · Pope (Papa) · Purpose (Propositum) · Acceptance · Condition · Deliberation (Deliberatio) · Doubt (Dubium) · Error · Matter (Materia) · Obligation · Order · Parents (Parentes)
In the manuals
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A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries
Vol. I, Bk. VI, Pt. I, Chapter VI. Sacrilege, n. 3 — Personal sacrilege is committed in three ways: (a) By violating the privilege of the canon, by which it is forbidden under pain of excommunication to lay violent hands on the clergy or on religious (Can. 2343). (b) By vi… Read in context →
Vol. I, Bk. VI, Pt. II, Chapter IV. Vows, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. II, Bk. I, Pt. III, Chapter I. Nature of the Religious State, n. 1 — WE learn from the Gospels that, besides the ordinary way of the Commandments to be followed by all who wish to save their souls, our Lord proposed the way of perfection to the select few who wished to follow him more clo… Read in context →
Vol. II, Bk. I, Pt. III, Chapter IV. Religious Poverty, n. 1 — Poverty in general is the want of temporal goods that have a money value. It is not a virtue of itself, but rather a physical defect, for a suitable provision of temporal goods is very useful and necessary for men to lea… Read in context →
Vol. II, Bk. I, Pt. III, Chapter V. Vow of Chastity, n. 1 — THE Catholic Church, following the teaching and example of our Lord and of St Paul, esteems very highly the beautiful virtue of chastity. According to her teaching, the state of marriage is indeed good, and Jesus Christ … Read in context →
Vol. II, Bk. I, Pt. III, Chapter VI. Vow of Obedience, n. 1 — MEN of the world find it difficult to understand how one man can surrender his liberty and bind himself by vow to obey another. And yet this counsel of perfection, too, is contained in the life and teaching of the divine… Read in context →
Vol. II, Bk. IX, Chapter IX. The Prohibitory Impediments, n. 4 — There are several simple vows which are so many prohibitory impediments of marriage.(Can. 1058). A vow of chastity hinders marriage, for he who has taken such a vow exposes himself to the danger of violating it if he mar… Read in context →
Vol. II, Bk. IX, Ch. X, Article VII. Adoption, n. 6 — In England the Adoption Act, 1926, sanctions adoption by order of the Court, but it does not seem to make it an impediment of marriage. In most of the States of the Union there seems to be a form of adoption recognized b… Read in context →
Vol. II, Bk. X, Pt. III, Ch. I, C.—Excommunications Simply Reserved to the Holy See, n. 26 — Duellum.—A single combat with deadly weapons undertaken. by agreement. Those who actually fight or challenge, or accept a duel, or afford any assistance or favour to those who do, incur this censure. Spectators of set pu… Read in context →
Vol. II, Bk. X, Pt. III, Ch. I, D.—Excommunications Reserved to the Ordinary, n. 11 — Canon 2350 IV. Procurantes abortum, matre non excepta, incurrunt, effectu secuto, in excommunicationem latae sententiae Ordinario reservatam.Read in context →
Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. I, Bk. I, Tr. III, Diss. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Ch. II, Art. II, § III, Point I. On Religion, n. 387 — III. Acts of Religion. The acts of religion are distinguished into internal and external acts. The internal acts are devotion and prayer. External acts are those by which we worship God either through one's own body, and… Read in context →
Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. I, Pt. II, Section II. On the Vow, n. ¶1 — (St. Thomas, II-II, q. 88; St. Alphonsus, Theologia Moralis, lib. III, nn. 194-262; Homo Apostolicus, tr. 5, nn. 21-50.) We shall speak first about the notion, division, and morality of a vow, then about the requisites f… Read in context →
Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Ch. I, Division, and Morality of a Vow, nn. 639, 640 & 641 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Chapter II. On the Requisites for a Vow, nn. 642 & 643 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Chapter III. On the Obligation of a Vow, nn. 644, 645, 646, 647, 648, 649 & 650 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Ch. IV, Article I. On Simple Cessation, nn. 652, 653, 654 & 655 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Ch. IV, Article II. On Irritation, n. 656 — I. Notion. Irritation is the annulment of a vow, validly emitted, made by one who has dominative power over the will of the one vowing. Irritation is customarily distinguished as twofold, direct and indirect; but indirec… Read in context →
Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Ch. IV, Article III. On Suspension, n. 663 — I. Notion. Suspension of a vow is relaxation of the obligation of a vow for a time, made by one who has power over the matter of the vow. By authors it is commonly called indirect irritation.Read in context →
Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Ch. IV, Article IV. On Dispensation, n. 668 — I. Notion. Dispensation of a vow is "the absolute condonation of the obligation of a vow, made in the name of God" (St. Alphonsus, III, 250). It is said made in the name of God, because the Church, in dispensing in vows,… Read in context →
Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Ch. IV, Article V. On Commutation, n. 673 — I. Notion. Commutation is the substitution of another honorable work, in place of that which had been promised by vow, under the same obligation (St. Alphonsus, III, 243). It can be made into something lesser, into somet… Read in context →
Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Ch. IV, Art. V, Scholion. On Reserved Vows, nn. 678, 679, 680 & 681 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. III, Bk. II, Pt. I, Sect. I, Ch. I, Art. III, § 1. On a Promise Made to the Partner, n. 85 — II. Cessation of the impediment. A promise made by one party can be remitted by the partner; one made by both can be removed by the consent of both.Read in context →
Moral Theology: A Complete Course (McHugh & Callan)
Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. II, Art. 5. The Quasi-integral…, Vows, n. 2191 — Vows. Vows.—A vow is a promise made to God to perform that which is better. (a) It is a promise, that is, an agreement by which one binds oneself under obligation to another to do or omit something (Eccles., v. 3, 4), Thus, a … Read in context →
Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. II, Art. 5. The Quasi-integral…, Cessation of Vows, nn. 2226, 2228, 2229, 2230, 2231, 2232, 2233, 2234, 2235, 2236, 2238, 2239, 2240, 2241, 2242 & 2243 (16 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. II, Art. 6. The Remaining Pote…, Obedience, n. 2364 — Obligation of the Vow of Obedience. Obligation of the Vow of Obedience.—(a) The vow obliges a religious to observe the commands of superiors that are given according to the rule which the religious professed. Hence, there would be no obligation in virtue o… Read in context →
Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. III, Art. 1. The Duties of Memb…, The Vows, n. 2612 — The Obligation of the Three Principal Vows. The Obligation of the Three Principal Vows.—(a) Poverty is a renunciation of the independent use of external corporal goods, such as money and lands and chattels (simple vow), or also of the radical dominion (see 1697) o… Read in context →
Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. I, On Laws, IV. On the Obligation of Law, n. 215 — Note: He does not satisfy who performs the work of a vow or oath while expressly intending not to satisfy; because it depends upon the will of the promiser that such an obligation remain. But the obligation of obeying la… Read in context →
Vol. I, On Laws, IX. Privileges of Clerics, Bishops, Regulars, n. 269 — As regards vows and oaths. - Bishops can dispense: 1. In all simple private vows, except the five reserved to the Pope, namely of perpetual chastity, of Religion, and of pilgrimages to Jerusalem, to the thresholds of the… Read in context →
Vol. I, On the First Precept of th…, VII. On Sacrilege, nn. 500 & 501 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, On the Second Precept of t…, IV. On Vow, nn. 570–631 (62 passages)
Vol. III, On the Particular Obligati…, I. On the Positive Obligations of Clerics, n. 98 — Is the obligation of celibacy of divine law? - Reply: Negatively; for if this law were of divine law, it would not vary concerning it between the Latin and Greek Church, since divine law does not vary according to divers… Read in context →
Vol. III, On the Particular Obligati…, V. On the Vow of Poverty, n. 289 — Does he sin against the vow of poverty who receives money from an outsider to be spent at will on pious works? - R. In the negative, if the pious works are determined by the donor himself. For then no act of ownership is… Read in context →
Vol. III, On the Eucharist, VII. Various Adjuncts of Mass, n. 635 — On what days and at what hour is it licit to celebrate? - On Thursday of Holy Week and Holy Saturday only the solemn Mass is permitted to be celebrated in churches in which the Most Holy Sacrament is reserved. On Holy Sa… Read in context →
Vol. IV, On Marriage, I. On Betrothals and on the Banns, n. 938 — What as regards a vow of entering religion, or of receiving sacred orders, or of preserving chastity? - "It is certain, 1., that one vowing to enter religion vows licitly and ought to enter, nor is he bound to stand by t… Read in context →
Vol. IV, On Marriage, III. On the Impediments of Marriage, nn. 990, 991, 992 & 1015 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
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)
50. On a Vow, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 & 15 (56 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. I, Treatise On the Precepts o…, On the Second Precept of t…, Chapter III. On Vow, n. 319 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Treatise On the Precepts o…, On the Second Precept of t…, Ch. III, Article I. On the Conditions Required for a Vow, n. ¶1 — The conditions required for the validity of a vow are contained in the very definition of a vow, and there are two principal ones: 1. true intention; 2. suitable matter.Read in context →
Vol. I, Treatise On the Precepts o…, On the Second Precept of t…, Ch. III, Art. I, § I. On the Intention Required for a Vow, nn. 320, 321 & 322 (14 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Treatise On the Precepts o…, On the Second Precept of t…, Ch. III, Art. I, § II. On the Matter of a Vow, nn. 323 & 324 (10 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Treatise On the Precepts o…, On the Second Precept of t…, Ch. III, Article II. On the Obligation of a Vow, nn. 325, 326, 327 & 328 (18 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Treatise On the Precepts o…, On the Second Precept of t…, Ch. III, Article III. On the Cessation of a Vow, n. 329 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Treatise On the Precepts o…, On the Second Precept of t…, Ch. III, Art. III, § I. On the Irritation of Vows, nn. ¶1, ¶2, 330 & 331 (19 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Treatise On the Precepts o…, On the Second Precept of t…, Ch. III, Art. III, § II. On the Dispensation of Vows, nn. ¶1, 332 & 333 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Treatise On the Precepts o…, On the Second Precept of t…, Ch. III, Art. III, § III. On the Commutation of Vows, nn. 334, 335 & 336 (17 passages — hover a number to read it)
Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology
Vol. II, On the Virtue of Religion …, Chapter II: On Oaths and Vows, nn. 965, 966, 967, 968, 969, 970, 971, 972, 973, 974, 975, 976, 977, 996, 997, 998, 999, 1000 & 1001 (19 passages — hover a number to read it)
A Handbook of Moral Theology (Koch–Preuss)
Vol. IV, Pt. II, Ch. II, Section 1: Definition of a Vow, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9, ¶10 & ¶11 (11 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. IV, Pt. II, Ch. II, Section 2: Division of Vows, nn. ¶1–¶17 (17 passages)
Vol. IV, Pt. II, Ch. II, Section 3: Object of Vows, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9 & ¶10 (10 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. IV, Pt. II, Ch. II, Section 4: Conditions of Validity, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9, ¶10, ¶11 & ¶12 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. IV, Pt. II, Ch. II, Section 5: The Obligation of Vows, nn. ¶1–¶20 (20 passages)
Vol. IV, Pt. II, Ch. II, Section 6: Cessation of Vows, nn. ¶1–¶18 (18 passages)
Institutiones Morales Alphonsianae
Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. II, CHAPTER III: On Vow, nn. ¶1, ¶623 & ¶624 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. II, Ch. III, ARTICLE I: On the Requisites for a Vow, nn. ¶1, ¶625 & ¶626 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. II, Ch. III, ARTICLE II: On the Obligation of a Vow, nn. ¶627, ¶628, ¶629, ¶630, ¶631, ¶632, ¶633 & ¶634 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. II, Ch. III, ARTICLE III: On the Cessation of a Vow, nn. ¶1, ¶635 & ¶636 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. II, Ch. III, Art. III, § 1. On Irritation of Vows, nn. ¶637, ¶638, ¶639 & ¶640 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. II, Ch. III, Art. III, § 2. On Dispensation of Vows, nn. ¶641, ¶642, ¶643, ¶644 & ¶645 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. II, Ch. III, Art. III, § 3. On Commutation of Vows, nn. ¶646, ¶647, ¶648, ¶649 & ¶650 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Manuale Theologiae Moralis
Vol. II, Tr. XI, Sect. II, Q. I, Ch. II, Article IV. On Vows, n. ¶60 — We divide this article into eight paragraphs: 1. on the nature and division of a vow; 2. on the subject of a vow; 3. on the object of a vow; 4. on the obligation of a vow; 5. on the intrinsic cessation of a vow; 6. on th… Read in context →
Theologia Moralis Sancti Alphonsi: Reduced into a Compendium
Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, CHAPTER III: ON VOW, n. ¶378 — 378. Definition. - A vow is a deliberate promise made to God concerning a better and possible good. It is said: 1) promise, that it may be distinguished from a simple purpose; - 2) deliberate; for a vow induces an obliga… Read in context →
Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. III, ARTICLE I: ON THE CONDITIONS REQUIRED FOR A VOW, n. ¶1 — The conditions required for the validity of a vow are contained in the very definition of a vow, and two are principal: 1° true intention; 2° apt matter.Read in context →
Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. III, Art. I, § I. On The Intention Required For A Vow, nn. ¶379, ¶380 & ¶381 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. III, Art. I, § II. On The Matter Of A Vow, nn. ¶382 & ¶383 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. III, ARTICLE II: ON THE OBLIGATION OF A VOW, nn. ¶384, ¶385, ¶386 & ¶387 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. III, ARTICLE III: ON THE CESSATION OF A VOW, n. ¶388 — 388. - The obligation of a vow can cease: I. Because of intrinsic causes, namely: 1° by cessation of the end or motive cause; 2° by substantial change of the matter; and 3° by impossibility, whether physical or moral, as… Read in context →
Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. III, Art. III, § I. On The Irritation Of Vows, nn. ¶389 & ¶390 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. III, Art. III, § II. On The Dispensation Of Vows, nn. ¶1, ¶391 & ¶392 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. III, Art. III, § III. On The Commutation Of Vows, nn. ¶393, ¶394, ¶395, ¶1 & ¶396 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Summa Theologiae Moralis
Vol. II, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Cardinal …, Fifth Part: On the Virtues…, Section B: On the Acts of …, Ch. III, Question Three: On Vow, Article I: On the Essence of Vow, nn. 714 & 715 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. II, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Cardinal …, Fifth Part: On the Virtues…, Section B: On the Acts of …, Ch. III, Question Three: On Vow, Article II: On the Matter of Vow, nn. ¶1, 716, 717, 718, 719, 720 & 721 (27 passages — hover a number to read it)
Compendium of Moral Theology
Vol. I, Tr. VI, On the Second Precept of t…, Chapter III. On Vow, n. 227 — A vow is a deliberate and free promise made to God concerning a possible and better good. - It is distinguished in four ways, namely: § 1. A vow is public, if it is accepted in the name of the Church by a legitimate eccl… Read in context →
Vol. I, Tr. VI, On the Second Precept of t…, Ch. III, Article I. On the Conditions Required for a Vow, nn. ¶1, 228, 229, 229, Q. 2, 229, Q. 3, 229, Q. 4, 229, Q. 5, 229, Q. 6, 229, Q. 7 & 229, Q. 8 (10 passages — hover a number to read it)
Christian Theology, Dogmatic and Moral, Volume III: On the Decalogue
Dissertation I — On the Vow, n. ¶1 — Proem. [Introductory remarks] Vows which men make to God pertain to the first commandment of the Decalogue, as far as our present concerns are relevant. The sanctity and piety of vows, by their very nature, are self-evident. Go… Read in context →
Diss. I, Chapter I — The errors of the heretics against vows, nn. I, II, III, IV & V (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Diss. I, Chapter II — A review of condemned opinions, and of the laxer views of certain recent authors, nn. I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII & VIII (8 passages — hover a number to read it)
Christian Theology, Dogmatic and Moral, in Compendium
Bk. III, Diss. IX, Chapter I — The condemned and lax propositions are recounted, nn. I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII & VIII (8 passages — hover a number to read it)
Palladium Theologicum, Tome V: On the Virtues
Tr. IV, Prologue, n. 1 — RELIGION is the Golden Chain by which we are bound to God; and the Vow is the knot of this chain, by which we are bound more tightly to Him. For man is of so unstable and wandering a nature that, straying continually fro… Read in context →
Tr. IV, Disputation I: On the Vow, n. 1 — BEFORE I assign the Definitions and Conditions of the Vow, I shall note something of its name; for it is taken in various ways in Sacred Scripture; for not rarely it is used for a good purpose, or pious desire, in which … Read in context →
Cases of Conscience for English-Speaking Countries, Volume II
Slater, Cases II, Duties of Religious, Case 11. Solemnity of Vows, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8 & ¶9 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)
The Casuist: A Collection of Cases in Moral and Pastoral Theology
Vol. I, Case XIV: Commutation of the Simple Vows of Celibacy, nn. ¶1–¶14 (14 passages)
Vol. I, Case LVIII: The Vow to Enter an Order, nn. ¶1–¶15 (15 passages)
Vol. III, Case LXVI: Incorrect Definition of Vow, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6 & ¶7 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. IV, Case XLIX: Release from a Vow, nn. ¶1, ¶2 & ¶3 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. V, Case XXVIII: Husband’s Power over the Vows of his Wife, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4 & ¶5 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
The 1917 Code of Canon Law
Tit. XIX, Chapter I: Of a Vow, cann. 1307, 1308, 1309, 1310, 1311, 1312, 1313, 1314 & 1315 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)
The Decretum of Gratian (Concordia discordantium canonum)
Pt. II, Causa XVII, Question I, cc. ¶, 1, 2, 3 & 4 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
The Decretals of Gregory IX (Liber Extra)
Bk. III, Title XXXIV: On a Vow and the Redemption of a Vow, cc. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 & 11 (11 passages — hover a number to read it)
The Liber Sextus of Boniface VIII
Bk. III, Title XV: On a Vow and the Redemption of a Vow, c. 1 — Chapter I. A vow solemnized by reception of sacred order or by profession made in one of the religious orders approved by the Apostolic See renders void a marriage subsequently contracted; otherwise, a vow only impedes and does not… Read in context →
Cases of Conscience for English-Speaking Countries, Volume I
Slater, Cases I, The Second Commandment, Case 1. Anglican Vows, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9, ¶10, ¶11 & ¶12 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)
Slater, Cases I, The Second Commandment, Case 3. Dismissed from His Order, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9, ¶10, ¶11 & ¶12 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)
Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. II, Part Second. On the Precep…, Question Third. On Vow, Article Third. On the Obligation of Vow, nn. 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225 & 226 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. II, Part Second. On the Precep…, Question Third. On Vow, Article Third. On the Obli…, Section 1. On Simple Cessation, n. 227 — 227. By simple cessation the obligation of a vow ceases: 1. If its principal end or motive cause ceases: for when the end ceases, the reason of the obligation ceases, because the one vowing did not will to obligate himse… Read in context →
Vol. II, Part Second. On the Precep…, Question Third. On Vow, Article Third. On the Obli…, Section 2. On the Irritation of Vow, nn. 228, 229, 230, 231 & 232 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. II, Part Second. On the Precep…, Question Third. On Vow, Article Third. On the Obli…, Section 3. On the Dispensation of Vow, nn. 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238 & 239 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. II, Part Second. On the Precep…, Question Third. On Vow, Article Third. On the Obli…, Section 4. On the Commutation of Vow, nn. 240, 241 & 242 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Theologia Moralis: Principles — Responses — Counsels
Vol. II, Bk. II, Tr. II, Ch. III, Art. I, Conditions, Division, and Utility of a Vow, nn. 209, 210, 211, 212 & 213 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. II, Bk. II, Tr. II, Ch. III, Article II: The Obligation and Execution of a Vow, nn. 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221 & 222 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. II, Bk. II, Tr. II, Ch. III, Article III: Cessation of a Vow, nn. 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228 & 229 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)
The Catechism Explained: An Exhaustive Exposition of the Christian Religion
Pt. II, Vice and Virtue, Perfection, A. THE COMMANDMENTS, X. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF…, THE FIRST COMMANDMENT OF GOD, 8. THE EXTRAORDINARY WORSHIP OF GOD, The Vow (Solemn Promise), nn. ¶1–¶14 (14 passages)
Treated under the broader heading Oaths and Vows (Second Commandment) — The Roman Catechism — this work does not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so its treatment stands one heading up (ed.)