A Topic of Moral Theology

What betrothal is and how it is made

A promise of future marriage; the form required (Ne temere); conditional betrothal.

Also asked about as…

getting engaged · is an engagement binding (ed.)

In the index as Betrothals (Sponsalia) · Acceptance (Acceptatio) · Betrothal · Matrimony (Matrimonium) · Fear (Metus) · Quasi-Parish Priests · Oath · Parish Priest · Chastity of betrothed persons · Consent · Delegation · Deliberation (Deliberatio) · Error in matrimonial promises · Fear in matrimonial promises · Fiction · Matrimonial chastity · Parents · Parents to be consulted about nuptials · Pastor · Procurator · Promise · Promises of matrimony · Subdelegation · Unformed

In the manuals

A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries

Vol. II, Bk. IX, Chapter I. Betrothal, nn. 1 & 2 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. VIII, Diss. I, Pt. I, Sect. I, Division, Fittingness, and Governance of Betrothals, nn. 659, 660, 661, 662 & 663 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. VIII, Diss. I, Pt. I, Section II. On the Form of Betrothals, nn. 664, 665, 666, 667, 668 & 669 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

Moral Theology: A Complete Course (McHugh & Callan)

Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. IV, Art. 4. Holy Orders; Matri…, Engagement, nn. 2796, 2797 & 2798 (3 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 Matrimony, Ch. I, Article I. On the Nature of Betrothals, nn. 722, 723, 724 & 725 (16 passages — hover a number to read it)

Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology

Vol. I, Matrimony, and Holy Orders, On Marriage (Volume I), Chapter II: On Marriage as Sacrament, nn. 821, 822, 823, 824, 825, 826, 827, 828, 829, 830, 831, 832 & 833 (13 passages — hover a number to read it)

A Handbook of Moral Theology (Koch–Preuss)

Vol. V, Pt. I, Ch. V, Sect. 10, B. Restitution in Particular, Article 2: The Duty of Restitution Arising From Broken Matrimonial Engagements, nn. ¶1 & ¶2 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

On Chastity and on the Contrary Vices: A Doctrinal and Moral Treatise

Vermeersch, On Chastity, Part Two: Casuistry, Section Two: On the Mutual Familiar Intercourse of Those Betrothed for the Future, nn. 290, ¶1531 & ¶1532 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Theologia Moralis: Principles — Responses — Counsels

Vol. III, Tomus IV: On Chastity and …, Tr. II, Art. I, Notion, and Effects of a Matrimonial Promise, nn. 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 & 29 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manuale Theologiae Moralis

Vol. III, Pt. II, Tr. X, Ch. VI, That Is, On Betrothals, The Examination Of The Par…, And The Banns, Art. I, § 1. On The Essence Of Betrothals, nn. 706 & 707 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. III, Pt. II, Tr. X, Ch. VI, That Is, On Betrothals, The Examination Of The Par…, And The Banns, Art. I, § 2. On The Conditions Required For Valid Betrothals, nn. ¶97, 708, 709, 710, 711 & 712 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. III, Pt. II, Tr. X, Ch. VI, That Is, On Betrothals, The Examination Of The Par…, And The Banns, Art. I, § 3. On The Celebration Of Betrothals, nn. 713 & 714 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Institutiones Morales Alphonsianae

Vol. II, Part Third: On the Sacrame…, Tr. VIII, Ch. I, Article I: On The Nature Of Betrothals, nn. ¶1950 & ¶1951 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Theologia Moralis Sancti Alphonsi: Reduced into a Compendium

Vol. II, Treatise on Matrimony, Ch. I, Article I. On the Nature of Betrothals, nn. ¶1525, ¶1526, ¶1527 & ¶1528 (4 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 One: On Espousals, nn. ¶1, 830, 831 & 832 (32 passages — hover a number to read it)

Compendium of Moral Theology

Vol. II, Tr. XVIII, Ch. I, Article I. On the Nature of Betrothals, nn. 836, 837, 838, 838, Q. 2, 838, Q. 3, 838, Q. 4, 838, Q. 5, 838, Q. 6, 838, Q. 7, 838, Q. 8, 838, Q. 9, 838, Q. 10, 838, Q. 11 & 838, Q. 12 (15 passages — hover a number to read it)

Christian Theology, Dogmatic and Moral, in Compendium

Diss. I, Chapter VI — On betrothals and their conditions, nn. I & IV (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Cases of Conscience for English-Speaking Countries, Volume II

Slater, Cases II, Matrimony, Case 1. Informal Betrothal, nn. ¶1–¶16 (16 passages)

Treated under the broader heading Betrothal and Banns — Noldin, Summa of Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Commentaries (1910) · Bucceroni, Institutions of Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Cases of Conscience · Merkelbach, Pastoral Questions · Palmieri, On Christian Marriage · The Casuist · 1917 Code of Canon Law · Decretum of Gratian · Decretals of Gregory IX · Liber Sextus — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)