Secunda Secundæ

Summa Theologiae, Secunda Secundæ. 189 questions.

The theological and cardinal virtues, and states of life, treated in detail.

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Questions

1. Faith
2. The act of faith
3. The outward act of faith
4. The virtue itself of faith
5. Those who have faith
6. The cause of faith
7. The effects of faith
8. The gift of understanding
9. The gift of knowledge
10. Unbelief in general
11. Heresy
12. Apostasy
13. The sin of blasphemy, in general
14. Blasphemy against the Holy Ghost
15. The vices opposed to knowledge and understanding
16. The precepts of faith, knowledge and understanding
17. Hope, considered in itself
18. The subject of hope
19. The gift of fear
20. Despair
21. Presumption
22. The precepts relating to hope and fear
23. Charity, considered in itself
24. The subject of charity
25. The object of charity
26. The order of charity
27. The principle act of charity, which is to love
28. Joy
29. Peace
30. Mercy
31. Beneficence
32. Almsdeeds
33. Fraternal correction
34. Hatred
35. Sloth
36. Envy
37. Discord, which is contrary to peace
38. Contention
39. Schism
40. War
41. Strife
42. Sedition
43. Scandal
44. The precepts of charity
45. The gift of wisdom
46. Folly which is opposed to wisdom
47. Prudence, considered in itself
48. The parts of prudence
49. Each quasi-integral part of prudence
50. The subjective parts of prudence
51. The virtues which are connected with prudence
52. The gift of counsel
53. Imprudence
54. Negligence
55. Vices opposed to prudence by way of resemblance
56. The precepts relating to prudence
57. Right
58. Justice
59. Injustice
60. Judgment
61. The parts of Justice
62. Restitution
63. Respect of persons
64. Murder
65. Other injuries committed on the person
66. Theft and robbery
67. The injustice of a judge, in judging
68. Matters concerning unjust accusation
69. Sins committed against justice: of the part of the defendant
70. Injustice with regard to the person of the witness
71. Injustice in judgment: the part of counsel
72. Reviling
73. Backbiting
74. Tale-bearing
75. Derision
76. Cursing
77. Cheating, which is committed in buying and selling
78. The sin of usury
79. The quasi-integral parts of Justice
80. The potential parts of Justice
81. Religion
82. Devotion
83. Prayer
84. Adoration
85. Sacrifice
86. Oblations and first-fruits
87. Tithes
88. Vows
89. Oaths
90. The taking of God’s name by way of adjuration
91. Taking the divine name for the purpose of invoking it by means of praise
92. Superstition
93. Superstition consisting in undue worship of the true God
94. Idolatry
95. Superstition in divinations
96. Superstition in observances
97. The temptation of God
98. Perjury
99. Sacrilege
100. Simony
101. Piety
102. Observance, considered in itself, and its parts
103. Dulia
104. Obedience
105. Disobedience
106. Thankfulness or gratitude
107. Ingratitude
108. Vengeance
109. Truth
110. The vices opposed to truth, and first of lying
111. Dissimulation and hypocrisy
112. Boasting
113. Irony
114. The friendliness which is called affability
115. Flattery
116. Quarreling
117. Liberality
118. The vices opposed to liberality, and in the first place, of covetousness
119. Prodigality
120. “Epikeia” or equity
121. Piety
122. The precepts of justice
123. Fortitude
124. Martyrdom
125. Fear
126. Fearlessness
127. Daring
128. The parts of fortitude
129. Magnanimity
130. Presumption
131. Ambition
132. Vainglory
133. Pusillanimity
134. Magnificence
135. Meanness
136. Patience
137. Perseverance
138. The vices opposed to perseverance
139. The gift of fortitude
140. The precepts of fortitude
141. Temperance
142. The vices opposed to temperance
143. The parts of temperance, in general
144. Shamefacedness
145. Honesty
146. Abstinence
147. Fasting
148. Gluttony
149. Sobriety
150. Drunkenness
151. Chastity
152. Virginity
153. Lust
154. The parts of Lust
155. Continence
156. Incontinence
157. Clemency and meekness
158. Anger
159. Cruelty
160. Modesty
161. Humility
162. Pride
163. The first man’s sin
164. The punishments of the first man’s sin
165. Our first parents’ temptation
166. Studiousness
167. Curiosity
168. Modesty as consisting in the outward movements of the body
169. Modesty in the outward apparel
170. The precepts of temperance
171. Prophecy
172. The cause of prophecy
173. The manner in which prophetic knowledge is conveyed
174. The division of prophecy
175. Rapture
176. The grace of tongues
177. The gratuitous grace consisting in words
178. The grace of miracles
179. The division of life into active and contemplative
180. The contemplative life
181. The active life
182. The active life in comparison with the contemplative life
183. Man’s various duties and states in general
184. The state of perfection in general
185. Things pertaining to the episcopal state
186. Things in which the religious state properly consists
187. Things that are competent to religious
188. The different kinds of religious life
189. The entrance into religious life