Part III - Tertia Pars

Christ and the Sacraments

Part III - Tertia Pars

Christ and the Sacraments

The Third Part of the Summa Theologiae focuses on Jesus Christ as the way back to God, examining the Incarnation, the life and work of Christ, and the sacraments through which His grace is communicated to humanity.

Topics Covered

The Incarnation (Questions 1-26)

  • The fitness of the Incarnation
  • The mode of union of the Word Incarnate
  • What was assumed by the Word
  • What was co-assumed by the Word

The Life of Christ (Questions 27-59)

  • The conception and birth of Christ
  • The manifestation of the newborn Christ
  • The baptism and temptation of Christ
  • The doctrine and miracles of Christ
  • The Passion of Christ
  • The death and burial of Christ
  • The descent into hell
  • The Resurrection
  • The Ascension
  • The sitting at the right hand of the Father
  • The judiciary power of Christ

The Sacraments in General (Questions 60-65)

  • The nature of the sacraments
  • The necessity of the sacraments
  • The effects of the sacraments
  • The cause of the sacraments
  • The number of the sacraments
  • The comparison of sacraments with one another

Baptism (Questions 66-71)

  • The nature of baptism
  • The minister of baptism
  • Those who receive baptism
  • The effects of baptism
  • The ceremonies of baptism

Confirmation (Questions 72)

  • The nature and effects of confirmation
  • The minister and recipient of confirmation

The Holy Eucharist (Questions 73-83)

  • The nature of this sacrament
  • The matter and form of this sacrament
  • The conversion of bread and wine
  • The accidents which remain in this sacrament
  • The effects of this sacrament
  • The use or receiving of this sacrament
  • The minister of this sacrament
  • The rite of this sacrament

Penance (Questions 84-90)

  • The nature of penance
  • The effect of penance
  • The parts of penance
  • Contrition
  • Confession
  • Satisfaction
  • The minister of this sacrament
  • The power of the keys
  • Excommunication
  • Indulgences

Available Questions

Question 1

The fitness of the Incarnation

Question 2

The mode of union of the Word incarnate

Question 3

The mode of union on the part of the person assuming

Question 4

The mode of union of the part of the human nature

Question 5

The parts of human nature which were assumed

Question 6

The order of assumption

Question 7

The grace of Christ as an individual man

Question 8

The grace of Christ, as He is the head of the Church

Question 9

Christ's knowledge in general

Question 10

The beatific knowledge of Christ's soul

Question 11

The knowledge imprinted or infused in the soul of Christ

Question 12

The acquired or empiric knowledge of Christ's soul

Question 13

The power of Christ's soul

Question 14

The defects of body assumed by the Son of God

Question 15

The defects of soul assumed by Christ

Question 16

Article 1. Whether this is true: "God is man"?

Question 17

Christ's unity of being

Question 18

Christ's unity of will

Question 19

The unity of Christ's operation

Question 20

Christ's subjection to the Father

Question 21

Christ's prayer

Question 22

The priesthood of Christ

Question 23

Adoption as befitting to Christ

Question 24

The predestination of Christ

Question 25

The adoration of Christ

Question 26

Christ as called the mediator of God and man

Question 27

The sanctification of the Blessed Virgin

Question 28

The virginity of the Mother of God

Question 29

The espousals of the Mother of God

Question 30

The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin

Question 31

The matter from which the Saviour's body was conceived

Question 32

The active principle in Christ's conception

Question 33

The mode and order of Christ's conception

Question 34

The perfection of the child conceived

Question 35

Christ's nativity

Question 36

The manifestation of the newly born Christ

Question 37

Christ's circumcision, and of the other legal observances accomplished in regard to the child Christ

Question 38

The baptism of John

Question 39

The baptizing of Christ

Question 40

Christ's manner of life

Question 41

Christ's temptation

Question 42

Christ's doctrine

Question 43

The miracles worked by Christ, in general

Question 44

Christ's miracles considered specifically

Question 45

Christ's transfiguration

Question 46

The passion of Christ

Question 47

The efficient cause of Christ's passion

Question 48

The efficiency of Christ's Passion

Question 49

The effects of Christ's Passion

Question 50

The death of Christ

Question 51

Christ's burial

Question 52

Christ's descent into hell

Question 53

Christ's Resurrection

Question 54

The quality of Christ rising again

Question 55

The manifestation of the Resurrection

Question 56

The causality of Christ's Resurrection

Question 57

The ascension of Christ

Question 58

Christ's sitting at the right hand of the Father

Question 59

Christ's judiciary power

Question 60

What is a sacrament?

Question 61

The necessity of the sacraments

Question 62

The sacraments' principal effect, which is grace

Question 63

The other effect of the sacraments, which is a character

Question 64

The causes of the sacraments

Question 65

The number of the sacraments

Question 66

The sacrament of Baptism

Question 67

The ministers by whom the sacrament of Baptism is conferred

Question 68

Those who receive Baptism

Question 69

The effects of Baptism

Question 70

Circumcision

Question 71

The preparations that accompany Baptism

Question 72

The sacrament of Confirmation

Question 73

The sacrament of the Eucharist

Question 74

The matter of this sacrament

Question 75

The change of bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Christ

Question 76

The way in which Christ is in this sacrament

Question 77

The accidents which remain in this sacrament

Question 78

Article 1. Whether the form of this sacrament is: "This is My body," and "This is My blood"?

Question 79

The effects of this sacrament

Question 80

The use or receiving of this sacrament in general

Question 81

The use which Christ made of this sacrament at its institution

Question 82

The minister of this sacrament

Question 83

The rite of this sacrament

Question 84

The sacrament of Penance

Question 85

Penance as a virtue

Question 86

The effect of Penance, as regards the pardon of mortal sin

Question 87

The remission of venial sin

Question 88

The return of sins which have been taken away by Penance

Question 89

The recovery of virtue by means of Penance

Question 90

The parts of Penance, in general

“The Word was made flesh and dwelt among us.” - John 1:14, quoted throughout Part III