Examination of Conscience
By this term is understood a review of one's past thoughts, words and actions for the purpose of ascertaining their conformity with, or difformity from, the moral law.
Examiners, Apostolic
So called because appointed by the Apostolic See for service in Rome. In 1570 Pius V instituted the Apostolic examiners to conduct examinations of candidates for orders and of conf…
Examiners, Synodal
The chief purpose of synodal examiners is to conduct competitive examinations or concursus though they may be designated to hold of other examinations.
Exclusion, Right of
The alleged competence of the more important Catholic countries, Austria, France, and Spain, to indicate to their respective cardinal protector, or cardinal procurator, those membe…
Excommunication
Exclusion from the communion, the principal and severest censure, is a medicinal, spiritual penalty that deprives the guilty Christian of all participation in the common blessings …
Executor, Apostolic
A cleric who puts into execution a papal rescript, completing what is necessary in order that it be effective.
Exegesis, Biblical
The branch of theology which investigates and expresses the true sense of Sacred Scripture.
Exeter, Ancient Diocese of
English see, chosen by Leofric, Bishop of Crediton, as his cathedral city in 1050.
Expectation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Celebrated on 18 December by nearly the entire Latin Church. Owing to the ancient law of the Church prohibiting the celebration of feasts during Lent (a law still in vigour at Mila…
Expectative
An expectative, or an expectative grace, is the anticipatory grant of an ecclesiastical benefice, not vacant at the moment but which will become so, regularly, on the death of its …
Expeditors, Apostolic
Officials who attend to the sending of Bulls, Briefs, and Rescripts, that emanate from the Apostolic Chancery, the Dataria, the Sacred Paenitentiaria, and the Secretariate of Brief…
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
A manner of honouring the Holy Eucharist, by exposing it, with proper solemnity, to the view of the faithful in order that they may pay their devotions before it.
Extravagantes
This word is employed to designate some papal decretals not contained in certain canonical collections which possess a special authority, i.e. they are not found in the Decree of G…
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