A Topic of Moral Theology
Changing or commuting the penance
When and by whom an imposed penance may be commuted.
The works themselves ask 3 questions under this heading — see them together with their answers.
Also asked about as…
can my penance be changed (ed.)
In the index as Commutation · Penance · Satisfaction · Confessor · Congruous satisfaction · Modification of a last will · Sacramental penance · Sacramental satisfaction
In the manuals
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A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries
Vol. II, Bk. VI, Chapter V. Satisfaction, n. 4 — Although a penitent may not of his own authority substitute another penance for that which was imposed by his confessor, yet he may for good reason get this commuted either by the same or by a different confessor. The sa… Read in context →
Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. V, Diss. II, Pt. I, Sect. II, Ch. IV, Art. II, Scholion. On Commutation of Satisfaction, nn. 352, 353 & 354 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. III, On Penance, VI. On Satisfaction, nn. 744, 745, 746 & 747 (4 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 the Sacrament …, Pt. II, Ch. III, Article II. On the Fulfillment of Penance, nn. 531 & 533 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)
Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology
Vol. I, Matrimony, and Holy Orders, On Penance (Volume I), Moral Part — Chapter I: On the Duties of the Penitent, nn. 357, 358, 359 & 360 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Manuale Theologiae Moralis
Vol. III, Pt. II, Tr. V, Ch. II, Art. III, § 4. On the Commutation of an Imposed Satisfaction, n. 404 — 404. 1. For requesting or granting the commutation of a penance, a reasonable cause is required, namely, the spiritual good of the penitent. Before absolution has been received, the satisfaction can more easily be commut… Read in context →
Summa Theologiae Moralis
Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On Penance, Third Part: On the Parts o…, Ch. III, Question Three: On the Fulfillment of Satisfaction or On Satisfactory Works, nn. 562 & 563 (19 passages — hover a number to read it)
Treated under the broader heading Satisfaction — McHugh–Callan, Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Cases of Conscience · Koch–Preuss · Vermeersch, Theologia Moralis · Marc, Institutiones Morales · Konings, Theologia Moralis · Concina, Compendium · The Roman Catechism · The Casuist · Deshon, Guide — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)