A Topic of Moral Theology
The Obligation of Accepting and Fulfilling Satisfaction
The penitent's duty to accept the penance imposed and to perform it.
The works themselves ask 7 questions under this heading — see them together with their answers.
Also asked about as…
do i have to do my penance · forgot to do my penance · penance too hard · refusing a penance (ed.)
In the index as Satisfaction · Satisfaction (penance) · Congruous satisfaction · Delay · Confessor · Infirmity · Sacramental penance · Almsgiving · Commutation · Forgetfulness · Fulfillment · Impotence · Penalty · Remedies · Sacramental satisfaction
In the manuals
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Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. III, Book Fifth. On Penance., Ch. II, Q. III, Article III. On Accepting and Fulfilling Satisfaction., nn. 305, 306, 307 & 308 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. V, Diss. II, Pt. I, Sect. II, Ch. IV, Article III. On the Obligation of Accepting and Fulfilling Satisfaction, nn. 355 & 356 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Moral Enchiridion, Comprising Select Decrees and Definitions of the Holy See, of Ecumenical Councils and of the Sacred Roman Congregations (Enchiridion Morale), Fourth Edition
Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion (4th ed., 1905), On Penance, n. 799, 800 — The Obligation of the Decree of 23 June 1886. “1. If penitents absolved from censures reserved to the Supreme Pontiff recover their health, does the obligation of abiding by the commands of the Church mean the same thing as the obligation of presenting themselves be… Read in context →
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. 527 & 528 (9 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. 361, 362, 363, 364 & 365 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Manuale Theologiae Moralis
Vol. III, Pt. II, Tr. V, Ch. II, Art. III, § 3. On the Necessity of Accepting and Fulfilling Satisfaction, nn. 399, 400, 401, 402 & 403 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Summa Theologiae Moralis
Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On Penance, Third Part: On the Parts o…, Ch. III, Question Second: On the Qu…, Article II: On Sacramental Satisfaction, nn. ¶1, 549, 550, 551, 552, 553 & 554 (67 passages — hover a number to read it)
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. 558, 559, 560 & 561 (37 passages — hover a number to read it)
Christian Theology, Dogmatic and Moral, in Compendium
Diss. II, Chapter X — On the obligation of penitents to accept the satisfaction imposed by the confessor for deadly sins, nn. I, II, III, IV, V & VI (6 passages — hover a number to read it)
Treated under the broader heading Satisfaction — Slater, Manual of Moral Theology · McHugh–Callan, Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Institutions of Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Cases of Conscience · Koch–Preuss · Vermeersch, Theologia Moralis · Marc, Institutiones Morales · Konings, Theologia Moralis · 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.)