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2. Acts of reparation - Wikipedia

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   According to Thomas Slater, writing in the Catholic Encyclopedia, reparation is a theological concept closely connected with those of atonement and satisfaction.Although God could have chosen to condone the sins of humanity, in divine providence, he instead judged it better to demand satisfaction through reparation and penance for sins of humanity.

3. Redemptive suffering - Wikipedia

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   Redemptive suffering is the Christian belief that human suffering, when accepted and offered up in union with the Passion of Jesus, can remit the just punishment for one's sins or for the sins of another, or for the other physical or spiritual needs of oneself or another.

4. Victim soul - Wikipedia

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   The concept of a victim soul is an unofficial belief derived from interpretations of the Catholic Church teachings on redemptive suffering.A person believes themselves or is considered by others to be chosen by God to suffer more than most, accepting this condition based on the example of Christ's own Passion.

5. Passion of Jesus - Wikipedia

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   The Catholic tradition includes specific prayers and devotions as "acts of reparation" for the sufferings and insults that Jesus endured during his Passion. These " acts of reparation to Jesus Christ " do not involve a petition for a living or deceased beneficiary, but aim to repair the sins against Jesus.

6. Discipline (instrument of penance) - Wikipedia

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   In the Bible, Saint Paul writes: [5] "I punish my body and enslave it, so that after proclaiming to others I myself should not be disqualified" (1 Corinthians 9:27 NRSV). [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Christians who use the discipline do so as a means of partaking in the mortification of the flesh to aid in the process of sanctification ; [ 7 ] [ 8 ] they also ...

7. Restitution (theology) - Wikipedia

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   Restitution in moral theology and soteriology signifies an act of commutative justice by which exact reparation as far as possible is made for an injury that has been done to another. [1] In the teaching of certain Christian denominations , restitution is an essential part in salvation .