Redemptive suffering Redemptive suffering 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. Like an indulgence, redemptive suffering does not gain the individual "forgiveness" for their sin; forgiveness results from God’s grace, freely given through Christ, which cannot be earned. After one's sins are forgiven, the individual's suffering can reduce the "penalty" due for sin. Christians believe that God loves mankind so much that
Alliance of the Hearts of Jesus and Mary to the entire Catholic Church in 1858. Pope Leo XIII approved the litany to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. In the encyclical "Annum sacrum" (which entered new theological territory by consecrating non-Christians), he consecrated the entire world to the Sacred Heart. The consecration was due to the messages from Jesus reported by a nun, Blessed Mary of the Divine Heart. Pope Leo XIII performed the requested consecration a few days after the death of Sister Mary and called it "the greatest act of my pontificate". Pope Pius XII instituted the Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary for the universal