April 15 - Traditional Indulgence of the day!
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We are evaluating old indulgences that have been approve on todays date of:
April
15
List of Traditional materials we will be looking at today, and the current/withstanding grants that they satisfy (directly or indirectly).
38. Lord, increase our faith
partial indulgence… General Grant 1
282. Come, Thou holy Paraclete
partial indulgence… Grant 15
357. O Mary, conceived without sin
partial indulgence… General Grant 1
701. Prayer - Give peace in our times, O Lord
partial indulgence… Grant 5
730. An Invocation - Saint Aloysious, exemplar of clerics
partial indulgence… General Grant 1
NOTE:
Every prayer may be eligible for a partial indulgence, if applied correctly, under Grant 15.
Every invocation may be eligible for a partial indulgence, if applied correctly, under ‘General Grant ’ 1
Every practice may be eligible for a partial indulgence, if it is applied correctly, under one of the ‘General Grant’s 2, 3, or 4
Some spelling errors may be present.
Abbreviations that are found at the end of an indulgence prayer/practice (like S. P. Ap., and S. C. Ind.,) are, in essence, a specific ecclesiastical approval for a particular indulgence.
Traditional indulgences are ordered by their last date of approval.
The full written outline of the requirements for a partial or plenary indulgence, found at the end of an indulgence prayer/practice, may be omitted if not all of the information is unique or notable. (You will see three dots when there is a break in text …)
CHAPTER I. “THE TRIUNE GOD” - II. ACTS OF THE THEOLOGICAL VIRTUES AND OF CONTRITION
38. Lord, increase our faith (Luke 17, 5). An indulgence of 500 days. A plenary indulgence on the usual conditions, if the invocation is devoutly recited every day for a month (S. C. Ind., March 20, 1908; S. P. Ap., April 15, 1935).
Every invocation may be eligible for a partial indulgence, if applied correctly, under ‘General Grant’ 1. The specific reference in the 'Manuel of Indulgences' is as follows: A partial indulgence is granted to the Christian faithful who, while carrying out their duties and enduring the hardships of life, raise their minds in humble trust to God and make, at least mentally, some pious invocation.
CHAPTER IV. “GOD THE HOLY GHOST” – II. Sequence for Pentecost
282. Come, Thou holy Paraclete, And from Thy celestial seat Send Thy light and brilliancy.
Father of the poor, draw near, Giver of all gifts, be here, Come, the soul's true radiancy.
Come, of comforters the best, Of the soul the sweetest guest, Come in toil refreshingly.
Thou in labor rest most sweet, Thou art shadow from the heat, Comfort in adversity.
O Thou light, most pure and blest, Shine within the inmost breast Of Thy faithful company.
Where Thou art not, man hath naught; Ev'ry holy deed and thought Comes from Thy divinity.
What is soiled, make Thou pure; What is wounded, work its cure; What is parched, fructify.
What is rigid, gently bend; What is frozen, warmly tend; Strengthen what goes erringly.
Fill Thy faithful, who confide In Thy power to guard and guide, With Thy sevenfold mystery.
Here Thy grace and mercy send; Grant salvation in the end, And in Heaven felicity. Amen. (Roman Missal, tr. J. M. Neale).
An indulgence of 5 years. A plenary indulgence once a month on the usual conditions for its daily devout recitation (Apostolic Brief, May 26, 1796; S. P. Ap., April 15, 1933)
Currently the only prayer associated with an indulgence for Pentecost is the “Veni Creator,” (or pentecost novenas). So this prayer, which is neither a novena or the “Veni Creator,” will default to Grant 15 for Mental Prayer. Every prayer may be eligible for a partial indulgence, under Grant 15. The specific reference in the 'Manuel of Indulgences' is as follows: A partial indulgence is granted to the faithful who for their personal edification devoutly spend time in mental prayer.
CHAPTER V. “THE MOST BLESSED VIRGIN MARY” – Art. II. “THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE B.V.M.”– I. Ejaculations and Invocations.
357. O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee. An indulgence of 300 days. A plenary indulgence once a month on the usual conditions if this invocation be devoutly repeated daily (S. C. Ind., March 15, 1884; S. P. Ap., April 15, 1932).
Every invocation may be eligible for a partial indulgence, if applied correctly, under ‘General Grant’ 1. The specific reference in the 'Manuel of Indulgences' is as follows: A partial indulgence is granted to the Christian faithful who, while carrying out their duties and enduring the hardships of life, raise their minds in humble trust to God and make, at least mentally, some pious invocation.
CHAPTER IX. “FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS” – Art. VII. “MISCELLANEOUS DEVOTIONS” – XXXV. For Peace
701. Prayer - Give peace in our times, O Lord, because there is none other that fighteth for us, but only Thou, O our God.
V. Peace be within thy walls,
R. And abundance within thy towers.
Let us pray.
O God, from whom all holy desires, all right counsels and all just works do proceed; give unto Thy servants that peace which the world cannot give, that both our hearts may be set to obey Thy commandments, and also that we, being delivered from the fear of our enemies, may pass our time, under Thy protection, in rest and quietness. Through Christ our Lord. Amen (Roman Missal). An indulgence of 3 years. A plenary indulgence on the usual conditions, if these prayers are said with devotion daily for a month (S. C. Ind., May 18, 1848; S. P. Ap., April 15, 1934).
Under Grant 5, a partial indulgence is available for those who pray for the intentions of ‘DAYS DESIGNATED UNIVERSALLY FOR A CERTAIN RELIGIOUS INTENTION.’ On January 1st is World Day of Peace. Prayers for universal intentions do not need to be approved, nor (as far as I know) do they have to be said only on that universally designated day. The specific reference in the 'Manuel of Indulgences' is as follows: A plenary indulgence is granted to the faithful who, on days universally designated to foster certain religious intentions (e.g., the promotion of priestly and religious vocations, the pastoral care of the sick and infirm, strengthening the profession of faith in young people, and assisting others to lead a holy life, etc.), piously assist at celebrations of this kind; however, those who pray for these same intentions may gain a partial indulgence.
CHAPTER IX. “FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS” – PART II. “IN FAVOR OF CERTAIN GROUPS OF PERSONS” – II. Prayers to be used by all clerics and others who aspire to the sacred ministry
730. An Invocation - Saint Aloysious, exemplar of clerics and their protector, pray for me. An indulgence of 300 days (S. P. Ap., April 15, 1941).
Every invocation may be eligible for a partial indulgence, if applied correctly, under ‘General Grant’ 1. The specific reference in the 'Manuel of Indulgences' is as follows: A partial indulgence is granted to the Christian faithful who, while carrying out their duties and enduring the hardships of life, raise their minds in humble trust to God and make, at least mentally, some pious invocation.
P.S. In reference to Grant 21, although this is not a prayer, perhaps it could be used in for praying on honor of saints on their feast days.
This concluded the Traditional Indulgences
Every prayer/practice that we evaluated today is taken from the last approved publication of the Raccolta. The Raccolta was once the official book/document/list of approved Indulgences. In its last publication there were 780+ individualized prayers/practices that were approved for gaining indulgences.
In 1967 indulgence practices were revised so that indulgences are now, today, granted more in the style of “category” of prayers/practices rather than individually. This leaves me with the question: how do the indulgenced prayers/practices from the Raccolta (traditional indulgence) line up with the indulgences of today? That question is what this “study” seeks to answer.
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