April 26 - Traditional Indulgence of the day!
- catholicindulgence
- Apr 26
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We are evaluating old indulgences that have been approve on todays date of:
April
26
List of Traditional materials we will be looking at today, and the current/withstanding grants that they satisfy (directly or indirectly).
254. Making the five Fridays before the Feast
potential partial indulgence… General Grant 2, 3, or 4
269. Christ conquers
partial indulgence… General Grant 1
278. O Holy Spirit, Sweet Guest
partial indulgence… General Grant 1
306. O Mary, make me to live in God
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 III. ‘GOD THE SON’ – Art. VII. “THE MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS” – V. Pious Practices
254. The faithful, on any of the five Fridays immediately preceding the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, if they receive Holy Communion, may gain: A plenary indulgence, if they make their confession, visit some church or public oratory and pray for the intentions of the Sovereign Pontiff (Apostolic Brief, June 3, 1924; S. P. Ap., April 26, 1930).
When it comes to traditional ‘Exercises’ and ‘Practices,’ many of them do not carried over “as is,” shall we say. Another way of putting it is this: There are not indulgences given under the title ‘Practices that Honor the Holy Most Sacred Heart Jesus.’ So, this indulgence is Notwithstanding.
There is, however, a way to carry the essence of this indulgence into other indulgence categories that are up to date.
The categories I would like to mention in particular are the General-Grants 2, 3, and 4.
These General-Grants state:
G2) A partial indulgence is granted to the faithful who led by the spirit of faith, give compassionately of themselves or of their goods to serve their brothers in need.
G3)A partial indulgence is granted to the Christian faithful who, in a spirit of penance, voluntarily abstain from something that is licit for and pleasing to them.
G4) A partial indulgence is granted to the Christian faithful who, in the particular circumstances of daily life, voluntarily give explicit witness to their faith before others.
Alms giving, and other types of giving may be considered a pious practice. Abstaining may be considered a pious practice. And lastly, you guessed it, witnessing one’s faith before others may be considered a pious practice. Therefore, if you would like to personally link up 1) a habit of giving, 2) a period of abstinence, or 3) preforming an action of faith before another – with the sentiment of pious practices to the the Holy Most Sacred Heart Jesus - immediately preceding the Feast of the Sacred Heart, then this could be seen as a way to participate in the traditional grant # 254 which also satisfies current indulgence requirements.
CHAPTER III. ‘GOD THE SON’ – Art. VIII. “JESUS CHRIST THE KING” – I. Invocations
269. Christ conquers! Christ reigns! Christ commands! The faithful, who sing this praise of Jesus Christ, according to the modern custom, in their private or public gatherings as well as in religious processions, with sentiments of devotion, as a testimonial of their faith in the infinite royal dignity of Christ, are granted: An indulgence of 500 days (S. P. Ap., April 26, 1941).
Every invocation may be eligible for a partial indulgence, if applied correctly, under ‘General Grant’ 1. The other conditions listed in this are Notwithstanding. 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” – I. Invocations
278. O Holy Spirit, sweet Guest of my soul, abide in me and grant that I may ever abide in Thee. An indulgence of 300 days (S. P. Ap., April 26, 1921).
Every invocation may be eligible for a partial indulgence, if applied correctly, under ‘General Grant’ 1. Refer to the above (# 269) for the specific reference in the 'Manuel of Indulgences' regarding invocations.
CHAPTER V. “THE MOST BLESSED VIRGIN MARY” – Art. I “GENERAL DEVOTIONS TO THE MOST BLESSED VIRGIN” – I. Ejaculations and Invocations.
306. O Mary, make me to live in God, with God, and for God. An indulgence of 300 days (S. P. Ap., April 26, 1921).
Every invocation may be eligible for a partial indulgence, if applied correctly, under ‘General Grant’ 1. Refer to the above (# 269) for the specific reference in the 'Manuel of Indulgences' regarding invocations.
This concludes 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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