December 10 - Traditional Indulgence of the day!
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We are evaluating old indulgences that have been approve on todays date of:
December
10
List of Traditional materials we will be looking at today, and the current/withstanding grants that they satisfy (directly or indirectly).
158. Almighty and everlasting God
partial indulgence… Grant 15
497. A Devout Exercise - Saint Ignatius Loyola
potential partial indulgence… General Grant 2, 3, or 4
526. Devout Practices - SAINT JOHN BERCHMANS
plenary/partial indulgences… Grant 33 and other Grants
544. Devout Practices - Saint Gabriel of the Sorrowful Mother
plenary/partial indulgences… Grant 33 and Grants 15
622. Octave of Prayers - FOR THE UNITY OF THE CHURCH
partial indulgence… Grant 11
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.
CHAPTER III. ‘GOD THE SON’ – Art. IV. - “JESUS IN THE BLESSED SACRAMENT” – IV. Prayers before Communion
158. Almighty and everlasting God, behold I come to the Sacrament of Thine only-begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ: I come as one infirm to the physician of life, as one unclean to the fountain of mercy, as one blind to the light of everlasting brightness, as one poor and needy to the Lord of heaven and earth. Therefore I implore the abundance of Thy measureless bounty that Thou wouldst vouchsafe to heal my infirmity, wash my uncleanness, enlighten my blindness, enrich my poverty and clothe my nakedness, that I may receive the Bread of Angels, the King of kings, the Lord of lords, with such reverence and humility, with such sorrow and devotion, with such purity and faith, with such purpose and intention as may be profitable to my soul's salvation. Grant unto me, I pray, the grace of receiving not only the Sacrament of our Lord's Body and Blood, but also the grace and power of the Sacrament. O most gracious God, grant me so to receive the Body of Thine only-begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, which He took from the Virgin Mary, as to merit to be incorporated into His mystical Body, and to be numbered amongst His members. O most loving Father, give me grace to behold forever Thy beloved Son with His face at last unveiled, whom I now purpose to receive under the sacramental veil here below. Amen (St. Thomas Aquinas). An indulgence of 3 years. A plenary indulgence once a month for the daily recitation of this prayer on condition of confession, a visit to some church or public oratory and prayers for the intentions of the Sovereign Pontiff (S. P. Ap., Dec. 10, 1936).
Current indulgences are given, under Grant 8, to prayers said After Communion. This prayer is for before communion, so it would not apply to Grant 8. Therefor this prayer would be granted an indulgence under Grant 15 instead. 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 VII. - “THE SAINTS” – Art. IV “IN HONOR OF OTHER SAINTS” – IV. Saint Ignatius Loyola, Confessor
497. A Devout Exercise - The faithful who, on any ten Sundays preceding the Feast of St. Ignatius Loyola, or on any of ten consecutive Sundays that they may choose during the year, spend some time in devout meditations or prayers in honor of the Saint, or who perform some other acts of devotion, are granted: A plenary indulgence on the usual conditions (S. C. Ind., Jan. 27, 1767 and Dec. 10, 1841)
As we have established: most exercises or practices do not directly correlate to a current indulgence grant, but they could be expressed under other grants that are more generalized. Like General Grants 2, 3, or 4, which offer partial indulgences for giving to those in need, abstaining, and/or witnessing to the faith.
CHAPTER VII. - “THE SAINTS” – Art. IV “IN HONOR OF OTHER SAINTS” – XX. SAINT JOHN BERCHMANS, CONFESSOR
526. Devout Practices - a) The faithful on any one of the five Sundays immediately preceding the Feast of St. John Berchmans, if they say prayers in honor of this Saint, may gain: An indulgence of 7 years; A plenary indulgence on the usual conditions (S. C. Ind., May 17, 1890; S. P. Ap., Feb. 22, 1921 and March 18, 1932).
b) The faithful who visit with devotion a church or a public oratory, or (for those who are lawfully entitled thereto) a semi-public oratory, where the Feast of St. John Berchmans is being kept, may gain: A plenary indulgence, if they make their confession, receive Holy Communion and pray for the intentions of the Sovereign Pontiff.
c) The faithful on any of the nine days immediately preceding the Feast of St. John Berchmans, if they say some devout prayers in honor of the Saint, may gain: An indulgence of 500 days once a day; A plenary indulgence on the completion of the novena, on the usual conditions.
d) The faithful who devoutly say Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory be, together with the invocation, "Saint John, pray for me," before a likeness of the Saint, may gain: An indulgence of 300 days; A plenary indulgence on the usual conditions, provided that they perform this act of devotion daily for one month (S. P. Ap., Sept. 25, 1936 and Dec. 10, 1949).
This traditional indulgence has quite a few factors. Part a) would likely be applicable under some of the current General Grant indulgences (General Grant 2, 3, or 4).
Part b) is covered under Grant 33 regarding visits to locations on the feast of its Titular. The specific reference in the 'Manuel of Indulgences' is as follows: "A plenary indulgence is granted to the faithful who visit, and there devoutly recite an Our Father and the Creed [at] a minor basilica, a cathedral church, a parish church, an international, national, or diocesan shrine established by competent authority, on the solemnity of its Titular"
Part c) would be covered (conditionally) under Grant 22 regarding public novenas. And Part d) would likely be covered under General Grant 1 for invocations, and/or Grant 15 regarding mental prayer. For more information on each of these Grants that I mentioned but did not cover, you may look up the articles here called “List of Grants,” or read through the book “Manuel of Indulgences”
CHAPTER VII. - “THE SAINTS” – Art. IV “IN HONOR OF OTHER SAINTS” – XXXIII. Saint Gabriel of the Sorrowful Mother, Confessor
544. Devout Practices – a) The faithful who visit in the spirit of devotion a church or public oratory, or even a semi-public oratory (in the case of those who lawfully use the later), where the feast of St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Mother is being kept, may gain: a plenary indulgence on the usual condition of confession, Holy Communion and prayer for the intentions of the Sovereign Pontiff.
b) The faithful, who devoutly recite Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory be, adding the invocation, “St. Gabriel, pray for me,” before a representation of St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Mother, may gain: An indulgence of 300 days; A plenary indulgence on the usual conditions, if they perform this devout exercise daily for a month (S. P. Ap., Sept. 25, 1936 and Dec. 10, 1949).
Similar to the above (# 526) the first part of this indulgence is covered under Grant 33 regarding visits to locations on the feast of its Titular. The specific reference in the 'Manuel of Indulgences' is as follows: "A plenary indulgence is granted to the faithful who visit, and there devoutly recite an Our Father and the Creed [at] a minor basilica, a cathedral church, a parish church, an international, national, or diocesan shrine established by competent authority, on the solemnity of its Titular"
The second part would be covered (conditionally) under Grant 22 regarding public novenas. And Part d) would likely be covered under General Grant 1 for invocations, and/or Grant 15 regarding mental prayer.
CHAPTER IX. “FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS” – Art. IV. For the Conversion of Non-Catholics – II. A DEVOUT EXERCISE FOR THE UNITY OF THE CHURCH
622. Ant. That they all may be one, as Thou, Father, in me and I in Thee, that they also may be one in us; that the world may believe that Thou hast sent me.
V. I say to thee, that thou art Peter,
R. And upon this rock I will build my Church.
Let us pray.
Lord Jesus Christ, Who didst say to Thine Apostles: peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you, look not upon my sins, but upon the faith of Thy Church; and vouchsafe unto her that peace and unity which is agreeable to Thy will: Who livest and reignest God forever and ever. Amen.
An indulgence of 300 days during the octave of prayers for the unity of the Church from the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter in Rome (Jan. 18) to the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul (Jan. 25). A plenary indulgence on the usual conditions at the end of the devout exercise (Apostolic Brief, Feb. 25, 1916; S. P. Ap., Nov. 15, 1927 and Dec. 10, 1946).
As a prayer of unity and under the category of “Conversion of Non-Catholics,” I would count this under current Grant 11 for Christian unity. The specific reference in the 'Manuel of Indulgences' is as follows: A partial indulgence is granted to the faithful who devoutly recite an appropriately approved prayer for the unity of Christians
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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