December 13-14 - Traditional Indulgence of the day!

We are evaluating old indulgences that have been approve on todays date of: 

December

13 &14

List of Traditional materials we will be looking at today, and the current/withstanding grants that they satisfy (directly or indirectly).

• 13. My God, pour forth Thy blessings

  • partial indulgence… General Grant 1

• 66. O holy Lord, Father almighty

  • partial indulgence… Grant 15

• 69. Eternal Father, I offer unto Thee

  • partial indulgence… Grant 15

• 680. Prayer - Go before us, O Lord

  • partial indulgence… Grant 26

• 683. Prayer - We give Thee thanks, Almighty God

  • partial indulgence… Grant 26

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 I. “THE TRIUNE GOD” - I. Ejaculations and Invocations

13. My God, pour forth Thy blessings and Thy mercies upon all persons and upon all souls in purgatory for whom, by reason of charity, gratitude and friendship, I am bound or desire to pray. Amen. An indulgence of 300 days (Apostolic Brief, Dec, 13, 1922)

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.

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CHAPTER II. “GOD THE FATHER” – Prayers

66. O holy Lord, Father almighty, everlasting God, for the sake of Thy bounty and that of Thy Son, who for me endured suffering and death; for the sake of the most excellent holiness of His Mother and the merits of all the Saints, grant unto me a sinner, unworthy of all Thy blessings, that I may love Thee only, may ever thirst for Thy love, may have continually in my heart the benefits of Thy passion, may acknowledge my own wretchedness and may desire to be trampled upon and be despised by all men; let nothing grieve me save guilt. Amen (St. Bonaventure).

An indulgence of 3 years. A plenary indulgence on the usual conditions, when this prayer is said devoutly every day for a month (Pius IX, Rescript in his own hand, April 11, 1874; S. P. Ap., Dec. 13, 1932).

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.

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CHAPTER II. “GOD THE FATHER” – Prayers

69. Eternal Father, I offer unto Thee the infinite satisfaction which Jesus rendered to Thy justice in behalf of sinners upon the tree of the Cross; and I pray that Thou wouldst make the merits of His Precious Blood available to all guilty souls to whom sin has brought death; may they rise again to the life of grace and glorify Thee for ever.

Eternal Father, I offer Thee the fervent devotion of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in satisfaction for the lukewarmness and cowardice of Thy chosen people, imploring Thee by the burning love which made Him suffer death, that it may please Thee to rekindle their hearts now so lukewarm in Thy service, and to set them on fire with Thy love, that they may love Thee for ever.

Eternal Father, I offer Thee the submission of Jesus to Thy will, and I ask of Thee, through His merits, the fulness of all grace and the accomplishment of all Thy holy will. Blessed be God! (St. Margaret M. Alacoque).

An indulgence of 3 years. A plenary indulgence on the usual conditions, if this act of oblation has been made daily with devotion throughout an entire month (S. P. Ap., April 8, 1920 and Dec. 13, 1932).

Refer to the above (# 66) for the specific reference in the 'Manuel of Indulgences' regarding mental prayer.

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CHAPTER IX. “FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS” – Art. VII. “MISCELLANEOUS DEVOTIONS” – XVIII. To obtain God’s help before any action

680. Prayer - Go before us, O Lord, we beseech Thee, in all our doings with Thy gracious inspiration, and further us with Thy continual help, that every prayer and work of ours may begin from Thee, and by Thee be duly ended. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. An indulgence of 300 days (S. P. Ap., Dec. 14, 1934).

This prayer could safely be placed under Grant 15 for mental prayers, however, due to this theme, I am reminder of current Grant 26, regarding prayer that are said before and after certain actions. The specific reference in the 'Manuel of Indulgences' is as follows: A partial indulgence is granted to the faithful who, 1° at the beginning and the end of the day, 2° in starting and completing their work, 3° before and after meals, devoutly offer some legitimately approved prayer of supplication and act of thanksgiving

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CHAPTER IX. “FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS” – Art. VII. “MISCELLANEOUS DEVOTIONS” – XIX. Prayer of Thanksgiving

683. Prayer - We give Thee thanks, Almighty God, for all Thy blessings: Who livest and reignest for ever and ever. Amen. An indulgence of 300 days (S. P. Ap., Dec. 14, 1934).

Refer to the above (# 680) for the specific reference in the 'Manuel of Indulgences' regarding prayer that are said before and after certain actions.

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.