We are evaluating old indulgences that have been approve on todays date of:
February
29
List of Traditional materials we will be looking at today, and the current/withstanding grants that they satisfy (directly or indirectly).
670. Prayers- Eternal Father, by the love
partial indulgence… Grant 19
NOTE:
Every prayer may be eligible for a partial indulgence, if applied correctly, under Grant 15.
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 IX. “FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS” – Art. VII. “MISCELLANEOUS DEVOTIONS” – IX. For the Dying
670. Eternal Father, by the love Thou bearest toward Saint Joseph, who was chosen by Thee from among all men to exercise Thy divine fatherhood over Thy Son made Man, have mercy on us and upon all poor souls who are in their agony.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father.
Eternal Son of God, by the love Thou bearest toward Saint Joseph who was Thy most faithful Guardian upon earth, have mercy on us and upon all poor souls who are in their agony.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father.
Eternal Spirit of God, by the love Thou bearest toward Saint Joseph, who guarded with such tender care most holy Mary, Thy beloved Spouse, have mercy on us and upon all poor souls who are in their agony.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father.
An indulgence of 500 days once a day (S. C. Ind, May 17, 1884; S. P. Ap., Feb. 29, 1931). NOTE: Other prayers are found under n. 204.
After some thought, the best Grant to place this prayer under is Grant 19. Under this Grant a partial indulgence is available for prayers in honor of St. Joseph. This grant says that a prayer must be ‘duly approved,’ which this is. The specific reference in the 'Manuel of Indulgences' is as follows: A partial indulgence is granted to the faithful who invoke St. Joseph, spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, with a duly approved prayer.
P.S. This prayer may also be applicable for a partial indulgence under Grant 5, for those who pray for the intentions of ‘DAYS DESIGNATED UNIVERSALLY FOR A CERTAIN RELIGIOUS INTENTION.’ In February is celebrated ‘World Day of the Sick.’ Although this universal intention doesn't explicitly say that it is also for “the dying” I would propose that it would still include those in this state of life, especially if illness accompanies this last state, or leads to this state. Now, prayers for universal intentions do not need to be approved, nor (as far as I know) do they have to be said on that universally designated day. But that doesn't mean we can’t also use existing prayers like traditional prayer here.
P.S. Prayers may be said on the memorial of any saint listed in the calendar recite, according to Grant 21. This would offer the opportunity for a partial indulgence. Prayers for this Grant must be “approved by legitimate authority.” Therefore, this prayer would be a valid option in honor of St. Joseph.
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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