We are evaluating old indulgences that have been approve on todays date of:
February
5, 6, & 7
List of Traditional materials we will be looking at today, and the current/withstanding grants that they satisfy (directly or indirectly).
341. O blessed Virgin Mary
partial indulgence… Grant 17
347. May we be assisted
partial indulgence… Grant 17
778. A VISIT TO THE SCALA SANTA
potential partial indulgence… General Grant 3 or 4
212. O God, Who didst will
partial indulgence… Grant 15
NOTE:
Every prayer may be eligible for a partial indulgence, if applied correctly, under Grant 15.
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 V. “THE MOST BLESSED VIRGIN MARY” – Art. I “GENERAL DEVOTIONS TO THE MOST BLESSED VIRGIN” – IX. Prayers
341. O blessed Virgin Mary, who can worthily repay thee thy just dues of praise and thanksgiving, thou who by the wondrous assent of thy will didst rescue a fallen world? What songs of praise can our weak human nature recite in thy honor, since it is by thy intervention alone that it has found the way to restoration? Accept, then, such poor thanks as we have here to offer, though they be unequal to thy merits; and, receiving our vows, obtain by thy prayers the remission of our offenses. Carry thou our prayers within the sanctuary of the heavenly audience, and bring forth from it the antidote of our reconciliation. May the sins we bring before Almighty God through thee, become pardonable through thee; may what we ask for with sure confidence, through thee be granted. Take our offering, grant us our requests, obtain pardon for what we fear, for thou art the sole hope of sinners. Through thee we hope for the remission of our sins, and in thee, O blessed Lady, is our hope of reward. Holy Mary, succour the miserable, help the faint-hearted, comfort the sorrowful, pray for thy people, plead for the clergy, intercede for all women consecrated to God; may all who keep thy holy commemoration feel now thy help and protection. Be thou ever ready to assist us when we pray, and bring back to us the answers to our prayers. Make it thy continual care to pray for the people of God, thou who, blessed by God, didst merit tỏ bear the Redeemer of the world, who liveth and reigneth, world without end. Amen (St. Augustine). An indulgence of 3 years. A plenary indulgence once a month on the usual conditions for the daily recitation of this prayer (Secret Mem., May 19, 1854; S. P. Ap., Feb. 5, 1932).
This prayer is granted a partial indulgence under Grant 17, because it has been “approved” at least once. The specific reference in the 'Manuel of Indulgences' is as follows: A partial indulgence is granted to the faithful who devoutly address the Blessed Virgin Mary with some approved prayer
CHAPTER V. “THE MOST BLESSED VIRGIN MARY” – Art. I “GENERAL DEVOTIONS TO THE MOST BLESSED VIRGIN” – IX. Prayers
347. May we be assisted, we beseech Thee, O Lord, by the worshipful intercession of Thy glorious Mother, the ever-Virgin Mary; that we, who have been enriched by her perpetual blessings, may be delivered from all dangers, and through her loving kindness made to be of one heart and mind: Who livest and reignest world without end. Amen (Roman Missal). An indulgence of 3 years. A plenary indulgence on the usual conditions if this prayer is recited every day for a month (S. P. Ap., Feb. 6, 1934)
This prayer is granted a partial indulgence under Grant 17, because it has been “approved” at least once. The specific reference in the 'Manuel of Indulgences' is as follows: A partial indulgence is granted to the faithful who devoutly address the Blessed Virgin Mary with some approved prayer
APPENDIX. “Indulgences attached to visiting certain holy places in Rome” – VI. Visiting the Scala Santa
778. A VISIT TO THE SCALA SANTA - The faithful who devoutly ascend on their knees the Scala Santa (or Holy Stairs) in the city of Rome whilst meditating on the Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ, are granted:
An indulgence of 9 years for each step, even if the ascent be interrupted;
A plenary indulgence, whenever they make the entire ascent, and confess their sins, partake of the Eucharistic Table and offer their prayers for the intentions of the Holy Father.
The same indulgence of 9 years is granted to the faithful, who on their knees make the ascent of one or the other of the two stairs to the right and left of the Scala Santa, from All Saints' Day to the end of the Octave of All Souls' Day, from Christmas Day to the Epiphany inclusive, as well as during the whole of Lent (S. C. Ind., Sept. 2, 1817 and July 23, 1898; Pius X, Rescript in his own hand, Feb. 26, 1908; S. P. Ap., Feb. 6, 1925)
Grant 33 covers the category of “VISITING SACRED PLACES.” In that grant, Visiting the Scala Santa is NOT mentioned. And so, this visit is not granted an indulgence in and of itself. However, there is a way to carry the essence of this indulgence into other indulgence categories that may provide an indulgence. The categories I would like to mention in particular are the General-Grants 3 and 4.
These General-Grants state:
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.
I believe this traditional practice may carry over into these Grants because ascending on one’s knees into a Catholic Chapel would definitely explicit and a witness of one’s Catholic faith (G4). And to ascend on one’s knees rather then walking is, in my opinion, definitely a sacrifice of a comfort. (G3)
CHAPTER III. ‘GOD THE SON’ – Art. V. “JESUS CRUCIFIED” – IX. Prayers
212. O God, Who didst will to hallow the standard of the life-giving Cross by the Precious Blood of Thine only-begotten Son; grant, we beseech Thee, that they who rejoice in honoring the same holy Cross, may rejoice also in Thine ever-present protection. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen (Roman Missal). An indulgence of 5 years. A plenary indulgence on the usual conditions when this prayer has been devoutly said every day for a month (S. P. Ap., Feb. 7, 1935)
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.
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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