We are evaluating old indulgences that have been approve on todays date of:
January 12
List of Traditional materials we will be looking at today, and the current/withstanding grants that they satisfy (directly or indirectly).
79. Invocation - Thou art the Christ, the Son
partial indulgence… General Grant 1 or Grant 30
92. Invocation - O sweetest Jesus, hide me
partial indulgence… General Grant 1
491. A Prayer - Saint Joachim, Father of the B.V.M
partial indulgence… Grant 21
774. Visiting the Vatican Basilica, the tomb and statue of St. Peter in the same Basilica
plenary indulgence… Grant 33
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. I. “THE LORD JESUS CHRIST” – I. Ejaculations and Invocations.
79. Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God (Matt. 16, 16). An indulgence of 500 days when said before the Blessed Sacrament, even when It is reserved in the tabernacle. A plenary indulgence once a month when this devout homage is offered daily, on condition of confession, Communion and prayer for the intention of the Sovereign Pontiff (Apostolic Brief, June 9, 1920; S. P. Ap., Jan. 12, 1934).
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.
Because this is also taken from Scripture, it would be applicable under Grant 30.
The specific reference in the 'Manuel of Indulgences' is as follows: A plenary indulgence is granted to the faithful who read the Sacred Scriptures as spiritual reading, from a text approved by competent authority and with the reverence due to the divine word, for at least a half an hour; if the time is less, the indulgence will be partial. (indulgences are granted, as mentioned above, for those who *listen under certain circumstance)
Lastly, although the traditional indulgence gives instructions for this invocation to be said before the blessed sacrament, it would not apply to current Grants that follow similar instructions, like G7 or G8, since these new grants focus more on the use of prayers rather then the use of invocations. So, yes, invocations like this can be said before the Blessed Sacrament, but there is no additional benefit to reciting it in adoration vs. reciting it anywhere else.
CHAPTER III. “GOD THE SON” – Art. I. “THE LORD JESUS CHRIST” – I. Ejaculations and Invocations.
92. O sweetest Jesus, hide me in Thy Sacred Heart, permit me not to be separated from Thee, defend me from the evil foe. An indulgence of 300 days (S. P. Ap., Jan. 12, 1941).
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.
CHAPTER VII. - “THE SAINTS” – Art. IV “IN HONOR OF OTHER SAINTS” – I. Saint Joachim, Father of the B.V.M.
491. O great and glorious Patriarch, Saint Joachim, what joy is mine when I consider that thou wast chosen among all God’s holy ones to assist in the fulfillment of the mysteries of God, and to enrich our earth with the great Mother of God, Mary most holy! By this singular privilege, thou hast become most powerful with both the Mother and her Son, so as to be able to obtain for us the graces that are needful to us; with great confidence I have recourse to thy mighty protection and I commend to thee all my needs and those of my family, both spiritual and temporal; and especially do I entrust to thy keeping the particular favor that I desire and look for from thy fatherly intercession. And since thou wast a perfect pattern of the interior life, obtain for me the grace of interior recollection and a spirit of detachment from the transitory goods of this life, together with a lively and enduring love for Jesus and Mary. Obtain for me in like manner a sincere devotion and obedience to Holy Church and the Sovereign Pontiff who rules over her: to the end that I may live and die in faith and hope and perfect charity, ever invoking the holy Names of Jesus and Mary, and may I thus be saved. Amen. Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be three times. An indulgence of 300 days once a day. A plenary indulgence on the usual conditions, if this prayer is recited daily for an entire month (S. C. Ind., March 20, 1886, S. P. Ap., Jan. 12, 1935)
Approved prayers may be said on the memorial of any saint listed in the calendar, according to Grant 21.
The specific reference in the 'Manuel of Indulgences' is as follows: A partial indulgence is granted to the faithful who on the memorial of any saint listed in the calendar recite in that saint’s honor the prayer taken from the Missal or another one approved by legitimate authority.
APPENDIX. “Indulgences attached to visiting certain holy places in Rome” – II. “Visiting the Vatican Basilica, the tomb and statue of St. Peter in the same Basilica”
774. A VISIT TO THE VATICAN BASILICA ALSO TO THE TOMB AND STATUE OF SAINT PETER, APOSTLE, IN THE SAME BASILICA – a) The faithful, who, having confessed their sins and received Holy Communion, visit the Vatican Patriarchal Basilica with pious sentiments, and there devoutly recite six times the Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory be for the intention of the Sovereign Pontiff on each visit, are granted: A plenary indulgence as often as they do this.
b) The faithful who recite the Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory be, three times before the tomb of St. Peter, the Apostle, in the Vatican Basilica, in gratitude to Almighty God for the privileges granted by Him to the same holy Apostle, may gain: An indulgence of 7 years.
c) Those who devoutly kiss the foot of the bronze statue of St. Peter, which stands in the aforesaid Basilica and pray for the intentions of the Holy Father, may gain: An indulgence of 50 days (Apostolic Brief, May 15, 1857; S. P. Ap., March 18, 1932 and Jan. 12, 1935).
Under Grant 33, pilgrimages to Patriarchal Basilicas in Rome still carries an indulgence today. However, most of these finer details such as kissing the foot of the statue of St. Peter, or reciting a specified amount of prayers at his tomb, these have been waved for a more generalized formula of prayers and locations.
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 one of the four Patriarchal Basilicas in Rome, either as part of a group making a pilgrimage to the basilica, or at least with the purpose of expressing during the visit filial submission to the Roman Pontiff;
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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