We are evaluating old indulgences that have been approve on todays date of:
January
13 & 14
List of Traditional materials we will be looking at today, and the current/withstanding grants that they satisfy (directly or indirectly).
237. Sweet Heart of Jesus
partial indulgence… General Grant 1
336. I venerate thee with all my heart
partial indulgence… Grant 17
748. Prayer to be said while putting on the sacred vestments
Notwithstanding
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. VII. “THE MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS” – I. Ejaculations and Invocations.
237. Sweet Heart of Jesus, be my love. An indulgence of 300 days (S. P. Ap., Jan. 13, 1920).
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 V. “THE MOST BLESSED VIRGIN MARY” – Art. I. “GENERAL DEVOTIONS TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY” – IX. Prayers
336. I. I venerate thee with all my heart, O Virgin most holy, above all Angels and Saints in paradise, as the daughter of the Eternal Father, and to thee I consecrate my soul with all its powers.
Hail Mary.
II. I venerate thee with all my heart, O Virgin most holy, above all Angels and Saints in paradise, as the Mother of the only-begotten Son, and to thee I consecrate my body with all its senses.
Hail Mary.
III. I venerate thee with all my heart, O Virgin most holy, above all Angels and Saints in paradise, as the beloved Spouse of the Spirit of God, and to thee I consecrate my heart and all its affections, imploring thee to obtain for me from the Most Holy Trinity all the means of salvation.
Hail Mary.
An indulgence of 500 days. A plenary indulgence once a month on the usual conditions, if this act of consecration is devoutly repeated every day (Leo XII, Rescript in his own hand, Oct. 21, 1823; S. C. Ind., June 18, 1876; S. P. Ap., Jan. 14, 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
CHAPTER IX. “FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS” – PART II. “IN FAVOR OF CERTAIN GROUPS OF PERSONS” - IV. “PRAYERS TO BE SAID BY PRIESTS” – (B) To fulfil worthily the Sacred Offices committed to them.
748. Prayer to be said while putting on the sacred vestments - a) Priests, who recite devoutly the prayers contained in the Roman Missal to be said while they are putting on the priestly vestments, are granted: An indulgence of 100 days for each prayer.
b) The same indulgence is granted to Bishops, who devoutly recite the prayers so be said by them when they assume the pontifical vestment (S. P. Ap., Jan. 14, 1940)
There is no indulgence category regarding prayers or processes that are done while putting on sacred vestments. All prayers may be applicable for a partial indulgence under Grant 15, however this would not require that the prayers be explicitly linked to putting on vestments in order to gain a partial indulgence. (Although, depending on the wording of the prayer, it may make sense to pair the action and prayer together).
So, for this traditional indulgence, there is potential of carrying the spirit of it over to a current partial indulgence, through mental prayer. But note that, in and of itself, this traditional indulgence is obsolete. It doesn't actually give a prayer, but only suggests where to find one, and offers a time a place for that prayer to be said.
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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