July 12 - Traditional Indulgence of the day!
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- Jul 12
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We are evaluating old indulgences that have been approve on todays date of:
July
12
List of Traditional materials we will be looking at today, and the current/withstanding grants that they satisfy (directly or indirectly).
136. O Sacrament most holy
partial indulgence… General Grant 1 or Grant 15
137. I adore Thee every moment
partial indulgence… General Grant 1 or Grant 15
138. O saving Victim
partial indulgence… General Grant 1
140. Very Bread, Good Shepherd
partial indulgence… General Grant 1
165. Sing, my tongue
partial indulgence… Grant 7
166. O Godhead hid
partial indulgence… Grant 7
346. O Mary, my dear Mother and mighty Queen
partial indulgence… Grant 17
614. Have mercy on us, O God
partial indulgence… Grant 15
749. A Form of directing one's intention before Mass
partial indulgence… Grant 15
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 III. ‘GOD THE SON’ – Art. IV. - “JESUS IN THE BLESSED SACRAMENT”
– I. Ejaculations and Invocations
136. O Sacrament most holy, O Sacrament divine! All praise and all thanksgiving be every moment Thine! An indulgence of 300 days. An indulgence of 3 years, when this ejaculation is recited in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament. A plenary indulgence on the usual conditions, if the daily recitation of this ejaculation is continued for a whole month (Pius VI, Secr, a suppl. libell, May 24, 1776; Holy Office, Apr. 10, 1913 and Apr. 15, 1915; S. P. Ap., July 12, 1941).
Ejaculations like this are why I’m often uncertain on how to classify them. Are they more like invocations, or are they more like prayers? Both offers a partial indulgence, and both are very easy actions, so I don’t suppose that accidentally classifying ejaculations into the wrong category would make much difference. My dilemma is simply that I would like to match them to the right information.
Perhaps for this one, I’ll simply classify it as both. For Invocations 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.
For Mental Prayers 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.
CHAPTER III. ‘GOD THE SON’ – Art. IV. - “JESUS IN THE BLESSED SACRAMENT”
– I. Ejaculations and Invocations
137. I adore Thee every moment, O living Bread from heaven, Great Sacrament! An indulgence of 300 days. An indulgence of 3 years, when recited before the Blessed Sacrament. A plenary indulgence on the usual conditions, if this ejaculation is repeated daily for an entire month (S. P. Ap., June 4, 1934 and July 12, 1941).
Refer to the above (# 136) for the specific reference in the 'Manuel of Indulgences' regarding my thoughts on Ejaculations.
CHAPTER III. ‘GOD THE SON’ – Art. IV. - “JESUS IN THE BLESSED SACRAMENT”
– I. Ejaculations and Invocations
138. O saving Victim! opening wide The gate of heaven to man below! Our foes press on from every side: Thine aid supply, Thy strength bestow. To Tgy great Name be endless praise, Immortal Godhead, One in Three, Oh, grant us endless length of days, In our true native land with Thee. Amen (Roman Breviary, tr. E. Caswall). An indulgence of 5 years. An indulgence of 7 years, when this invocation is recited before the Blessed Sacrament. A plenary indulgence on the usual conditions, if this invocation is devoutly repeated every day for a month (S. P. Ap., June 4, 1934 and July 12, 1941).
This has been specifically called an invocation. 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 III. ‘GOD THE SON’ – Art. IV. - “JESUS IN THE BLESSED SACRAMENT”
– I. Ejaculations and Invocations
140. Very Bread, Good Shepherd, tend us. Jesu, of Thy love befriend us, Thou refresh us, Thou defend us, Thine eternal goodness send us In the land of life to see.
Thou Who all things canst and knowest, Who on earth such food bestowest, Grant us with Thy Saints, though lowest, Where the heavenly feast Thou shewest, Fellow-heirs and guests to be. Amen. (Roman Missal).
An indulgence of 5 years. An indulgence of 7 years, if this invocation is recited in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament. A plenary indulgence on the usual conditions, when this invocation has been devoutly repeated every day for a month (S. P. Ap., June 15, 1935 and July 12, 1941).
This has been specifically called an invocation.
Every invocation may be eligible for a partial indulgence, if applied correctly, under ‘General Grant’ 1. Refer to the above (# 138) for the specific reference in the 'Manuel of Indulgences' regarding invocations.
CHAPTER III. ‘GOD THE SON’ – Art. IV. - “JESUS IN THE BLESSED SACRAMENT” – VIII. Hymn, Rhythm and Sequence
165. Hymn- Pange, lingua, gloriosi- Sing, my tongue, the Saviour's glory, Of His Flesh the mystery sing; Of the Blood, all price exceeding, Shed by our immortal King, Destined, for the world's redemption, From a noble womb to spring. Of a pure and spotless Virgin Born for us on earth below, He, as Man with man conversing, Stay'd, the seeds of truth to sow; Then He closed in solemn order Wondrously His life of woe. On the night of that Last Supper, Seated with His chosen band, He the Paschal victim eating, First fulfils the Law's command; Then, as Food to His Apostles Gives Himself with His own hand. Word made Flesh, the bread of nature By His word to Flesh He turns; Wine into His Blood He changes: - What though sense no change discerns? Only be the heart in earnest, Faith her lesson quickly learns. Therefore, we, before It bending, This great Sacrament adore; Types and shadows have their ending In the new rite evermore: Faith, our outward sense amending, Maketh good defects before. Honor, laud, and praise addressing To the Father and the Son, Might ascribe we, virtue, blessing, And eternal benison: Holy Ghost, from both progressing, Equal laud to Thee be done. Amen. (tr. E. Caswall)
V. Thou didst send them bread from heaven,
R. Having in itself every delight.
Let us pray.
O God, who under this wonderful Sacrament hast left us a memorial of Thy Passion: grant us, we beseech Thee, so to reverence the sacred mysteries of Thy Body and Thy Blood, that we may ever feel within ourselves the fruit of Thy redemption: Who livest and reignest for ever and ever. Amen (Roman Breviary).
An indulgence of 7 years. An indulgence of 5 years, when only the last two stanzas are said with the versicles and prayer. An indulgence of 10 years, if this hymn or its last two stanzas together with the versicle and prayer are recited before the Blessed Sacrament. A plenary indulgence on the usual conditions, if the entire hymn, or at least, the last two stanzas with the versicle and prayer, are said every day for a month (S. C. Ind., Aug, 24, 1818; S.P. Ap., Sept. 15, 1935 and July 12, 1941).
This prayer is granted a partial indulgence under Grant 7, because it is a “duly approved” prayer to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. Note that there’s no indication in the current indulgence (Grant 7) that these kind of prayers must be prayed only while in Adoration. So it should be fine to offer this prayer anywhere. The specific reference in the 'Manuel of Indulgences' is as follows: A partial indulgence is granted to the faithful who offer any duly approved prayer to Jesus present in the Blessed Sacrament.
CHAPTER III. ‘GOD THE SON’ – Art. IV. - “JESUS IN THE BLESSED SACRAMENT” – VIII. Hymn, Rhythm and Sequence
166. Rhythm- Adoro te devote- O Godhead hid, devoutly I adore Thee, Who truly art within the forms before me; To Thee my heart I bow with bended knee, As failing quite in contemplating Thee.
Sight, touch, and taste in Thee are each deceived; The ear alone most safely is believed: I believe all the Son of God has spoken, Than Truth's own word there is no truer token.
God only on the Cross lay hid from view; But here lies hid at once the Manhood too: And I, in both professing my belief, Make the same prayer as the repentant thief.
Thy wounds, as Thomas saw, I do not see; Yet Thee confess my Lord and God to be: Make me believe Thee ever more and more; In Thee my hope, in Thee my love to store.
O thou Memorial of our Lord's own dying! O Bread that living art and vivifying! Make ever Thou my soul on Thee to live; Ever a taste of Heavenly sweetness give.
O loving Pelican! O Jesu, Lord! Unclean I am, but cleanse me in Thy Blood; Of which a single drop, for sinners spilt, Is ransom for a world's entire guilt.
Jesu! Whom for the present veil'd I see, What I so thirst for, O vouchsafe to me: That I may see Thy countenance unfolding, And may be blest Thy glory in beholding.
Amen.( St. Thomas Aquinas, tr. E. Caswall.)
An indulgence of 5 years. An indulgence of 7 years, if this hymn (rhythm) or only its last stanza, is recited before the Blessed Sacrament. A plenary indulgence on the usual conditions, when this hymn is said daily for a month, (S. C. Ind., June 15, 1895; S.P. Ap., March 12, 1936 and July 12,1941).
Refer to the above (# 165) for the specific reference in the 'Manuel of Indulgences' regarding prayers to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.
CHAPTER V. “THE MOST BLESSED VIRGIN MARY” – Art. I “GENERAL DEVOTIONS TO THE MOST BLESSED VIRGIN” – IX. Prayers
346. O Mary, my dear Mother and mighty Queen, take and receive my poor heart with all its freedom and desires, all its love and affection, and all the virtues and graces with which it can be adorned. All that I am, all that I might be, my Lady and Queen, all that I have and hold in the order of nature as well as of grace, I have received from God through thy loving intercession; into thy sovereign hands I commit it all, that it may be returned to its noble original; wherefore we confess that thou art the channel whereby the graces of heaven descend upon us; thou art likewise the aqueduct which carries them back to their source; thou art, as it were, an electric wire, whereby we are put in direct communication with our heavenly Father; thou art the immaculate way which leads us safe to the Heart of God. Take, then, and accept all that I am, O Mary, Queen of every heart, and bind me to thee with the bonds of love, that I may be thine for ever, and may be able to say in truth: " I belong tỏ Jesus through Mary." Thee only will I love, my Mother most pure; lend me thy heart; give me love for thee and for Jesus, and it is enough to make me happy and blessed in life, in death and in eternity. Amen. An indulgence of 500 days. A plenary indulgence once a month on the usual conditions for the daily recitation of this prayer (S. P. Ap., July 29, 1924 and July 12, 1933).
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” - Art. III. FOR MISSIONS IN PAGEN COUNTRIES
– II. Prayers
614. Have mercy on us, O God of all, and behold us; and send Thy fear upon all the nations that seek not after Thee, that they may know Thee, that there is no God but only Thou, and may tell forth Thy wondrous works. Make the time short, and remember the end, that they may be declared Thy wonderful works, and let all the ends of the earth fear Thee.
V. Make a joyful noise unto God, all the earth;
R. Serve the Lord with gladness.
Let us pray.
Almighty and everlasting God, who seekest not the death of sinners, but always that they may live; graciously receive our prayer, and deliver the heathen from the worship of idols and gather them into Thy Holy Church unto the praise and glory of Thy name. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. An indulgence of 3 years. A plenary indulgence on the usual conditions, when these prayers are recited daily for a month (S. P. Ap., Nov. 9, 1920 and July 12, 1933).
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.
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.
749. A Form of directing one's intention before Mass – I wish to celebrate Mass and consecrate the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ after the use of the Holy Roman Church to the praise of Almighty God and of all the Court of heaven, to my own benefit and that of all the Church militant: for all who have commended themselves to my prayers, in general and in particular, and for the happy estate of the holy Roman Church. Amen.
Joy and peace, amendment of life, room for sincere repentance, the grace and comfort of the Holy Spirit, perseverance in good works be given to us by the almighty and merciful Lord. Amen. An indulgence of 500 days (Gregory XIII; S. P. Ap., July 12, 1935)
There is no current indulgence for ‘prayers to be said by a priest.’ Even though it would be the most appropriate that this prayer is said by a priest, this prayer is treated like any other non-specific prayer… 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 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.
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