We are evaluating old indulgences that have been approve on todays date of:
March
10
(Part 1/3)
List of Traditional materials we will be looking at today, and the current/withstanding grants that they satisfy (directly or indirectly).
97. Lord Jesus Christ
partial indulgence… Grant 15
186. The Cross is my sure salvation
partial indulgence… General Grant 1
192. Lord, I give Thee thanks
partial indulgence… Grant 7 or Grant 8
196. Saying certain prayers on any Friday
partial/plenary indulgence… Grant 14
206. My divine Saviour
partial indulgence… Grant 15
potential plenary indulgence… Grant 13
223. May the sacred Heart of Jesus
partial indulgence… General Grant 1
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” – IV. Prayers
97. Lord Jesus Christ, in union with that divine intention wherewith on earth Thou didst offer to God Thy praises through Thy Most Sacred Heart, and dost now offer them in the Sacrament of the Eucharist everywhere on earth even to the end of time, I most gladly offer Thee throughout this entire day, all my thoughts and intentions, all my affections and desires, all my words and deeds, in imitation of the most sacred Heart of the blessed and ever Virgin Mary Immaculate. An indulgence of 3 years once a day. A plenary indulgence on the usual conditions, when this act of offering has been devoutly recited each day for a month (S. C. Ind., Dec. 19, 1885; S. P. Ap., March 10, 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 III. ‘GOD THE SON’ – Art. V. “JESUS CRUCIFIED” – I. Ejaculations and Invocations.
186. The Cross is my sure salvation.
The Cross it is that I worship evermore.
The Cross of our Lord is with me.
The Cross is my refuge. (St. Thomas Aquinas).
An indulgence of 300 days. A plenary indulgence once a month on the usual conditions for the daily recitation of these invocations (Pius IX, Rescript in his own hand, Jan. 21, 1874; S. P. Ap., March 10, 1933).
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. V. “JESUS CRUCIFIED” – III. Acts of Adoration and Thanksgiving
192. Lord, I give Thee thanks for that Thou didst die upon the Cross for my sins (St. Paul of the Cross). An indulgence of 300 days. A plenary indulgence on the usual conditions, if this invocation is repeated daily for a month (S. P. Ap., Jan. 18, 1918 and March 10, 1933).
This prayer is categorized as an ‘Act of Adoration and Thanksgiving.’ In the new indulgence Grants, there are two category I want to look at, one for “EUCHARISTIC ADORATION AND PROCESSION” and one for “PRAYERS OF SUPPLICATION AND ACTS OF THANKSGIVING” (there is also a category for act[s] of thanksgiving after Communion under Grant 8). Because there is more then one Grant that this traditional indulgence category may be referring to, we will take a quick look at both categories and how well it fits in each. The specific reference in the 'Manuel of Indulgences' for Grant 7 is as follows: A partial indulgence is granted to the faithful who offer any duly approved prayer to Jesus present in the Blessed Sacrament.
This prayer is duly approved so it should work in Adoration.
The specific reference in the 'Manuel of Indulgences' for Grant 26 is as follows: A partial indulgence is granted to the faithful who, 1° at the beginning and the end of the day, 2° in starting and completing their work, 3° before and after meals, devoutly offer some legitimately approved prayer of supplication and act of thanksgiving. Because this prayer is “Legitimately Approved” (at least once), this prayer should also work in this situation.
CHAPTER III. ‘GOD THE SON’ – Art. V. “JESUS CRUCIFIED” – VI. Pious Exercises
196. On any Friday of any week, if the Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory be are devoutly recited seven times before an image of our Lord Jesus Christ Crucified, the faithful may gain: An indulgence of 7 years; A plenary indulgence on the usual conditions, provided that these devout prayers have been recited on all the Fridays of the month (S. C. Ind., Aug. 4, 1837; S. P. Ap., Mar. 10, 1933).
This grant, as a whole, is notwithstanding. But there is a current Grant 14 that addresses “articles of devotions.” Articles are crucifixes or crosses, rosaries, scapulars, or medals (outlined by Norm 15), but I’m not sure that images of items count towards this Grant, like an image of a crucifix. No specific prayers are required, but only ‘prayerful use’ of an appropriate article. The specific reference in the 'Manuel of Indulgences' for Grant 26 is as follows: A plenary indulgence is granted to the faithful who, on the Solemnity of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, make prayerful use of an article of devotion, as defined by Norm 15, that has been blessed by the Supreme Pontiff or by any bishop, provided the faithful also make a Profession of Faith using any legitimate formula. A partial indulgence is granted to the faithful who devoutly use such articles of devotion properly blessed by either a priest or a deacon.
CHAPTER III. ‘GOD THE SON’ – Art. V. “JESUS CRUCIFIED” – IX. Prayers
206. My divine Saviour, what didst Thou become, when for love of souls Thou didst suffer Thyself to be bound to the pillar? Ah! how truly then was fulfilled the word of the Prophet, saying of Thee that from head to foot Thou shouldst be all one wound, so as to be no longer recognizable! What shame Thou didst endure when they stripped Thee of Thy garments! What torments Thou didst undergo in that tempest of countless blows! In what torrents did Thy Most Precious Blood gush forth from Thy bursting veins! I know well it was not so much the injustice of the Roman governor and the cruelty of the soldiers that scourged Thee as my sins. O accursed sins, that have cost Thee so many pains! Alas, what hardness of heart, when notwithstanding Thy manifold sufferings for me I have continued to offend Thee! But from this day forth it shall be so no longer. United to Thee by bonds of loyalty for ever, as long as I shall live, I shall seek to satisfy Thine offended justice. By the pains Thou didst suffer when bound to the pillar, by the scourges which tore Thine innocent Flesh, by the Blood which Thou didst shed in such abundance, have mercy on this unhappy soul of mine; deliver me today and always from the snares of the tempter; and when I have come to the end of my exile, bring me safely home to heaven with Thee. An indulgence of 500 days (Leo XIII, Audience May 15, 1886; S. P. Ap., March 10, 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.
P.S. I feel that I would like to mention that Grant 13, addressing the practice of “the way of the Cross” (aka. the Stations of the Cross) has a degree of openness to it. That is, there is no official way that one must pray over the way of the cross. One part of the instructions for this Grant says “According to common custom, the pious exercise consists of fourteen devotional readings, to which some vocal prayers are added. To make the Way of the Cross, however, it is sufficient to meditate devoutly on the Lord’s Passion and Death, and therefore reflection on the particular mysteries of the individual stations is not necessary.” Another part of the Grant says that “Those legitimately impeded can acquire the same indulgence, if they spend some time, e.g., at least a quarter of an hour, in reading and meditating on the Passion and Death of Our Lord Jesus Christ.” With all of this, I do think that this prayer has value in meditating on the Way of the Cross.
CHAPTER III. ‘GOD THE SON’ – Art. VII. “THE MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS” – I. Ejaculations and Invocations
223. May the sacred Heart of Jesus be loved in every place. An indulgence of 300 days (Pius IX, Rescript in his own hand, Sept. 20, 1860; S. P. Ap., March 10, 1933).
Every invocation may be eligible for a partial indulgence, if applied correctly, under ‘General Grant’ 1.. Refer to the above (# 186) for the specific reference in the 'Manuel of Indulgences' regarding invocations.
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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