March 20 - Traditional Indulgence of the day!

We are evaluating old indulgences that have been approve on todays date of:

March

List of Traditional materials we will be looking at today, and the current/withstanding grants that they satisfy (directly or indirectly).

17. Blessing and glory
- partial indulgence… General Grant 1
90. All honor, laud and glory be
- partial indulgence… General Grant 1 or Grant 30
110. We offer Thee, Lord Jesus
- partial indulgence… Grant 17
145. Visit the Blessed Sacrament on Holy Thursday of Good Friday
- potential partial indulgence… Grant 7
187. Hail, O Cross
- partial indulgence… General Grant 1
194. Indulgences for making the Way of the Cross
- plenary/partial indulgence… Grant 13
537. A Prayer - O glorious Saint Blase
- partial indulgence… Grant 21

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
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 I. “THE TRIUNE GOD” - I. Ejaculations and Invocations

17. Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving, honor, might and power be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen (Apocalypse 7, 12) An indulgence of 500 days. A plenary indulgence on the usual conditions, for the devour repetition of this ejaculation daily for a month (S. P. Ap., March 20, 1931)

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)

CHAPTER III. “GOD THE SON” – Art. I. “THE LORD JESUS CHRIST” – I. Ejaculations and Invocations.

90. All honor, laud and glory be, O Jesu, Virgin-born to Thee : All glory, as is ever meet, To Father and to Paraclete. An indulgence of 500 days. A plenary indulgence on the usual conditions, provided that the daily, devout recitation of this prayer be continued for a month (S. P. Ap., Mar. 20, 1940).

Every invocation may be eligible for a partial indulgence, if applied correctly, under ‘General Grant’ 1. Refer to the above (# 17) for the specific reference in the 'Manuel of Indulgences' regarding invocations.

CHAPTER III. “GOD THE SON” – Art. I. “THE LORD JESUS CHRIST” – IV. Prayers

110. We offer Thee, Lord Jesus Christ, the merits of Mary, Thy mother and ours, as she stood beneath the Cross, in order that, by her tender intercession, we may obtain the happy fruits of Thy Passion and Death. An indulgence of 300 days. A plenary indulgence on the usual conditions, if this act of oblation is made daily throughout an entire month (S. P. Ap., Mar. 20, 1939)

Although this prayer is not traditionally listed as a “Mary” prayer, I do think it addresses her intercession enough that it would be granted a partial indulgence under Grant 17. 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 III. ‘GOD THE SON’ – Art. III. “THE INFANT JESUS” – II. ACTS OF ADORATION

145. The faithful who devoutly visit the Blessed Sacrament in the repository on Holy Thursday of Good Friday, and recite Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory be, five times in order to return due thanks for the institution of the Holy Eucharist, and one Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory be for the intentions of the Sovereign Pontiff, are granted: An indulgence of 15 years; A plenary indulgence once each day, if in addition to confession they partake of the Eucharistic table (S. C. Ind., Mar. 7, 1815; S. P. Ap., May 20, 1935). Note: The same indulgence may be gained in places where, with the approval of the Apostolic See, the custom obtains of exposing the Blessed Sacrament for the adoration of the faithful in Holy Week for a longer period than the two days above-mentioned (S. P. Ap., Mar. 20, 1936).

This traditional indulgence, as a whole, is Notwithstanding. That being said, there is a current indulgence, under Grant 7, for general adoration lasting at least a half hour (for a plenary indulgence) or less then a half hour (for a partial indulgence).

Grant 7 also does lay out Eucharistic actions on Holy Thursday. The specific reference in the 'Manuel of Indulgences' for all of what we’ve mentioned about Grant 7, is as follows: A plenary indulgence is granted to the faithful who visit the Blessed Sacrament for adoration lasting at least a half hour; [Also to those who] piously recite the verses of the Tantum ergo after the Mass of the Lord’s Supper onHoly Thursday during the solemn reposition of the Most Blessed Sacrament; A partial indulgence is granted to the faithful who visit the Blessed Sacrament for adoration;

CHAPTER III. ‘GOD THE SON’ – Art. V. “JESUS CRUCIFIED” – I. Ejaculations and Invocations.

187. Hail, O Cross, our only hope. An indulgence of 500 days. A plenary indulgence once a month on the usual conditions for the daily repetition of this ejaculation (S. P. Ap., March 20, 1934).

# 194, is an indulgence for THE WAY OF THE CROSS. It is carried over as a current indulgence, under Grant 13, but not in exactly the same way as it is written traditionally. Traditionally a lot of conditions mentioned have become Norms and/or conditions for every plenary indulgence (communion, contrite heart, allowances for the impeded, etc.) In addition to this, although the actual current Grant isn’t long, there are notes added to the Grant to clarify how the Way of the Cross may be done. This is why I have decided to place the traditional indulgence and the current indulgence side-by-side. Pay special attention to the current Grant, since that is what is relevant today.

CHAPTER III. ‘GOD THE SON’ – Art. V. “JESUS CRUCIFIED” – V. THE WAY OF THE CROSS

194. The faithful who with at least a contrite heart, whether singly or in company, perform the pious exercise of the Way of the Cross, when the latter has been legitimately erected according to the prescriptions of the Holy See, may gain: A plenary indulgence as often as they perform the same;

Another plenary indulgence, if they receive Holy Communion on the same day, or even within a month after having made the Stations ten times;

An indulgence of 10 years for each station, if for some reasonable cause they are unable to complete the entire Way of the Cross.

The same indulgences are valid for the following a) Those at sea, prisoners, sick persons and those who live in pagan countries, as well as those who are lawfully hindered from making the Stations in their ordinary form, provided that they hold in their hand a Crucifix, blessed for this purpose by a Priest with the proper faculties, and recite devoutly with a contrite heart and with a pious reflection on the Passion of our Lord, the Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory be, twenty times, namely, one for each Station, five in honor of the five sacred Wounds of our Lord, and one for the intentions of the Sovereign Pontiff. If reasonably prevented from saying all, they are entitled to a partial indulgence of 10 years for each recitation of Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory be

b) The sick who on account of their condition cannot without serious inconvenience or difficulty perform the Way of the Cross in its ordinary form or in the shorter form described in paragraph a), may gain all the indulgences, provided that they devoutly and contritely kiss, or at least fix their eyes upon a Crucifix, duly blessed for this purpose, which is held before them by a priest or some other person, and recite, if possible, some short prayer or ejaculation in memory of the Passion and Death of our Lord Jesus Christ (Clement XIV, Audience, Jan. 26, 1773; S. C. Ind., Sept. 16, 1859; S. P. Ap., March 25; 1931, Oct. 20, 1931, March 18, 1932 and March 20, 1946).

13 - IN MEMORY OF THE PASSION AND DEATH OF THE LORD

A plenary indulgence is granted to the faithful who

§1 devoutly assist at the adoration of the Cross in the solemn liturgical action of Good Friday; or

§2 personally make the pious Way of the Cross, or devoutly unite themselves to the Way of the Cross while it is being led by the Supreme Pontiff and broadcast live on television or radio.

In the pious exercise of the Way of the Cross, we recall anew the sufferings which our divine Redeemer endured while going from the praetorium of Pilate, where he was condemned to death, to Mount Calvary, where he died on the cross for our salvation. Regarding the acquisition of the plenary indulgence, the following is prescribed:

1. The pious exercise must be made before stations of the Way of the Cross legitimately erected.

2. To erect the Way of the Cross, fourteen crosses are needed, to which it is customary to attach a picture or image representing the fourteen stations of Jerusalem.

3. 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.

4. Progression from one station to the next is required. If the pious exercise is made publicly, and moving from station to station by all participants is not possible without inconvenience, it is sufficient that at least the one conducting the Way of the Cross progress from station to station, while the others remain in their place.

5. 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.

6. Equivalent to the pious exercise of the Way of the Cross, even with regard to obtaining the indulgence, are other pious exercises, approved by competent authority, which call to mind the memory of the Passion and Death of our Lord, likewise with the prescribed fourteen stations.

7. For those belonging to the Eastern Churches, where this pious exercise may not exist, the indulgence can be acquired by means of some other pious exercise in memory of the Passion and Death of our Lord Jesus Christ, accordingly as each patriarch has established for his own faithful.

CHAPTER VII. - “THE SAINTS” – Art. IV “IN HONOR OF OTHER SAINTS” – XXVII. SAINT BLASE, BISHOP AND MARTYR

537. A Prayer - O glorious Saint Blase, who by thy martyrdom didst leave to the Church a precious witness to the faith, obtain for us the grace to preserve within ourselves this divine gift, and to defend, without human respect, both by word and example, the truth of that same faith, which is so wickedly attacked and slandered in these our times. Thou who didst miraculously restore a little child when it was at the point of death by reason of an affliction of the throat, grant us thy mighty protection in like misfortunes; and above all, obtain for us the grace of Christian mortification together with a faithful observance of the precepts of the Church which may keep us from offending Almighty God. Amen. An indulgence of 300 days (S. C. of Propagation of the Faith, exhib. Aug. 16, 1902; S. P. Ap., March 20, 1936)

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.

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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