We are evaluating old indulgences that have been approve on todays date of:
March
29, 30, & 31
List of Traditional materials we will be looking at today, and the current/withstanding grants that they satisfy (directly or indirectly).
51. O Lord Omnipotent
partial indulgence… Grant 15
316. Rejoice, O Virgin Mary
partial indulgence…General Grant 1
177. I adore Thee, Eternal Father
partial indulgence… Grant 7 or Grant 8
731. Recitation of the Divine Office in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament
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.
CHAPTER I. “THE TRIUNE GOD” – V. Prayers
51. O Lord Omnipotent, who permittest evil that Thou mayest draw good therefrom, give ear to our humble petitions, whereby we beg of Thee the grace of being faithful unto death, evermore conforming ourselves to Thy most holy will. An indulgence of 500 days (S. C. Ind., July 19, 1879; S. P. Ap., March 29, 1936).
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 V. “THE MOST BLESSED VIRGIN MARY” – Art. I “GENERAL DEVOTIONS TO THE MOST BLESSED VIRGIN” – I. Ejaculations and Invocations.
316. Rejoice, O Virgin Mary, thou alone hast put down all heresies in the whole world. An indulgence of 300 days (S. P. Ap., Mar. 30, 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 III. ‘GOD THE SON’ – Art. IV. - “JESUS IN THE BLESSED SACRAMENT – X. Acts of Adoration, Reparation, and Thanksgiving
177. An Act of Adoration and Thanksgiving – I adore Thee, Eternal Father, and I give Thee thanks for the infinite love, with which for my redemption Thou didst deign to send Thine only-begotten Son to be the food of my soul. I offer Thee all the acts of adoration and thanksgiving that are offered to Thee by the Angels and Saints in heaven and by the just on earth. I praise Thee, I love Thee, and I thank Thee, with all the praises, love and thanksgiving wherewith Thine own Son praises Thee, loves Thee and thanks Thee. And I pray Thee to grant that He may be known, loved, honored, thanked and worthily received by all men in this Most Blessed Sacrament.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be.
I adore Thee, Eternal Son, and I thank Thee for the infinite love which caused Thee to become incarnate for me, to be born in a stable, to be brought up in the carpenter's shop, and to be willing to endure hunger, thirst, cold, fatigue, hardships, contempt, persecution, scourges, thorns, nails and death on the hard wood of the Cross. I thank Thee, in company with Thy whole Church, militant and triumphant, for the infinite love with which Thou didst institute the Blessed Sacrament to be the food of my soul. I adore Thee in all the consecrated Hosts throughout the whole world. I give Thee thanks also on behalf of those who know Thee not and who fail to thank Thee. Would that I could lay down my life to cause Thee to be known, loved and honored by all men in this Sacrament of love, and to put an end to all the irreverences and sacrileges that are committed against Thee! I love Thee, my Jesus, and I desire to love Thee and receive Thee with all the love, purity and affection of Thy most holy Mother, and with the perfect love of Thine own Sacred Heart. Ah, most loving Spouse of my soul, come to me in Thy Sacrament and bring forth in me all those fruits for the sake of which Thou comest to us, and grant that I may die rather than ever receive Thee unworthily.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be.
I adore Thee, Eternal Spirit, and I give Thee thanks for the infinite love with which Thou hast wrought the ineffable mystery of the Incarnation, and for the infinite charity wherewith Thou didst form out of the most pure blood of the Blessed Virgin Mary the sacred Body of Jesus, which in this Sacrament is the food of my soul. I pray Thee to enlighten my mind and purify my heart and the hearts of all men, that they may come to know this great gift of Thy love, and may receive this Blessed Sacrament in all worthiness.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be.
The faithful who recite these prayers devoutly before the Blessed Sacrament, may obtain: An indulgence of 3 years; A plenary indulgence on the first Thursday of each month on condition of confession, Holy Communion and prayers for the intentions of the Sovereign Pontiff (Secret. Mem., Oct. 17, 1796; S. P. Ap., March 31, 1931).
This prayer is categorized under “Acts of Adoration, Reparation, and Thanksgiving.” Currently only one Act of Reparation is approved for a current indulgence. But, Acts of Thanksgiving and prayers offered to Jesus present in the Blessed Sacrament are able to offer indulgences today.
Grant 7 reads as such: A partial indulgence is granted to the faithful who offer any duly approved prayer to Jesus present in the Blessed Sacrament.
Grant 8 reads: A partial indulgence is granted to the faithful who, using any duly approved pious
formula, make an act of thanksgiving after Communion.
This prayer is duly approves and it should apply to both of these Grants.
CHAPTER IX. “FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS” – PART II. “IN FAVOR OF CERTAIN GROUPS OF PERSONS” – II. Prayers to be used by all clerics and others who aspire to the sacred ministry
731. Recitation of the Divine Office - in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament - All ecclesiastics, including those who have received the first tonsure, as well as the novices and students of Religious Communities, whether they are bound by rule to the recitation of the Divine Office or not, if they devoutly recite the entire Office, even though interrupted, in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament, when it is exposed for public adoration or reserved in the Tabernacle, may gain the same indulgences as ecclesiastics in Holy Orders, as stated below in n. 736 a) and b) (S. P. Ap., March 31, 1937).
The Divine Office is also known as the Liturgy of the Hours. Although some prayers of the Liturgy of the Hours offers an indulgence, the whole practice is not currently indulgenced (no matter who prays it). Therefore this traditional indulgence is Notwithstanding.
That being said, Adoration of the blessed sacrament is covered under Grant 7 and Mental Prayers are covered under Grant 15. Between these two, at least parts of this traditional Grant may still apply under some current indulgences.
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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