May 13-14 - Traditional Indulgence of the day!
- catholicindulgence
- May 13
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We are evaluating old indulgences that have been approve on todays date of:
May
13 & 14
List of Traditional materials we will be looking at today, and the current/withstanding grants that they satisfy (directly or indirectly).
458. Grant us, dear Joseph
partial indulgence… General Grant 1
468. The first Wednesday of any month
Notwithstanding
674. For those who serve Holy Mass.
Notwithstanding
729. An Invocation - Heart of Jesus, Victim of love
partial indulgence… General Grant 1
162. O Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God
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.
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 VII. “THE SAINTS” - Art. II. “IN HONOR OF SAINT JOSEPH, SPOUCE OF THE B. V. M.” – I. Invocations
458. Grant us, dear Joseph, to run life’s pathway in innocent fashion: May we for ever be safe under thy blest patronage (Roman Missal). An indulgence of 300 days. A plenary indulgence on the usual conditions, for the devout recitation of this invocation every day throughout a month (S. C. Ind., March 18, 1882; S. P. Ap., May 13, 1933).
Prayers in honor of St. Joseph are granted under Grant 19. However, invocations and prayers are considered to be two separate things. Therefor, this invocation falls under General Grant 1. 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 VII. “THE SAINTS” - Art. II. “IN HONOR OF SAINT JOSEPH, SPOUCE OF THE B. V. M.” - V. Devout Exercises
468. The faithful who on the first Wednesday of any month, perform some devout exercise in honor of St. Joseph, may gain: An indulgence of 5 years; A plenary indulgence on the usual conditions (S. P. Ap., April 1, 1921, Nov. 27, 1928 and May 13, 1933).
This indulgence, as a whole, is Notwithstanding. However, practices and devotions like this may be counted under some of the general grants (like General Grant 3 or General Grant 4) in order to gain a partial indulgence.
CHAPTER IX. “FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS” – Art. VII. “MISCELLANEOUS DEVOTIONS” – XII. For those who serve Holy Mass.
674. The faithful who devoutly serve a priest who is offering the sacrifice of the Mass, may gain: An indulgence of 3 years (S. P. Ap., May 13, 1937).
Similar to the indulgence above (# 468) this indulgence is Notwithstanding today, but may be granted a partial indulgence under some of the general 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
729. An Invocation - Heart of Jesus, Victim of love, make me a living victim for Thee, holy and pleasing unto God. An indulgence of 300 days (S. P. Ap., May 13, 1937).
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” – V. Thanksgiving after Communion
162. O Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, who according to the will of the Father, with the cooperation of the Holy Spirit, hast by Thy death given life unto the world, deliver me by Thy most sacred Body, which I, unworthy, have presumed to receive, from all my iniquities and from every evil, and make me ever to hold fast to Thy commandments and suffer me never to be separated from Thee. An indulgence of 500 days. A plenary indulgence, if this prayer is devoutly recited every day for a month and moreover, sacramental confession, a visit to a church or public oratory, and prayers for the intention of the Sovereign Pontiff are added thereto (S. P. Ap., May 14, 1940).
Grant 8 says: A partial indulgence is granted to the faithful who, using any duly approved pious formula, make an act of thanksgiving after Communion. Unfortunately this prayer is nit duly-approved, so instead this prayer would fall 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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