May 15 - Traditional Indulgence of the day!
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- May 15
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We are evaluating old indulgences that have been approve on todays date of:
May
15
List of Traditional materials we will be looking at today, and the current/withstanding grants that they satisfy (directly or indirectly).
252. Indulgences for the First Friday devotions
Notwithstanding
459. O Saint Joseph, foster-father of our Lord
partial indulgence… General Grant 1
529. A Prayer– O glorious Saint Anthony
partial indulgence… Grant 21
624. Almighty and everlasting God
partial indulgence… Grant 11
646. My journey toward eternity, dear Lord
partial indulgence… Grant 15
671. A Prayer - O most merciful Jesus
plenary indulgence… Grant DM
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. VII. “THE MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS” – V. Pious Practices
252. a) The faithful who devoutly assist at the public exercises in honor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on the First Friday of the month may gain: A plenary indulgence provided that they make their confession, receive Holy Communion and pray for the intentions of the Sovereign Pontiff.
If however on the First Friday they recite privately some prayers in reparation for the injuries offered to the Sacred Heart of Jesus they may gain: A plenary indulgence on the usual conditions; if however, a public service is held, this latter indulgence can be gained only by those who are lawfully prevented from assisting at such service.
b) The faithful who recite devout prayers of reparation on other Fridays of the year may gain: An indulgence of 7 years once on each Friday (S. C. Ind., Sept. 7, 1897; S. P. Ap., June 1, 1934 and May 15, 1949).
This Indulgence, as a whole, is Notwithstanding, though much of it can be used to correspond with some of the General Grants to gain a partial indulgence.
But another thing to note is that, even though this indulgence is not withstanding as it is, it is very similar in nature to Grant 3. Grant 3 says: A plenary indulgence is granted to the faithful who, on the solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, publicly recite the act of reparation (Iesu dulcissime); a partial indulgence is granted for its use in other circumstances.
CHAPTER VII. “THE SAINTS” - Art. II. “IN HONOR OF SAINT JOSEPH, SPOUCE OF THE B. V. M.” – I. Invocations
459. O Saint Joseph, foster-father of our Lord Jesus Christ and true spouse of Mary the Virgin, pray for us. An indulgence of 300 days once a day (Leo XIII, Motu Proprio, May 15, 1891).
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. IV “IN HONOR OF OTHER SAINTS” - XXII. SAINT ANTHONY, ABBOT AND CONFESSOR
529. A Prayer– O glorious Saint Anthony, who upon hearing only one word of the Gospel didst forsake the riches and the ease of thy family, thy native land and the world, in order to retire into the wilderness; who, in spite of the heavy burden of advanced age and the ravages of severe penance, didst not hesitate to leave thy solitude to rebuke openly the impiety of heretics and to restore wavering Christians to a firmer hold upon their faith with all the zeal of a confessor desirous of martyrdom; who through thy conquest of self and the excellence of thy virtues wast endowed by Our Lord with miraculous power over animate and inanimate nature; do thou obtain for us the grace to be ever zealous in the cause of Christ and His Church and to persevere even unto death in our imitation of thee, in our belief in revealed truth, and in our keeping of the commandments and the counsels of the Gospel; to the end that, having faithfully followed in thy footsteps here on earth, we may be enabled to become sharers in thy heavenly glory through all the ages of eternity. Amen. Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be three times An indulgence of 300 days (S. C. Ind., June 3, 1896; S. P. Ap., May 9, 1934 and May 15, 1949)
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.
CHAPTER IX. “FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS” – Art. IV. For the Conversion of Non-Catholics – III. Prayers
624. Almighty and everlasting God, whose will it is that all men should be saved and that none should perish, look upon the souls that are deceived by the guile of Satan, in order that the hearts of them that have gone astray may put aside all the perverseness of heresy, and, being truly repentant, may return to the unity of Thy truth. Through Christ our Lord. Amen (Roman Missal). An indulgence of 3 years. A plenary indulgence on the usual conditions, when this prayer has been devoutly recited every day for a month (S. P. Ap., May 15, 1937).
Due to this prayer mentioning the desire of unity, I consider this prayer to be under Grant 11. The specific reference in the 'Manuel of Indulgences' is as follows: A partial indulgence is granted to the faithful who devoutly recite an appropriately approved prayer for the unity of Christians
CHAPTER IX. “FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS” – Art. VI. FOR A HAPPY DEATH – IV. Prayers
646. My journey toward eternity, dear Lord, is encompassed round about by powerful enemies of my soul. I live in fear and trembling, especially at the thought of the hour of death, on which my eternity will depend, and of the fearful struggle that the devil will then have to wage against me, knowing that little time is left for him tỏ accomplish my eternal ruin. I desire, therefore, O Lord, to prepare myself for it from this hour, by offering Thee this day, in view of my last hour, those protestations of faith and love for Thee, which are so effectual in repressing and bringing to naught all the crafty and wicked arts of the enemy and which I resolve to oppose to him at that moment of such grave consequence, even though he should dare alone to attack with his deceits the peace and tranquillity of my spirit.
I N.N., in the presence of the Most Holy Trinity, the blessed Virgin Mary, my holy Guardian Angel and the entire heavenly host, protest that I wish to live and die under the standard of the Holy Cross. I firmly believe all that our Holy Mother, the Catholic and Apostolic Roman Church, believes and teaches. It is my steadfast intention to die in this holy faith, in which all the holy Martyrs, Confessors and Virgins of Christ have died, as well as all those who have saved their souls.
If the devil should tempt me to despair because of the multitude and grievousness of my sins, I protest that from this day forth I firmly hope in the infinite mercy of God, which will not suffer itself to be overcome by my sins, and in the Precious Blood of Jesus which has washed them all away.
If the devil should assail me with temptations to presumption by reason of the small amount of good which by the help of God I may have been able to accomplish, I confess from this day forth that I deserve hell a thousand times by my sins and I entrust myself wholly to the infinite goodness of God, through Whose grace alone I am what I am.
Finally, if the evil spirit should suggest to me that the pains inflicted upon me by our Lord in that last hour of my life are too heavy to bear, I protest now that all will be as nothing in comparison with the punishments I have deserved throughout life. I thank God that He should deign to give me by these sufferings an opportunity in this life to discharge my debt to Him, which I should have to pay hereafter in the pains of purgatory.
In the bitterness of my soul I call to remembrance all my years; I see my iniquities, I confess them and detest them. Ashamed and sorrowful I turn to Thee, my God, my Creator and my Redeemer. Forgive me, O Lord, by the multitude of Thy mercies; forgive Thy servant whom Thou hast redeemed by Thy Precious Blood.
My God, I turn to Thee, I call upon Thee, I trust in Thee; to Thine infinite goodness commit the entire reckoning of my life. I have sinned exceedingly; enter not into judgment with Thy servant, who surrenders to Thee and confesses his guilt. Of myself I cannot make satisfaction unto Thee for my countless sins: I have not wherewith to pay Thee, and my debt is infinite. But Thy Son hath shed His Blood for me, and greater than all mine iniquity is Thy mercy.
O Jesus, be my Saviour! At the hour of my fearful crossing to eternity put to flight the enemy of my soul; grant me grace to overcome every difficulty, Thou who alone doest mighty wonders.
Lord, according to the multitude of Thy tender mercies I shall enter into Thy dwelling place. Trusting in Thy pity, I commend my spirit into Thy hands!
May the Blessed Virgin Mary and my Guardian Angel accompany my soul into the heavenly country. Amen. (From the works of St. Pompilio M. Pirrotti).
An indulgence of 3 years. A plenary indulgence on the usual conditions, for the daily recitation of this prayer for a month (S. P. Ap., Feb. 6, 1934 and May 15, 1937).
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” – Art. VII. “MISCELLANEOUS DEVOTIONS” – IX. For the Dying
671. A Prayer - O most merciful Jesus, lover of souls, I beseech Thee, by the agony of Thy Most Sacred Heart and by the sorrows of Thine immaculate Mother, wash clean in Thy Blood the sinners of the whole world who are now in their agony and who are to die this day. Amen.
V. Heart of Jesus, who didst suffer death's agony.
R. Have mercy on the dying.
An indulgence of 300 days. A plenary indulgence once a month on the usual conditions, if this prayer is said with devotion thrice daily at three distinct times (S. C. Ind., Feb. 2, 1850; S. P. Ap., May 15, 1933).
The most recent indulgence Grant (we will refer to it as Grant DM) is based on Christ’s Divine Mercy and Divine Mercy Sunday. This prayer, since it is themed towards trusting in the Divine Mercy of Christ, would be a good prayer for this Grant.
The specific reference in the 'Manuel of Indulgences' is as follows: a plenary indulgence, granted under the usual conditions (...) to the faithful who, on the Second Sunday of Easter or Divine Mercy Sunday, in any church or chapel, in a spirit that is completely detached from the affection for a sin, even a venial sin, take part in the prayers and devotions held in honour of Divine Mercy, or who, in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament exposed or reserved in the tabernacle, recite the Our Father and the Creed, adding a devout prayer to the merciful Lord Jesus;
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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