October 12 - Traditional Indulgence of the day!
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We are evaluating old indulgences that have been approve on todays date of:
October
12
List of Traditional materials we will be looking at today, and the current/withstanding grants that they satisfy (directly or indirectly).
295. Thou who wast a Virgin
partial indulgence… General Grant 1
469. Visiting an image of St. Joseph
potential partial indulgence… General Grant 2, 3, or 4
501 St. Stanislaus Kostka – Pious Practices
potential plenary indulgence… Grant 10
636. Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I give you my heart
partial indulgence… General Grant 1
652. Versicle and Response
partial indulgence… Grant 25
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 V. “THE MOST BLESSED VIRGIN MARY” – Art. I “GENERAL DEVOTIONS TO THE MOST BLESSED VIRGIN” – I. Ejaculations and Invocations.
295. Thou who wast a Virgin before thy delivery, pray for us. Hail Mary, etc.
Thou who wast a Virgin in thy delivery, pray for us. Hail Mary, etc.
Thou who wast a Virgin after thy delivery, pray for us. Hail Mary, etc.
An indulgence of 300 days. A plenary indulgence once a month on the usual conditions, if these invocations are repeated daily (S. C. Ind., May 20, 1893; S. P. Ap., Oct. 12, 1934).
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
469. The faithful who before an image of St. Joseph, piously recite Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory be, with the invocation: Saint Joseph, pray for me! may gain: An indulgence of 300 days; A plenary indulgence on the usual conditions, if this pious practice is continued for an entire month (S. P. Ap., Oct. 12, 1936)
As we have established: most exercises or practices do not directly correlate to a current indulgence grant, but they could be expressed under other grants that are more generalized. Like General Grants 2, 3, or 4, which offer partial indulgences for giving to those in need, abstaining, and/or witnessing to the faith.
This would be for the action of praying before and saintly image. Otherwise Grant 15 (for mental prayer) or General Grant 1 (for invocations) may also apply.
CHAPTER VII. - “THE SAINTS” – Art. IV “IN HONOR OF OTHER SAINTS” – VI. SAINT STANISLAUS KOSTKA, CONFESSOR
501. a) The faithful who visit for the purpose of prayer, a church or public oratory, or even a semi-public oratory (in the case of those who may lawfully use the latter), where the Feast of St. Stanislaus Kostka is being celebrated, may gain: A plenary indulgence, if they make their confession, receive Holy Communion and pray for the intentions of His Holiness the Pope.
b) The faithful on any of the ten Sundays immediately preceding the Feast of St. Stanislaus Kostka, if they devote themselves to pious supplications in honor of the Saint, are granted: A plenary indulgence on the usual conditions.
c) The faithful on any of the nine days that precede the Feast of St. Stanislaus Kostka, if they devoutly offer their prayers of the Saint, may gain; An indulgence of 500 days, once a day; A plenary indulgence, on the usual conditions, at the end of the novena.
d) The faithful who devoutly recite before an image of this saint: Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory be, adding the invocation: “Saint Stanislaus, pray for me!” may obtain: An indulgence of 300 days; A plenary indulgence, on the usual conditions, if they preform this devotion daily for a month.
e) The faithful who take part in the retreat, known as the Retreat of Saint Stanislaus, may gain: An indulgence of 100 days (S. C. Ind., March 3, 1827; S. P. Ap., Oct. 12, 1935)
Most all of these indulgence options may still apply today, under a General Grant 2, 3, or 4. However not all of them would apply under the strict guidelines that are written out.
Te instruction for e) is the only one that reminds me of an indulgence different from the General Grants. Grant 10 speaks of Spiritual Retreats. The specific reference in the 'Manuel of Indulgences' is as follows: A plenary indulgence is granted to the faithful who spend at least three entire days in the spiritual exercises of a retreat.
CHAPTER IX. “FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS” – Art. VI. FOR A HAPPY DEATH – I. Invocation
636. Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I give you my heart and soul.
Jesus, Mary and Joseph, assist me in my last agony.
Jesus, Mary and Joseph, let me breathe forth my spirit in peace with you.
An indulgence of 7 years for each invocation. A plenary indulgence on the usual conditions, for the recitation of each of the foregoing invocations every day for a month (S. C. Ind., April 28, 1807; S. P. Ap., Oct. 12, 1936).
Every invocation may be eligible for a partial indulgence, if applied correctly, under ‘General Grant’ 1. Refer to the above (# 295) for the specific reference in the 'Manuel of Indulgences' regarding invocations.
CHAPTER IX. “FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS” – Art. VII. “MISCELLANEOUS DEVOTIONS” – I. For the Sovereign Pontiff
652. Versicle and Response -
V. Let us pray for our Pontiff N.
R. The Lord preserve him, and give him life, and make him to be blessed upon the earth, and deliver him not up to the will of his enemies (Roman Breviary).
Our Father, Hail Mary.
An indulgence of 3 years. A plenary indulgence on the usual conditions, when this prayer has been devoutly said every day for a month (S. C. Ind., Nov. 26, 1876; S. P. Ap., Oct. 12, 1931).
This Prayer is specifically mentioned in the Manuel of Indulgences under Grant 25 (minus the ‘Our Father, Hail Mary.’) This Prayer is called the “Oremus pro Pontifice.” The specific reference in the 'Manuel of Indulgences' is as follows: A partial indulgence is granted to the faithful who in a spirit of filial devotion, devoutly recite any duly approved prayer for the Supreme Pontiff (e.g., the Oremus pro Pontifice);
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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