October 20 - Traditional Indulgence of the day!
- catholicindulgence
- Oct 20
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We are evaluating old indulgences that have been approve on todays date of:
October
20
List of Traditional materials we will be looking at today, and the current/withstanding grants that they satisfy (directly or indirectly).
103. Our Lord Jesus Christ
partial indulgence… Grant 15
266. Grant, we beseech Thee
partial indulgence… Grant 15
515. Pious Practice, Saint Francis of Assisi
partial indulgence… Grant 22
569. Prayers to be said by those engaged in teaching see…
partial indulgence… Grant 21
706. A Consecration to the Holy Family [of J. M. J.] - O Jesus, our most loving Redeemer
plenary/partial indulgence… Grant 1
762. A Prayer - O glorious Saint Catherine
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
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 III. “GOD THE SON” – Art. I. “THE LORD JESUS CHRIST” – IV. Prayers
103. Our Lord Jesus Christ, we have recourse to Thee, Holy God, Mighty God, Immortal God, have mercy on us and on all mankind. Cleanse us in Thy Precious Blood from all our sins and infirmities. My Jesus, I believe in Thee, I hope in Thee, I love Thee, I give myself to Thee. An indulgence of 300 days (Benedict XV, Rescript in his own hand, Dec. 21, 1916, exhib. Apr. 20, 1917; S. P. Ap., Oct. 20, 1935).
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 III. ‘GOD THE SON’ – Art. VII. “THE MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS” – VIII. Prayers
266. Grant, we beseech Thee, Almighty God, that we who glory in the Most Sacred Heart of Thy dear Son and call to mind the chief benefits of His love toward us, may find equal joy in their achievement and in their saving effect. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen. An indulgence of 5 years. A plenary indulgence on the usual conditions, for the devout repetition of this prayer daily for a month (S. P. Ap., Oct. 20, 1936).
Refer to the above (# 103) for the specific reference in the 'Manuel of Indulgences' regarding mental prayer.
CHAPTER VII. - “THE SAINTS” – Art. IV “IN HONOR OF OTHER SAINTS” – XV. Saint Francis of Assisi, Confessor
515. Pious Practice – a) The faithful, on any one of the five Sundays immediately preceding the Feast of the sacred Stigmata of St. Francis of Assisi, or on any one of five successive Sundays that they shall choose once during the year, if they spend some time in meditations, prayers or other devotional exercises in honor of the same sacred Stigmata, may gain: A plenary indulgence on the usual conditions (S. C. Ind., Nov. 21, 1885).
b) The faithful who visit a church or public oratory for the purpose of prayer on the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, or on one of the seven days immediately following, may gain: A plenary indulgence, if, in addition, they make their confession, receive Holy Communion and pray for the intentions of the Sovereign Pontiff.
c) The faithful who devote some time to prayer or other exercises of piety in honor of St. Francis, with the intention of so doing for nine successive days, or an entire month, may gain: An indulgence of three years, once on any day; A plenary indulgence on the usual conditions, at the end of the entire exercise (Apostolic Brief, Feb. 28, 1904; S. P. Ap., Oct. 20, 1933)
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.
There also is a section (namely section c) that talks about a novena. That would fall under Grant 22, for novenas. For an indulgence, novenas need to be said “publicly,” which is generally understood that a parish or diocese or the Church at large set-up/approves a novena to be said by the laity. You cannot do it only on your own or in a group that is not sets/approved by a current ecclesiastic authority. Novenas like these, known as ‘private’ novenas, are notwithstanding for an indulgence. The specific reference in the 'Manuel of Indulgences' is as follows: A partial indulgence is granted to the faithful who devoutly assist at public novenas.
CHAPTER VII. - “THE SAINTS” – Art. IV “IN HONOR OF OTHER SAINTS” – LIII. SAINT CATHERINE, VIRGIN AND MARTYR
569. Prayers to be said by those engaged in teaching are found under nn. 761 and 762. ***(Aug 10., 1933)(Oct 20, 1935)
# 762 can be found below. # 761 can be found in the Traditional Indulgence article for the day of August 10th
Prayer for those engaged in teaching may usually fall under Grant 15, for mental prayer. And also, 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. VII. “MISCELLANEOUS DEVOTIONS” – XXXVI. For the Consecration of Families
706. A Consecration to the Holy Family [of J. M. J.] - O Jesus, our most loving Redeemer, who having come to enlighten the world with Thy teaching and example, didst will to pass the greater part of Thy life in humility and subjection to Mary and Joseph in the poor home of Nazareth, thus sanctifying the Family that was to be an example for all Christian families, graciously receive our family as it dedicates and consecrates itself to Thee this day. Do Thou defend us, guard us and establish amongst us Thy holy fear, true peace and concord in Christian love: in order that by conforming ourselves to the divine pattern of Thy family we may be able, all of us without exception, to attain to eternal happiness.
Mary, dear Mother of Jesus and Mother of us, by thy kindly intercession make this our humble offering acceptable in the sight of Jesus, and obtain for us His graces and blessings.
O Saint Joseph, most holy Guardian of Jesus and Mary, assist us by thy prayers in all our spiritual and temporal necessities; that so we may be enabled to praise our divine Saviour Jesus, together with Mary and thee, for all eternity.
Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory be three times.
An indulgence of 500 days. A plenary indulgence on the usual conditions, if this prayer is repeated with devotion every day for a month (S. P. Ap., June 1, 1923 and Oct. 20, 1935).
This traditional indulgence is still relevant as a current indulgence under Grant 1. Even though this prayer is not mentioned by name I believe that this is “the duly approved prayer” mentioned in the grant. The specific reference in the 'Manuel of Indulgences' is as follows: A plenary indulgence is granted to the members of the family on the day on which it is first consecrated, if at all possible by a priest or deacon, to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus or to the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, if they devoutly recite the duly approved prayer before an image of the Sacred Heart or the Holy Family; on the anniversary of the consecration, the indulgence will be partial.
CHAPTER IX. “FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS” – PART II. “IN FAVOR OF CERTAIN GROUPS OF PERSONS” – VI. Prayers to be said by teachers
762. A Prayer - O glorious Saint Catherine, wise and prudent virgin, thou who didst set the knowledge of Jesus Christ above all other knowledge, obtain for us the grace to remain inviolably attached to the Catholic faith, and to seek in our studies and in our teaching only the extension of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ our Lord and of His Holy Church both in ourselves and in the souls of others. Amen. An indulgence of 300 days (S. C. Ind., April 29, 1907; S. P. Ap., Oct. 20, 1935).
This prayer was mentioned above (# 569) It does, in fact, still gain a partial indulgence under Grant 21 for prayers said on the feast/memorial day of a saint. See the above information (# 569) for the details.
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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