September 25 - Traditional Indulgence of the day!
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- Sep 25
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We are evaluating old indulgences that have been approve on todays date of:
September
25
List of Traditional materials we will be looking at today, and the current/withstanding grants that they satisfy (directly or indirectly).
144. Accompany the Blessed Sacrament when It is being carried to the sick
plenary/partial indulgence… Grant 7
307. O Mary, Mother of grace
partial indulgence… General Grant 1
495. Saint Aloysius Gonzaga Devotions
potential partial indulgence… General Grant 2, 3, or 4
540. A Prayer - O glorious John Baptist de la Salle
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. IV. - “JESUS IN THE BLESSED SACRAMENT” – II. ACTS OF ADORATION
144. The faithful who accompany the Blessed Sacrament, with or without lights, when It is being carried solemnly to the sick, are granted: A plenary indulgence upon the addition of confession, Communion, and prayer for the intentions of the Sovereign Pontiff (S. P. Ap.; Sept. 25, 1933).
In Grant 7, Eucharistic processions are mentioned, offering a plenary indulgence. However, the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ is specifically mentioned, and I’m still not clear on if this plenary indulgence would apply to other processions or not. Maybe it does, maybe it doesn’t. What I do know though is that, regardless of the event, adoration of the Blessed Sacrament offers indulgences (a plenary indulgence for 30+ minutes, and a partial for less than 30 minutes). So I do know that processions, like the one described in this traditional indulgence, will absolutely offer a plenary indulgence if done for 30 minutes (and maybe will provide a plenary indulgence if done for less than 30 minutes too). For the sake of having a more certain plenary indulgence, I will place this traditional indulgence under the Adoration portion of Grant 7. The specific reference in the 'Manuel of Indulgences' is as follows: A plenary indulgence is granted to the faithful who visit the Blessed Sacrament for adoration lasting at least a half hour; A partial indulgence is granted to the faithful who visit the Blessed Sacrament for adoration;
CHAPTER V. “THE MOST BLESSED VIRGIN MARY” – Art. I “GENERAL DEVOTIONS TO THE MOST BLESSED VIRGIN” – I. Ejaculations and Invocations.
307. O Mary, Mother of grace and Mother of mercy, do thou protect us from our enemy, and receive us at the hour of our death. An indulgence of 300 days. A plenary indulgence once a month on the usual conditions for the daily recitation of this invocation (S. P. Ap., Sept. 25, 1933).
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” - SAINT ALOYSIUS GONZAGA, CONFESSOR
495. a) The faithful who devoutly visit a church or a public or (for those who legitimately use it) a semi-public oratory, where the Feast of St. Aloysius is being kept, may gain: A plenary indulgence, if, in addition, they make their confession, receive Holy Communion and pray for the Holy Father's intentions (S. C. Ind., Nov. 22, 1729; Nov. 21, 1737 and April 12, 1742; S. P. Ap., April 15, 1937 and Dec. 10, 1949).
b) The faithful who, on any of the six Sundays immediately preceding the Feast of St. Aloysius Gonzaga, or on any of six consecutive Sundays that they may choose during the year, spend some time in devout meditations or prayers, or who preform some other exercises of devotion in honor of the same Saint, are granted: A plenary indulgence on the usual conditions (S. C. Ind., Dec. 11, 1739 and Jan. 7, 1740).
c) The faithful who, on any one of the nine days immediately preceding the Feast of St. Aloysius Gonzaga, say some prayers with piety in honor of the Saint, are granted: An indulgence of 500 days, once a day; A plenary indulgence on the usual conditions, at the end of the novena (S. P. Ap., Sept. 25, 1936)
d) The faithful who before an image of St. Aloysius Gonzaga devoutly recite Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory be, with the invocation: Saint Aloysius, pray for me! are granted: An indulgence of 300 days; A plenary indulgence once a month, on the usual conditions, if they repeat this devout homage daily (S. P. Ap., Sept. 25, 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.
Today, some similar indulgences are still recognized in honor of saints; namely, saying an approved prayer to a saint on their feast day, or visiting/praying at a church where a saint (in this case, St. Aloysius Gonzaga) is that church’s patron (“titular”) saint.
CHAPTER VII. - “THE SAINTS” – Art. IV “IN HONOR OF OTHER SAINTS” - XXX. SAINT JOHN BAPTIST DE LA SALLE, CONFESSOR
540. A Prayer - O glorious John Baptist de la Salle, Apostle of children and young folk, be thou, from the heights of heaven, our guide and our patron. Offer thy prayers for us and help us, that we may be kept free from every stain of error and corruption, and remain ever faithful to Jesus Christ and to the infallible Head of His Church. Grant that we, practicing the virtues of which thou hast been so wondrous an example, may be made partakers of thy glory in heaven, our true country. Amen. An indulgence of 300 days. A plenary indulgence on the usual conditions, if this prayer is said daily for a month (S. C. Ind., Nov. 28, 1906; S. P. Ap., Sept. 25, 1935).
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.
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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