The Book of Holy Indulgences (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1876. Excerpt: ... FOURTH PART.-A CALENDAR, To serve as a Perpetual Directory, specifying the Indulgences to be gained on various festivals, and other occasions occurring during the year; the persons to whom available; conditions to be fulfilled, etc. N.B. For gaining the Plenary Indulgences set down in this Calendar, the Usual Conditions of Confession, Communion, and prayer for the Pope's intentions (see p. 24) are to be complied with, unless the contrary be stated. In the case of Partial Indulgences, compliance with these conditions is not required, unless such be expressly mentioned. In order not to extend this Calendar to an unwieldy length, some partial Indulgences have been omitted. JANUARY. Special Devotion of the Month.--The Divine Infancy of Jesus. 1st. Circumcision of Our Lord J. C.--Plenary Indulgence for Ireland. Visit to a church. Applicable to souls in Purgatory. Plenary, for England. Do. Sodality Living Rosary. Visit to a church. Members of pious Associations who are sick, or in prison, ran have the visit to a church commuted into some other pious work. See p. 98. The faithful who are suffering from chronic infirmity, etc., can have the conditions of Communion and Visit to a church commuted by their confessor, see p. 13. Do. Confrat. Precious Blood. Visit to a church. Applicable. Do. Confrat. Immac. Heart Mary. Do. Confrat. Mt. Carmel. Visit to church of confraternity or to parish church. Indulgences of Roman Stations, 30 years and 30 quarantines, Confrat. S. Heart of /Jesus. Visit to a church of confraternity (1) and prayer. Applicable. Same as last, Confrat. Rosary. Visit to five altars of confraternity, or otherwise five times to one altar. Applicable. Same, Scapular Mt. Carmel; same (Scap. Trinity); same (Scap. Immac. Conception); same (Scap. Dolours B. ...