Holy Year
Indulgences
Explained
Vatican City (NC) -- The
papal bull Apostolorum Limina
of Pope Paul VI proclaiming the
1975 Holy Year explains how
Catholics can earn a plenary
indulgence through their
participation.
The bull says that par-
ticipation in the Holy Year can
earn "the gift" of a plenary
indulgence for "all the faithful
who, through a profound con-
version of the heart to God,
through works of penance, piety
and brotherly solidarity, sin-
cerely and fervently attest to
their desire to remain united in
charity with God and their
brethren and to make progress
in that charity."
The terms laid down by the
bull for the gaining of the
plenary indulgence first require
confession of sins, reception of
Communion and a prayer for
the intentions of the Pope and
the college of bishops. With
those requirements as a general
preparation, persons wishing to
gain the indulgences must then
either :
-- Go in pilgrimage to one of
the four patriarchal basilicas or
to some other place designated
by the Roman authorities, such
as the Catacombs, and "there
devoutly take part in a
liturgical celebration,
especially the sacrifice of the
Mass, or some exercise of piety,
such as, the Way of the Cross,
the Rosary ;"
-- Visit, "in a group or in-
dividually, one of four basilicas
and there spend some time in
devout recollection, concluding
with the Our Father, the
profession of faith in any ap-
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proved form, and a prayer to
the Blessed Virgin Mary."
The bull also states that those
who are prevented by sickness
or other serious reasons from
making a pilgrimage to Rome
may "unite themselves
spiritually with this pilgrimage
and offer their prayers and
sufferings to God" to acquire
the plenary indulgence. The
same applies to those who are in
Rome but for a good reason
cannot take part in the visits to
the basilicas.
The bull points out that a Scouting Has Vocation Plan
"plenary indulgence can be
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gained only once a y, ana
that "all indulgences can
always be applied to the dead,"
that is, to the souls in purgatory.
The bull says also that all
priests who come to Rome for
the Holy Year can hear con-
fessions and exercise all the
regular functions that they are
authorized to perform in their
own dioceses without receiving
special permission from the
Rome vicariate.
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Seattle, Wash. (NC) --
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Catholic Committee on Scouting
(NCCS) approved a proposal to
place extra emphasis on the
promotion of vocations to the
priesthood and Religious life
through the scouting
movement•
The nearly 200 delegates
adopted the proposal after a
report by Father Gilbert
Gauthe, scout chaplain for the
diocese of Lafayette, La., and
chairman of the NCCS religious
activities committee. Father
Gauthe outlined a similar
program that had been con-
ducted in Louisiana and had
resulted in the enrollment of 12
youngsters from one parish in
the seminary.
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The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth and theAdministrative Staffof St. Vincent' Infirmary
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