Indulgence Requirements:
- To gain a plenary indulgence, in addition to excluding all attachment to sin, even venial sin, it is necessary to perform the indulgent work and fulfill the following three conditions: sacramental Confession, Eucharistic Communion, and prayer for the intention of the Sovereign Pontiff.
- A single sacramental confession suffices for gaining several plenary indulgences, but Holy Communion must be received and prayer for the intention of the Holy Father must be recited for the gaining of each plenary indulgence.
- The three conditions may be fulfilled several days before or after the performance of the prescribed work; it is, however, fitting that Communion be received and the prayer for the intention of the Holy Father be said on the same day the work is performed.
- The condition of praying for the intention of the Holy Father is fully satisfied by reciting one Our Father and one Hail Mary. A plenary indulgence can be acquired only once in the course of the day, a partial indulgence can be acquired multiple times.
- If a visit to a Church or an oratory is required to obtain an indulgence attached to a particular day, this may be accomplished from noon of the preceding day until midnight of the particular day.
Manual of Indulgences, fourth edition, 1999 (Enchridion Indulgentarium)
"The condition of praying for the intention of the Holy Father is fully satisfied by reciting one Our Father and one Hail Mary. " Think you forgot the "glory be" - I only searched briefly on the internet, but what my prayer books say.
ReplyDeleteDespite our misgivings, I believe that we can with confidence pray an Our Father, a Hail Mary, and a Glory Be for the intentions of the Holy Father whenever this is required of us.
https://onepeterfive.com/pray-pray-intentions-holy-father/
The Prayers
Reflect on the Pope’s intentions for the month. The link is at the top of every page.
Then, pray an Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be.
https://ourladyofgracerosaries.ca/prayer-for-the-popes-intentions-after-the-rosary/
I think it's better to pray for the traditional intentions of the Holy Father which are variously listed as 4-6. The list of six is this:The Exaltation of the Church
ReplyDeleteThe Propagation of the Faith
The Extirpation of Heresy
The Conversion of Sinners
The Concord between Christian Princes
The Further Welfare of the Christian People
There is no way I will be praying for some of Pope Francis' monthly intentions. I would definitely give January's intention the heave ho:
For the gift of diversity in the Church
We pray that the Holy Spirit may help us to recognize the gift of different charisms within the Christian community and to discover the richness of different traditions and rituals in the Catholic Church.
This should be a-okay, but in the Current pope's reign, diversity includes Pachama and other bizarre rites.
I find it amusing that so-called traditional Catholics say they pray for the pope's traditional intentions. It seems to me that this falls under the moniker of "Cafeteria Catholic", where you are picking and choosing the parts of Catholicism that you agree with. You don't like the NO mass, so you go to the TLM. You don't like the diocesan church TLM, so you go elsewhere. You don't like the pope's intentions, so you pray for his "traditional" intentions so that you earn your indulgence. I'm sorry, but this nothing short of pettiness and a poor example to someone who would consider becoming Catholic.
DeleteIt doesn't sound like you're a Catholic. The Church teaches that when you pray for the pope's intentions you are praying for the ones I listed above. I think the monthly intentions are an innovation. If you like innovations, you no doubt approved of the pope putting a plant that represented Pachama on the altar at St. Peter's which was a serious scandal. Not going to the NO has nothing to do with not liking it. It has to do with its serious deficiencies that threaten the faith. The sacrifice was downplayed and the offertory was replaced with a Jewish meal prayer. The fact that the Mass is a propitiatory sacrifice is almost lost in the idea of the banquet/meal with the priest as host and presider instead of another Christ. If you read Leviticus, you see how serious God was about proper worship. That's why I returned to Tradition and my faith has been nourished immensely by it. I won't call your comment petty; it just shows a lack of understanding.
DeleteI try to do this every Nov 1-8. I think since I started several years ago I only managed one time to go every day. I'm out of town today and tomorrow but will resume Monday. But will still pray for the poor souls today & tomorrow. And remember they can pray for us! So ask them!
ReplyDeleteI try to accomplish the requirements for indulgences but I leave it to God as to whether I've meet them properly. I think it's still beneficial to be praying these things even if I don't.
When I pray for the Pope's intentions I see that as more of what you mentioned‐ the general, traditional intentions the Pope has (or should have) for the Church. His personal, monthly intentions they publish that someone else probably wrote- not so much.
When the Church again has a valid Pope, I will pray for his stated intentions. Until then, I will pray as previous Popes have requested, and in accordance with my heart.
ReplyDelete~Padre Pio:
ReplyDelete"I was talking with some souls who, while on their way from Purgatory to Heaven, stopped here to thank me because I remembered them in my Mass this morning."
"Jesus went into the garden. He walked over to the most beautiful flower and picked it. This precisely is what He did with your brother."
Step by step we climb day by day closer to God with each prayer we pray, for the cry of the heart offered in prayer becomes just another spiritual prayer in the Heavenly staircase leading us to a beautiful place where we live anew.....
So never give up, for its worth the climb to love forever in endless time where the soul of man is safe and free to live in love through eternity.
~Helen Steiner Rice