Monday, June 29, 2009

Opportunity for Plenary Indulgence

In case you were not aware of it and can make it to Mass today, it is the Feast of Sts Peter and Paul. And if you are learning to help the souls of the dearly departed as they make their way to Heaven, it is also a day to earn by God's grace a plenary indulgence. No. 35 in the Authorized English Edition of The Handbook of Indulgences states:
The Christian faithful obtain a partial indulgence when they make devout use of a devotional object (such as a crucifix or cross, a rosary, a scapular, or a medal) which has been rightly blessed by any priest or deacon.

If the devotional object has been blessed by the Pope or by any bishop, the Christian faithful can obtain a plenary indulgence while making devout use of it on the solemnity of the holy apostles, Peter and Paul, provided they add ot its use a profession of faith made in any legitimate formula ...
To learn more, click on Indulgence Information at the Bridegroom Press website (just under the header).

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