tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36600434.post1798363286641572469..comments2023-06-02T07:04:15.572-07:00Comments on Diakonia - Deacon Pat Kearns: Indulgences - They Are Back!Deacon Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17800236407881741454noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36600434.post-73320586373587958922009-03-30T14:39:00.000-07:002009-03-30T14:39:00.000-07:00Your humility is refreshing......Our Church is ble...Your humility is refreshing......<BR/><BR/>Our Church is blessed to have people like you, yes your wisdom is a gift from God, but thanks for sharing. <BR/><BR/>I am but a simple man sharing my experiences, and I appreciate your wisdom and knowledge, please keep sharing with us.....Deacon Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800236407881741454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36600434.post-89021661634427521042009-03-28T08:21:00.000-07:002009-03-28T08:21:00.000-07:00Deacon PatNot really. One of the first talks I eve...Deacon Pat<BR/><BR/>Not really. One of the first talks I ever gave, way, way, way back (I am at least three "way"s old) in my student days, was about .... indulgences... so I became familiar with Paul VI's Apostolic Constitution then. And, only a few weeks ago, the praesidium of the Legion of Mary to which I am spiritual director asked me to do some allocutios about ... indulgences. <BR/><BR/>So I thought I was quite hot on them. But I was still referring to the 1968 Enchiridion, and was missing out the fourth of the "general concessions" - which is, of course, a very signficant one in the context of the new evangelisation. <BR/><BR/>So thank you for a post that has prompted me to get up-to-date.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09339499088443959192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36600434.post-88844543019801863252009-03-27T17:50:00.000-07:002009-03-27T17:50:00.000-07:00Thanks Joe...... You are so smart....Thanks Joe...... You are so smart....Deacon Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800236407881741454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36600434.post-63124794214386593282009-03-27T16:29:00.000-07:002009-03-27T16:29:00.000-07:00In reality, I would suggest that indulgences never...In reality, I would suggest that indulgences never went away! <BR/><BR/>Pope Paul VI published an Apostolic Constitution on 1st January 1967 revising the provisions for indulgences. As well as giving the principles for new rules with regard to indulgences, this Constitution gives a very able explanation of the Church's doctrine about indulgences.<BR/><BR/>On 29th June 1968, the norms and list of indulgenced acts were published by the relevant Curia department; the most recent edition is dated 1999. The spirit of indulgences is ably indicated by four "general concessions" (the first three only in the original 1967 edition, the fourth added since), granting partial indulgences for (1) a raising of the mind to God during the day using any pious invocation, for (2)an act of service towards someone in need undertaken in a spirit of faith, for (3) an act of abstinence from something licit undertaken in a spirit of penitence, and for (4)giving testimony to their faith in the circumstances of their daily life.<BR/><BR/>English text of the Constitution here: http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/paul_vi/apost_constitutions/documents/hf_p-vi_apc_19670101_indulgentiarum-doctrina_en.html<BR/><BR/>Latin text of the Norms and list of indulgenced acts here:http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/tribunals/apost_penit/documents/rc_trib_appen_doc_20020826_enchiridion-indulgentiarum_lt.htmlJoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09339499088443959192noreply@blogger.com