This is a digest[1] of the
works and prayers listed in the Enchiridion of Indulgences. The Enchiridion
recites each indulgenced prayer in full. Because most are recognisable, they
will only be listed by name. The un-translated Enchiridion lists each work and
prayer in alphabetical order by the Latin names. The order shall remain the
same in this listing.
The descriptions of the works and details regarding obtaining the indulgence will be edited and abbreviated in this listing. The following is not represented to be an exact reprint of the Enchiridion but and accurate digest of what constitutes an approved indulgenced work by the Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary.
The Enchiridion of Indulgences
Issued by the
Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary, 1968
+ Joseph Cardinal Ferretto,
Titular Bishop of the Suburban
Church
of Sabina and Poggio Mirteto
Originally
published by Liberia Editrice Vatican,
Vatican City, 1968
In all but the Plenary Indulgence
of In Articulo Mortis, at the moment of death, a Plenary Indulgence mentioned
below MUST be accompanied by the three prerequisites of a Plenary Indulgence:
1. Sacramental Confession;
2. Communion; and
3. Prayer for the intention of the Holy Father,
all to be performed within days of each other if not at the same time.
Thus, the formula, for obtaining a
Plenary Indulgence, are the three constants mentioned above, plus any one of
the variable works mentioned below as being worthy of a Plenary Indulgence.
1. Direct, we beg you, O Lord (Prayer from Roman
Ritual): Partial indulgence.
2. Acts of the Theological Virtues and of
Contrition: A Partial Indulgence is granted to those who devoutly recite,
according to any legitimate formula, the acts of faith, hope, charity, and
contrition.
3. Adoration of the most Blessed Sacrament: A Plenary
Indulgence is granted to those who visit the Most Blessed Sacrament for at
least one half hour (together with the three prerequisites (constants) of a Plenary
Indulgence. A Partial Indulgence is granted to those who visit and adore the
Most Blessed Sacrament without the three constants or for any period less than
one half hour.
4. Hidden God (Adoro te devote) – hymn: Partial
Indulgence.
5. We have come (Adsumus) – prayer: Partial
Indulgence.
6. To you, O blessed Joseph (Ad te, beate Ioseph)
– prayer: Partial Indulgence.
7. We Give You Thanks - prayer from Roman
Breviary: Partial Indulgence
8. Angel Of God – prayer: Partial Indulgence.
9. The Angel Of The Lord – prayer: Partial
Indulgence.
10. Soul of Christ (Anima Christi) – prayer: Partial
Indulgence.
11. Visit to the Patriarchal Basilicas in Rome: A Plenary
Indulgence to those who devoutly visit one of the Patriarchal Basilicas in Rome
and recite one Our Father and the Creed:
a. On the titular feast of the Basilica;
b. On any Holy Day of Obligation;
c. Once a year on any other day of one's choice. (Remember
the three constants are also required to obtain any Plenary Indulgence.)
12. Papal blessing: A Plenary Indulgence is
granted to those who “piously and devoutly” receive, even by radio, the
Blessing of the Pope when imparted to Rome and the world (Urbi et Orbi).
13. Visit to a Cemetery. Only applicable to the
souls in Purgatory when one devoutly visits and prays for the departed. A Plenary
Indulgence is bestowed for this work each day between November 1 and November
8.
14. Visit to a “Catacomb”: Partial indulgence.
15. Act of spiritual Communion according to any
pious formula: Partial Indulgence.
16. Recitation of the Apostles Creed or the Nicene
Creed: Partial Indulgence.
17. Adoration of the cross: A Plenary Indulgence
to those who in solemn liturgical action of Good Friday devoutly assist at the
adoration of the Cross and kiss it.
18. Office of the dead: A Partial Indulgence to
those who devoutly recite Lauds or Vespers of the Office of the Dead.
19. “Out of the Depths” (De profundis) - Psalm 129:
Partial indulgence to those who recite.
20. Christian Doctrine: Partial indulgence to
those who take part in teaching or learning Christian doctrine.
21. “Lord God Almighty” (Roman Breviary): Partial
indulgence.
22. Look down upon me, good and gentle Jesus. “Look
down upon me, good and gentle Jesus, while before your face I humbly kneel, and
with burning soul pray and beseech you to fix deep in my heart lively
sentiments of faith, hope and charity, true contrition for my sins, and a firm
purpose of amendment, while I contemplate with great love and tender pity your
five wounds, pondering over them within me, calling to mind the words which
David, your prophet, said of you, my good Jesus: ‘They have pierced my hands
and my feet; they have numbered all my bones.’”: Plenary Indulgence when
recited on a Friday in Lent and Passiontide, when recited after Communion
before an image of Christ crucified. On any other day, the indulgence is
partial.
23. Eucharistic Congress: Plenary Indulgence to
those who devoutly participate in the customary solemn Eucharistic rite at the
close of a Eucharistic Congress.
24. “Hear Us” (Roman Ritual): Partial Indulgence.
25. Retreat (Exercitia spiritualia): Plenary
Indulgence to those who spend at least three (3) whole days in the spiritual exercises
of a retreat.
26. “Most sweet Jesus” - Act of Reparation: Plenary
Indulgence when this prayer is publicly recited on the feast of the Most Sacred
Heart of Jesus. Otherwise, the indulgence is partial.
27. “Most sweet Jesus, Redeemer” - Act of
Dedication of the Human Race to Jesus Christ King: Plenary Indulgence when this
prayer is publicly recited on the feast of our Lord Jesus Christ King.
Otherwise, the indulgence is partial.
28. The Moment of Death (In articulo mortis): Plenary
Indulgence. Exception to the three constants. (Verbatim recitation of the grant
follows) “To the faithful in danger of death, who cannot be assisted by a
priest to bring them the sacraments and impart the Apostolic Blessing with its Plenary
Indulgence (see can. 468, Sec. 2 of Code of Canon Law), Holy Mother Church
nevertheless grants a Plenary Indulgence to be acquired at the point of death,
provided they are properly disposed and have been in the habit of reciting some
prayers during their lifetime. The use of a crucifix or a cross to gain this
indulgence is praiseworthy.” The condition: 'provided they have been in the
habit of reciting some prayers during their lifetime' supplies in such cases
for the three usual conditions required for the gaining of a Plenary Indulgence.
The Plenary Indulgence at the point of death can be acquired by the faithful,
even if they have already obtained another Plenary Indulgence on the same day.
29. Litanies - Partial indulgence to those who
recite the following litanies:
a. The litany of the Most Holy Name of Jesus;
b. The litany of The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus;
c. The litany of the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus
Christ;
d. The litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary;
e. The litany of St. Joseph; and
f. The litany of All Saints.
30. “The Magnificat”: Partial indulgence.
31. “Mary, Mother of Grace” (Roman Ritual):
Partial indulgence.
32. “The Memorare” (Remember, O Most gracious
Virgin Mary): Partial Indulgence.
33. “The Miserere” (Have mercy of me) Psalm 50:
Partial indulgence.
34. Novena Devotions: Partial indulgence to those
who participate in a public novena before the feast of Christmas or Pentecost,
or the Immaculate Conception.
35. Use of Articles of Devotion: (Verbatim follows)
“The faithful, who devoutly use an article of devotion (crucifix or cross,
rosary, scapular or medal) properly blessed by any priest, obtain a Partial
Indulgence. But if the article of devotion has been blessed by the Sovereign
Pontiff or by any Bishop, the faithful, using it, can also gain a Plenary
Indulgence on the feast of the Holy Apostles, Peter and Paul, provided they also
make a profession of faith according to any legitimate formula.”
36. Little Offices: The following Little Offices
are each enriched with a Partial Indulgence:
a. The Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ;
b. The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus;
c. The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary; and
d. St. Joseph.
37. Prayer for Sacerdotal or Religious Vocations: Partial
indulgence is granted to those who recite a prayer approved by ecclesiastical authority
for the above intention.
38. Mental Prayer: Partial indulgence to those who
spend some time in pious mental prayer.
39. “Let us pray for our Sovereign Pontiff” (Roman
Breviary): Partial Indulgence.
40. “O Sacred Banquet” (Roman Breviary): Partial
indulgence.
41. Assistance as Sacred Preaching: Plenary
Indulgence is granted to those who attend a Mission, hear some of the sermons
and are present for the solemn close of the Mission. A Partial Indulgence is
granted to those who assist with devotion and attention at the sacred preaching
of the Word of God.
42. First communion: Plenary Indulgence is granted
to those who receive Communion for the first time or to those who assist at the
sacred ceremonies of a First Communion.
43. First Mass of a Newly Ordained Priest: Plenary
Indulgence granted to the priest and to the faithful who devoutly assist at the
same Mass.
44. Prayer for Unity of the Church: Partial
indulgence.
45. Monthly Recollection: Partial indulgence to
those who take part in a monthly retreat.
46. Eternal Rest. “Eternal rest grant to them, O
Lord, and let the perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace”: A Partial
Indulgence only to the souls in purgatory.
47. May it please you, O Lord. “May it please you,
O Lord, to reward with eternal life all those who do good to us for your Name's
sake. Amen”: Partial indulgence.
48. Recitation of the Marian rosary (The following
is verbatim): “A Plenary Indulgence is granted, if the Rosary is recited in a
church or public oratory or in a family group, a religious community or pious
association; a Partial Indulgence is granted in other circumstances. “ Now the
Rosary is a certain formula of prayer, which is made up of fifteen decades of
'Hail Marys' with an 'Our Father' before each decade, and in which the
recitation of each decade is accompanied by pious meditation on a particular
mystery of our Redemption. The name 'Rosary', however, is commonly used in
reference to only a third of the fifteen decades. The gaining of the Plenary
Indulgence is regulated by the following norms:
a. The recitation of a third part only of the Rosary
suffices, but the five decades must be recited continuously.
b. The vocal recitation must be accompanied by pious
meditation on the mysteries.
c. In public recitation the mysteries must be announced in
the manner customary in the place; for private recitation, however, it suffices
if the vocal recitation is accompanied by meditation on the mysteries.
d. For those belonging to the Oriental rites, amongst whom
this devotion is not practiced, the Patriarchs can determine some other prayers
in honour of the Blessed Virgin Mary (for those of the Byzantine rite, for
example, the Hymn 'Akathistos' or the Office 'Paraclisis'); to the prayers thus
determined are accorded the same indulgences as for the Rosary.
49. Jubilees of Sacerdotal Ordination: A Plenary Indulgence
is granted to a priest on the 25th, 50th and 60th anniversaries of his
ordination when he renews before God his resolve to faithfully fulfil the
duties of his vocation. If the priest celebrates a jubilee Mass, the faithful
who assist at it can acquire a Plenary Indulgence.
50. Reading of sacred scripture: While a Partial Indulgence
is granted to those who read from Sacred Scripture with the veneration that the
divine word is due, a Plenary Indulgence is granted to those who read for at
least one half an hour.
51. “Hail Holy Queen” (Roman Breviary): Partial indulgence.
52. “Holy Mary, help the helpless” (Roman Breviary): Partial
indulgence.
53. “Holy Apostles Peter and Paul” (Roman Missal): Partial
indulgence.
54. Veneration of the Saints: Partial indulgence granted to
those who on the feast of any Saint recite in his honour the oration of the
Missal or any other approved by legitimate Authority.
55. Sign of the Cross: Partial indulgence.
56. A Visit to the Stational Churches of Rome: A Partial
Indulgence is granted to those who on the day indicated in the Roman Missal
devoutly visit the stational church in Rome named for that day, but if they
also assist at the sacred functions celebrated in the morning or evening, a Plenary
Indulgence is granted.
57. “We fly to your Patronage”: Partial indulgence.
58. Diocesan Synod: Plenary Indulgence is granted to those
who during the time of a diocesan Synod, devoutly visit the church in which it
is being held and there recite one Our Father and the Creed.
59. “Down in Adoration Falling” (Tantum ergo) (Roman
Breviary): Plenary Indulgence when recited on Holy Thursday and the feast of
Corpus Christi. Otherwise, a Partial Indulgence is granted for recitation.
60. The Te Deum: Plenary Indulgence when recited publicly on
the last day of the year. Otherwise, a Partial Indulgence is granted to those
who recite the Te Deum in thanksgiving.
61. “Come, Holy Spirit, Creator Blest”: Plenary Indulgence if
recited on the first of January or on the feast of the Pentecost. Otherwise, a Partial
Indulgence is granted to those who recite it.
62. Come, Holy Spirit. “Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of
your faithful and enkindle in them the fire of your love.” (Roman Missal): Partial
indulgence.
63. Exercise of the way of the cross: Plenary Indulgence. A Plenary
Indulgence is granted to those who piously make the Way of the Cross. The
gaining of the indulgence is regulated by the following rules:
a. Must be done before Stations of the Cross legitimately
erected.
b. 14 stations are required. Although it is customary for
the icons to represent pictures or images, 14 simple crosses will suffice.
c. The common practice consists of fourteen pious readings
to which some vocal prayers are added. However, nothing more is required than a
pious meditation on the Passion and Death of the Lord, which need not be a
particular consideration of the individual mysteries of the stations.
d. A movement from one station to the next is required. But
if the stations are made publicly and it is not possible for everyone taking
part to go from station to station, it suffices if at least the one conducting
the exercise goes from station to station, the others remaining in their
places.
e. Those who are “impeded” can gain the same indulgence if
they spend at least one half and hour in pious reading and meditation on the
Passion and Death of our Lord Jesus Christ.
f. For those belonging to the Oriental rites, amongst whom
this pious exercise is not practiced, the respective Patriarchs can determine
some other pious exercise in memory of the Passion and Death for the gaining of
this indulgence.
64. “Visit, we beg you, O Lord” (Roman Breviary): Partial
Indulgence.
65. Visit to the Parochial Church: Plenary Indulgence is
granted to those who devoutly visit the parochial church either on its titular
feast or on the 2nd of August when the indulgence of the “Portiuncula” occurs. In
visiting the church it is required that one Our Father and the Creed be
recited. Both indulgences can be acquired either on the day designated above or
on some other day designated by the Ordinary (bishop) for the benefit of the
faithful. The same indulgences apply to the Cathedral church and, where there
is one, to a Co-Cathedral church, even if they are not parochial churches; they
apply to quasi-parochial churches also.
66. Visit to a Church or an Altar on the day of its
consecration: Plenary Indulgence is granted to those who visit a church or an
altar on the day itself of its consecration, and there recite on Our Father and
the Creed.
67. Visit to a Church or Oratory on All Souls Day: Plenary
Indulgence. A Plenary Indulgence, applicable ONLY to the souls in purgatory,
may be obtained by those who, on All Souls Day, piously visit a church, public
oratory, or, for those entitled to use it, a semi public oratory. It may be
acquired either on the day designated as All Souls Day or, with the consent of
the bishop, on the preceding or following Sunday or the feast of All Saints. On
visiting the church or oratory it is required that one Our Father and the Creed
be recited.
68. Visit to a Church or Oratory of Religious on the Feast of
the Holy Founder: A Plenary Indulgence is granted to those who piously visit a
church or oratory of a religious order on the feast day of its canonized
founder, and there recite one Our Father and the Creed.
69. Pastoral Visitation: Partial indulgence to those who
visit a church during the time that a pastoral visitation is being held. But a Plenary
Indulgence, to be gained only once during the visitation, is granted if during
the time of the visitation they assist at a sacred function at which the
Visitator presides.
70. Renewal of Baptismal Promises: A Partial Indulgence is
granted to those who renew their baptismal promises according to any formula in
use; but a Plenary Indulgence is granted if this is done in celebration of the
Paschal Vigil or on the anniversary of one's baptism.
[1]
Catholic Online, The Enchiridion of Indulgences, Jan 8, 2012
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