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by Paul Zalonski
Today is the feast of Our Lady of
the Angels of the Portiuncula, the Virgin under whose mantle Saint Francis of
The Portiuncula was an old church
dedicated to the Virgin Mother of God which was abandoned. Francis had great
devotion to the Queen of the world and when he saw that the church was deserted,
he began to live there constantly in order to repair it. He heard that the
Angels often visited it, so that it was called Saint Mary of the Angels, and he
decided to stay there permanently out of reverence for the angels and love for
the Mother of Christ. This is also the place where St Clare took her vows and
where Saint Francis died.
Consider the words of an early
biographer of Saint Francis of
From there he moved to another
place, which is called the "Portiuncula," where there stood a church of the
Blessed Virgin Mother of God built in ancient times. At that time it was
deserted and no one was taking care of it. When the holy man of God saw it so
ruined, he was moved by piety because he had a warm devotion to the Mother of
all good and he began to stay there continually. The restoration of that church
took place in the third year of his conversion. At this time he wore a sort of
hermit's habit with a leather belt. He carried a staff in his hand and wore
shoes. One day the gospel was being read in that church about how the Lord sent
out his disciples to preach. The holy man of God, who was attending there, in
order to understand better the words of the gospel, humbly begged the priest
after celebrating the solemnities of the Mass to explain the gospel to him. The
priest explained it all to him thoroughly line by line. When he heard that
Christ's disciples should not possess gold or silver or money, or carry on their
journey a wallet or a sack, nor bread nor a staff, not to have shoes nor two
tunics, but that they should preach the
Read about and perhaps seek The
Portiuncula Indulgence if you visit any
The Holy Father made reference to
this in his Sunday Angelus address:
... today is the feast of the
"Pardon of Assisi," which St. Francis obtained from Pope Honorious III in the
year 1216, after having a vision while he was praying in the little church of
the Portiuncula. Jesus appeared to him in his glory, with the Virgin Mary on his
right and surrounded by many Angels. They asked him to express a wish and
Francis implored a "full and generous pardon" for all those who would visit that
church who "repented and confessed their sins". Having received papal approval,
the Saint did not wait for any written document but hastened to
A note about indulgences, which
are often misunderstood. Indulgences are not forgiveness for sin but forgiveness
for temporal punishment due to sin; that the residual effects of sin are
forgiven.
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On this feast we pray
August Queen of Heaven,
sovereign queen of Angels, you who at the beginning received from God the power
and the mission to crush the head of Satan, we beseech you humbly, send your
holy legions so that, on your orders and by your power, they will track down
demons, fight them everywhere, curb their audacity and plunge them into the
hell.
Who can be compared to God? Oh
good and tender Mother, you will always be our love and our hope. Oh divine
Mother, send the Holy Angels and Archangels to defend me and to keep the cruel
enemy far from me. Holy Angels and Archangels defend us, protect us. Amen.
Indulgences
Definition
An indulgence is a remission before God
of the temporal punishment for sin the guilt of which is already forgiven, which
a properly disposed member of the Christian faithful obtains under certain and
definite conditions. It is granted by the Church which, as the minister of
redemption, authoritatively dispenses and applies the treasury of the merits of
Christ and the Saints.
Explanation
(1) An indulgence is partial or plenary in as
far as it frees from the temporal punishment due to sin either partly or
totally.
(2) By temporal punishment, as distinguished from eternal punishment, is meant
punishment which is due to sin, and which is paid for, either in this life, or
in the next life in purgatory. The repentance for sin may be so great as to
obtain from God the remission both of the guilt and of all punishment; but often
through imperfection of our repentance some punishment remains due to sin after
the guilt has been removed.
(3) In granting an indulgence, the Church offers to
God, for the remission of the temporal punishment we deserve for our sins, the
infinite merits of our Lord, and also, in him and through him (though only
secondarily), the merits of the Blessed Virgin and the Saints.
(4)The faithful can gain partial or plenary indulgences for themselves or apply them for the dead by way of suffrage.
Requirements
(1) In order that one be capable of gaining
indulgences one must be baptized and not excommunicated and in the state of
grace at least at the completion of the prescribed works.
(2) In order that one be a capable
subject for gaining indulgences one must have at least the intention of
receiving them and fulfill the enjoined works at the stated time in due fashion
according to the tenor of the grant.
(3) The usual conditions for gaining a plenary
indulgence are in addition to the good work to which it is attached: (a)
Confession on the day itself, or within some days before or after the
performance of the good work. (b) Holy Communion on the day itself, or within
some days before or after the performance of the good work. (c) Prayer for the
intention of the Pope. For this, recitation of one Our Father and one Hail Mary
suffices, though the faithful have the liberty of saying any other prayer
according to their personal piety. (d) Exclusion of all attachment to sin, even
venial sin.
It is recommended that the Holy Communion and the prayer for the Pope’s intention take place on the same day as the good work.
Only one plenary indulgence may be gained on any one day with the exception of the plenary indulgence applicable at the moment of death. Several plenary indulgences may be gained on the basis of a single sacramental confession; only one may be gained, however, on the basis of a single communion and prayer for the Pope’s intentions.
If we are not properly disposed to receive a
plenary indulgence when it is granted to us, we receive only a partial
indulgence according to the perfection of our dispositions.
Plenary Indulgence
(1) A plenary indulgence called
"Portiuncula" may be gained by visiting any parish church on two days of the
year: the titular feast of the church and either on Aug. 2, the day of the
"Portiuncula" indulgence, or on another suitable day to be fixed by the
Ordinary. Another plenary indulgence applicable only to the dead may be gained
in all churches on November 2. On these visits, the faithful should recite the
Our Father and the Creed, and fulfill the three requirements (Confession,
Communion, and prayer for the Pope).
(2) A plenary indulgence may also be gained by:
(a) Visiting the Blessed Sacrament for half an hour at least;
(b) Reading the Bible for at least half an hour;
(c) Making the Way of the Cross;
(d) Praying the Holy Rosary (five decades) in a church or with the family;
(e) Receiving the apostolic blessing at the hour of death.
"Gather you graces, My
children, they are given to you in abundance! The enemies of your God shall take
these from you, if they can. They shall strip you of the manner of receiving
these graces! Have you cast aside indulgences! Do you call Our graces now a myth
and superstition? How dare you set yourselves to join satan! All manner of false
ideology! All manner of false deception! Doers of good who are rulers of evil!"
- Jesus, November 20, 1975
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D124 - Catholic Church, Part 2 PDF
D204 - The Saints PDF
D265 - The Papacy PDF
D292 - Way of the Cross PDF
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