DECEMBER 8 The Immaculate Conception. Easter Monday and Tuesday. Monday and Tuesday in Whitsun-week. The forty days of Lent, except Sundays. Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. 1. Next after the first Sunday in Lent. 3. Next after the fourteenth of September. 4. Next after the third Sunday of Advent. VIGILS, WITH FASTS OF OBLIGATION ANNEXED' 2. The Vigil of SS. Peter and Paul, June 28. 3. The Vigil of the Assumption, August 14. 4. The Vigil of All Saints. October 31. 5. The Vigil of the Nativity of our Lord, De- DAYS OF ABSTINENCE FROM FLESH MEAT. The solemnising of Marriage is forbidden from the PLENARY INDULGENCES. I. Christmas-day, and the twelve days following, to the day of the Epiphany, inclusively. II. The first week of Lent, beginning with the first Sunday, and ending with the second Sunday, inclusively. III. Easter, i.e., from Palm-Sunday, inclusively, to Low-Sunday, inclusively. IV. From Whit-Sunday, inclusively, to the end of the Octave of Corpus Christi, V. The Feast of SS. Peter and Paul, and during the Octave. VI. From the Sunday, inclusively, preceding the Festival of the Assumption of the B. V. Mary, to the 22nd day of August, inclusively. But if the Festival of the Assumption fall on a Sunday, the Indulgence begins on that day. VII. From the Sunday, inclusively, preceding the Festival of St. Michael, to the Sunday following, inclusively. But if the Festival of St. Michael fall on a Sunday, the Indulgence begins on that day. VIII. From the Sunday, inclusively, preceding the Festival of All Saints, to the 8th day of November, inclusively. But if the Feast of All Saints fall on a Sunday, the Indulgence begins on that day. The Conditions of II. IV. and VIII. are: 1. That the faithful confess their sins, with sincere repentance, to a Priest approved by the Bishop. 2. That they worthily receive the holy communion. 3. That if their state and condition allow it, they give some alms to the poor, either on the eve or on the day of their communion. 4. That on the day of their communion, they offer up some prayers to God for the whole state of the Catholic Church throughout the world; for bringing back all straying souls to the fold of Christ; for the general peace of Christendom; and for the blessing of God upon this nation. The Conditions of I. III. VI. and VII. are: 1. That the faithful confess their sins, with sincere repentance, to a Priest approved by the Bishop. 2. That they worthily receive the holy communion. 3. That they visit some chapel or oratory, where Mass is celebrated, and pray to God for the peace of his Church. 4. That they be in a readiness of mind to assist the poor with alms in proportion to their abilities; or to frequent catechism and sermons as often as they can do it without great inconvenience; or to afford their assistance to the sick, or to such as are near their end, out of the motive of Christian Charity. Note. It is not required for the gaining of these four Indulgences, granted by Pope Benedict XIV. that these works of mercy, corporal or spiritual, or the assisting at catechism and sermons, be done on the same day with the communion; but only that persons be then in a disposition or readiness of mind to do these things, or some of them at least, when they have an opportunity. The Conditions of V. are: 1. That the faithful confess their sins, with sincere repentance, to a Priest approved by the Bishop. 2. That they worthily receive the holy communion. 3. That, for some space of time, on the day of their communion, they pray to God with a sincere heart, for the conversion of Infidels and Heretics, and for the free propagation of the Holy Faith MORNING PRAYERS. As soon as you awake make the sign of the cross, saying, (50 days). IN the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. Then say: Glory be to the Father, who hath eated me. Glory be to the Son, who hath redeemed me. Glory be to the Holy Ghost, who hath sanctified me. Blessed be the holy and undivided Trinity now and for ever. Amen. On rising from your bed, say: In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, I arise. May he bless, preserve, and govern me, and bring me to everlasting life. Amen. As soon as you are dressed, kneel down at your bedside, or at the foot of your crucifix,and begin your morning prayers. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen, Blessed be the holy and undivided Trinity now and for ever. Amen. Our Father, who art in heaven, hal lowed be thy name: thy kingdom come: thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil. Amen. Hail, Mary, full of grace; the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen. I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. And in Jesus Christ his only Son, our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. |