The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-05-31
THE ECUMENICAL COUNCIL.
Letter from the Pope to All the FaithfnI-PIc
nary Indulgence and Remission of Sins.

nary Indulgence and Remission of Sins.
To all the Faithful oho shall this Letter-Pope
Pius TX, health aud the Apost0lic beHedction:
No one can be ignorant that we have decreed the
opening of an Ecumenical Council in our Vatican
Basica on the Sth of December next, the day conse
Grated to the Immaculate Conception OF the Blessed
Virgin, Mother OF God. Since that time we have
never ceased hnmbly to pray with fervor, and to
supplicate ''the Father of lights, from whom cOmeth
down every best gift, and every perfect gift to
send down "the wisdom that sitteth by His throne
to remain with u.s. to work in us, that we may know
what is agreeable to Him That Almighty God
may deign to listen to our prayers, and incline
His ear to our supplications, we nave de-
termined to excite all the faithful to greater piety
and devotion, in order that by uniting their
prayers to ours may obtain the aid of His all-pow-
erful arm and heavenly light so that we may esta-
blish in this Church all that can contribute to the
salvation of Christians, and to the greater glory,
happiness, and peace of the Catholic Church. And
as prayers are more agreeable to God when they
ascend with clean heart-that is, from soul puri-
fed from all stain-we wish on this occasion to open
with apostolic liberay the celestial treasury OF In
dulgences, of which the dispensation is contded to
us, that encouraged thereby to true repentance,
and purified from all sin in the sacrament OF penance,
the faithful may approach with greater confidence
the Throne of God and obtain by this opportune
assistance His mercy and His grace.
With this intention we announce to the whole
Catholic world an Indulgence in the form OF a Jubi-
lee. In the name of God most powerful and most
Apostles St Peter and st. Paul, in virtue of the
power of binding and loosing with which our Lord
has invested u.s. however unworthy, we grant a PIE
nary Indulgence, and remission OF all their sins, as it
is granted in the year of Jubilee to ali the faithful Of
of Rome, or having come within her walls who shall,
between the 1st of June and the day OF the closing
Of the EcumenCal Council Convoked by us, visit
the basicas of St John Lateran, the Prince of the
Apostles and St. Maria MajOre, or at least visit
one OF them twice, and devoutly pray there
sinners, for the propagation of the
faith, and for the peace tranquility, and triumph of
the Catholic Church; who, in addition to the accus-
toned fast of the Ember days. shall fast for three
days even not consecutvey, that is to say, Wednes
day Friday, and Saturday. and who, in the of
have
ceived the Holy Sacrament OF the Eucharist and
given some aims to the poor according to their
power. To all not living in Rome we grant the same
Plenary Indulgence and remission of their sins, on
condition of their visiting within the given time the
churches which shall be pointed out by the Ordinary
of the place, or the Wears TO whom the charge Of
souls is committed and fulfilling the conditions al
ready spoken OF. This Indulgence is applicable to
the souls in purgatory.
Travellers by land and may gain it by fulfilling
the conditions and visiting twice the cathedral or
parish church OF the place where they are.
AS to the regulars of either sex who live in monas
teries and al. persons, whether lay or clerical
secular or regular, who are detained in prison, for
any cause deprived OF their liberty or prevented by
sickness or other obstacles, shall lind it impossible to
comply with the conditions, we grant to any con-
fessor approved by the Bishop, the power of COM
mutng the works of piety for some Others, or of
posponing them to future time not distant, or OF
prescribing such things as these penltents may be
able to perfcrm. Cenessors may also dispense from
communion those children who have not yet made
their first communion.
Also to all the faithful, secular and regular, of
Whatsoever order or institute they may be- we grant
the power of choosing a confessor either secular or
regular, provided they choose one approved by the
Bishop This permission is extended to all religious
novices and others, provided the cOnfessor is ap-
proved by the religious and these coniessOrs shall
have the power, for this time only, TO absove and re-
lease, in tOrO cOiscietCe from accommodation and
other ecclesiastical censures a jgre or 40 hon.tae
In virtue of holy obedience we eXhort and COM
mand most vigorously the Ordnares of each separate
place, or, in the absence of their Wears, whoever
has the charge of souls in their place, that as
they shall judge it to be convenient after seeing this
letter. they shall publish to be published, in
the churches and diOceses provinces, towns, and
villages the church or churches which are to be
visited in order to gain the indulgence.
We also ordain that from the st OF June next, to
the close of the Ecumencal Council all the priests
Of the Catholic world, secular or regular, shall add
every day to their Mass the prayer to the Holy Ghost
and that besides the accustomed Mass, the Mass of
the Holy Ghost shall be said every Thursday, except
double of the first or second class, in all the
parish churches basilicas collegiate churches in
Rome, and in all cathedrals and college chapels
throughout the world, by their respective canOns
also in every church served by the regulars and
bound TO say conventional Mass.
This Mass of the Holy Ghost binds under no obli-
CATION regarding the application OF 1t.
Given at St. Peters in Rome, under the Ring of
the Fisherman, the 11th OF April, 1862 the twenty
| third year OF our POntihcate.
N CARD. PARACCIAEI CLARELLI.