The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-09-21
Brief Of Ills Holiness Plus TX. on Spiritual Pill
grimages.
Plus TX, POPE.

Plus TX. POPE.
Faithful of Christ to whom these Pre'ents
shalI come, Health and Apostolical Benedicton.
God, Who is rich in mercy, hath SO ordered
it in these calamitous times that whilst Our
heart is filed full of bitterness at the wicked
ness of men, very many of the faithful should,
on the other hand, arise out of the great Cath
Ollie world aud strive to bring relief to Our
sorrow and af1iction by numerous proofs of
their love and by their manifold works OF
Christian piety. Amongst these last are surely
to be reckoned those frequent and very. nu-
merously attended pilgrimages which have
been made to the moro renowned churches or
sanctuaries, with the design that by the offer
ing up of prayers they might obtain from the
God of all consolation, through the merits and
suffrages of the most Blessed and Immaculate
Virgin Mary, and of the Saints in Heaven, the
desired peace and triumph of the Church and
the liberty of the Holy Apostolic See.
But forasmuch as certain holy pilgrimages
which were to have been made to the more
celebrated sanctuaries of Italy have within
these last few days been prohibited, to the
grief of all good men, certain of the faithful
of Our city of Bologna have formed the design
Of inviting all Catholics to join in making a
spiritual pilgrimage in the month of Septem-
Der next and they have proposed that the
said pilgrimage should be divided into three
decades, or periods of ten days each. In the
fret decade the faithful are to be present in
thought in tho Holy Land, at the places there
sanct,fied by Christ Our Lord and Redeemer,
and to offer up pious prayers proper for that
end in the second decade, ut the principal
sanctuaries of Italy AID in the third, at those
of foreign nations.
And forasmuch as the faithful above mention
| ed have earnestly besought Us, that out of Our
Apostolic benignity We would deign to bestow
| some indulgences for this pious exercise, We,
| very highly commenting their holy and earn
| est design, have with . willing mind resolved
| to grant the petitions presented to Us as
| below. Wherefore, copfding in the mercy
! of Almighty God and on the authority of His
Blessed Apostles, SIS. Peter and Paul, We do.
| in the accustomed form of the Church, remit
to all and singular the faithful of Christ of
both sexes, who being at least oontrite in
heart, shall, on any day of the month of Sep
TENDER next ensuing have performed the afore
said pious exercise of spiritual pilgrimage to
| be made above set forth, three hundred days
of penance enjoined them, or in any other way
dae by them. Moreover, to ali and singular
the faithful of Christ of both sexes who shall,
for one entire decade, have fully completed the
same pious exercise of the aforesaid spiritual
pilgrimage, and who, on one day of the same
decade, to be selected by them at their own
discretion, being truly penitent, and having
confessed, and being fortified with the Holy
Communion, shall have devoutly visited any
church or public oratory, and there have off
cred their pious prayers to God for the con-
cord of Christian Princes the extirpation of her
estes and the exaltation of Holy Mother Church
ON that decade out of these three on which
| they shall have so done, We meroifully grant
| in the Lord q Plenary Indulgence and remis-
sion of all their sins. All and singular of these
! Indulgences We allow to be applied by way
of suffrage as remissious of sins to the relaxa-
ton of penances also for the souls of Christs
| faithful, who shall have departed this life uni
| ted to God in charity.
Notwithstanding the rule of Our Chanoery
concerning the not granting of Indulgences ad
| iHstar, and all other Constitutions and Ordi-
| nances Apostolic whatsoever to the contrary.
! These Our Letters to remain in force for
one year. And it is Our will that the same
faith be. given to the printed copies of these
| Our Letters, such being authenticated by the
signature of notary public and by the
| seal of some ecclesiastical dignitary, as would
be given to the original itself if exhibited OF
shown.
Given at Rome at st. Peter S, under tho Ring
of the Fisherman, this nineteenth day of Au-
gnBt, 1s73 in the twonty eighth year of Our
Pontifcate.
F. CARDISAL AsqU1NI.
The present Letters Apostolic ere exhibited
at the secretariate of the Congregation of In
dulgences, this 21st day of August 1873 &C
cording to the form of the decree of the said
Congregation, dated the 18th day of April,
1856. In testimony whereof, etc.
Given at Rome from the Secretariate of the
Sacred Congregation of Indulgences and of
Holy Relics, on tho day and year as above.
DOMINIC SARA, Substitute
Yeast Of Our Lady Of Mercy.