The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-04-05
Brief Of his Holinsss Pope Plus a.

0Ilek VI MS HOLINESS POPE piug II
From st. Vincent do Pauls Society Bulletin,
In the midst Of his overwhelming caraI
and sorrows, the Sovereign PontiR m
again deigned to think of our humble so'
ciety, which he has so often loaded Wild
ms favors. He has just granted preciou}
Indulgences to the fathers and mothera n
it's members. We give translatio On of tbd
Brief, when our brothers will read with !
double feeling of Joy and gratitude
PIUsIX. Porn.
FOR THE PERPETUAL REMEMBRANCE OF rzv
THING.
An humble petition has been presenta
to US in the name of our dear son, All
Baudon, President General of the Societ,l
of st. Vincent de Paul, praying that NJ
would deign, by an Apostolic favor, to ex1
tend to the parents OF the members of th,
said Society, all the indulgences, plenar,|
as we'll as partial, and the other Spiritual
graces, and each Of those indutgences AM
graces granted up to this, to- this SocietJ
By the Holy Apostolic See. We, urged by
piOus charity to augment the religion 81
the faithful, and to aid in the salvation n
souls by means of the heavenly TREASURED
of the Church, and wishing, with oul
Lords help, to accede, as far as we can
to such pious desires, have resolved to|
grant, but only to the fathers and mother,
of the members mentioned above, several
of the indulgences already granted to tba|
said Society, and which the members
themselves may gain. Wherefore, by the
mercy of the all-powerful God, and restins|
on the authority of the Blessed Peter anal
Paul, His Apostles, we mercifully grant,
in our Lord, q pienary indulgence to ali|
fathers and mothers of the present and
future members of the Society of st. Win.
cent de Paul, and to each of them, but onIy|
to said fathers and mothers at the moment Of
death who, being truly contrite, shall have
confessed and received holy Communion,
or when they cannot do this, at least, shall
have contritely invoked the name Of Jesus
with the tongue when that is possible or
in their hearts IL they can do no more
and besides, we likewise grant q plenary'
indulgence. and remission of all their sins,
to the same persona, who, each day, shali|
have assisted devoutly at the spiritual ex.
ercises practicsed by the said Society, and|
who, on the last days of those exercise,
being truly contrite, and having confessed
and communicated, shafl have assfsted Ut
the holy sacrifice Of the Mass, and offered
up pious prayers for concord between
and the exaltation Of our holy Mother thc|
Church. 'fatFtsl
Moreover, to the faithful herein mention
ed, who shall have piously assisted, on
any day whatever, at the same spiritual
exercises. we remit, in the accustomed
AOEAA " tl0 NuuICus u nUnUIeO OhyB Oh Tue
penances which shall have been imposed
on them, or which they shall have other
wise incurred in any way and seven years
and seven quarantines, AZ often az they|
shall have assisted OF religious Office,
celebrated on behaifof any deceased mem.
Der OF the said Society, or accompanied to-
their burial the mortal remains Of the poor,
or accomplished any other pieus or chart
table work in conformity with those prac.
tised by the said Society. We also grant
that all and each Of those indnfgences, re-
mission Of sins, and rolazations Of penal
ties may be applied, by way OF suffrage, to|
the souls Of the faithful, who have departed
this life In the love our lord.
trary, the present brief shall avail in |
perpetuity. 1t is our will that there
shall be accorded TO the written or
printed copies Of these presents, which |
shall be be certified by the signature of q
public notary, and attested by the seal Of |
q person constituted In ecclesiastical dig.
nifty, the same faith which should DO
granted to these same presents, II they
were exhibited or produced.
Given at Rome, near ST. Peters under
the seal of the fisherman, September s. |
1873, the 2sth Of our Pontifcate.
For Mgr. Cardinal Asqpini,
p. PRoFILr, Deputy.
The translation is conformable to the
Latin text
d. ErccrARDI,
Secretary to the Apostolic Nuuciature.
Paris, December, 1875
SAVING AND HAvrNG.-Either o man '
must be content with poverty all his life, |
OF else be willing to deny himself some
luXuries, and save, to Law the base of In. .