The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-04-25
DIOCESE OF NATCHEZ.
THE JUBILEE OF 1877 5.

for of tho Apostolc See Bishop of Natohezs To the
Very Reverend and Reverend Clergy the Religious |
Communities and the Faithful Laity Of the Diocese
of Natchez Health and Blessing. |
Dearly Beloved in Christ:
The Sovereign Pontiff, Vicar of Jesus Christ, |
has proclaimed the year Of Jubilee. He opens
the spiritual treasury of the Church, and offers
Plenary Indulgence, with other favors' TO
those who shall unite in the works OF piety
that he prescribes for the benefit of the entire
Church, and of individual souls, in this time
of extraordinary persecution and danger.
The conditions for gaining the benefits OF
the Jubilee are these:
1st. On fifteen days, either consecutive or
separate days, according to your convenience,
to make four visits, either all to one church,
| or to different churches, according as it shall
be appointed.
End. To receive devoutly the Sacramento of
Penance and the Holy Eucharist.
| For the four visits the days may be divided
| according to the natural separation of one day
from another, or, according to the Sacred
Office of the Church, counting from the First
| yespers-that is, from noon-of one day till
the end of twilight the next day. By this last
division, one or more visits made in the after
noon of one day, and the rest made before dark
| of the next day, will count as being all in one
day.
In these visits you must pray for the Inten-
tions of the Sovereign Pontif. These are
first, the prosperity and exaltation OF Gods
Catholic Church, and of His Apostolic See of
Rome second, the extirpation of heresies and
the conversion of all who are in error; third,
} the peace and unity of all Christian people.
In this Diocese all the visits will be made to
] the one church belonging to each congrega
i, ton, unless in some places, at the request o
the Rev. Pastor, We, or Our Vicar, shall au
. thorize the chapel of a religious community t.
be regarded as public church for como of tn
visits.
Religious communities of women, and o.
women and girls living in their houses, ca
:, mako all the visits to thechapel Of their ow
house.
III Those who live far removed from an
church, must provide themselves with Cruc
D. fix, or at least Cross, and in the presence
re that they will recte each of the fifteen do!
the entire Rosary of the Blessed Virgin-th'
IN is, three Chaplets or Pairs of Beads. The
Mt may substitute for one Chaplet the Seven Pen
o. tential Psalms, and for another the LitAny
), the Saints with the prayers belonging to il.
They may recite these prayers either all
uu immediate succession, or at different hours
I'D the day, as they find convenient.
In making more than one visit to the san
to church it is not necessary to return home
al tween the visits, bot it is necessary to go o
,ly of the church, that your return may
IT. truly said to be another visit.
nd Children who have not made their FIJI
mo Communion may, instead of receiving th
ra- Sacrament, assist devoutly at Mass three tim
or perform other devOtious as directed by tn,
Pastor or Confessor. .r'
ioo In all cases in which there is legitima
nov hindrance from performing the visits presc
ose bed, the Pastor Confessor is commission
by the Holy Father to commute them in
Be- others. But no works that you perform W
sad suffice for gaining the benefits of the Jubi
in unless they have before hand the authority
70. your Pastor or Confessor.
Wa You cannot by one single Communion d
, . charge Your Easter duty and fulfill the con
+o tions of the Jubilee. Make your Easter Co
munion first and your Jubilee Communion
o forwards.
.0" person who has had the misfortune to
IN into mortal sin, may perform portion of
our works before his confession. But at least wi
the doing the Last of them, it is necessary to be
of the state of grace. Therefore it is we'll
our make good confession before the last visit
to Each one is free to perform the works at {
3 to time during this current year, but it will .
and much to the fervor of the faithful and to
an. efficacy of the Jubilee if they make at leas
portion of the visits in body, and in forr
procession.
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des, Faith Faith like al, otbor yir.nn. a1.o
'nis exercise, and these professions, or public &
st. of faith, benefit the souls of those who {
rich, part in them, and give edification to those
de- witness them.
lder On this occasion our Holy Father grant
Do special privilege in favor of them, by autl
nce izing the number of visits to be reduced for
,en- confraternities, sOdalites etc., that shall m
tion them in procession, as we'll as for all OF
fsol members of the congregation who shall q,
procession either with those sodalities or v
80 their pastor or other appointed priest.