The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-19
BISHOP ORDERS JUBILEE
CATHOLICS OF HARTFORD DIO-
 GEESE
Can Obtain IuduIgencss by Perform
 ing the Duties Prescribed.

BlSlOp 11erQey mas SetlL lO tlte ptiSSeS of this diocese a pastoral letter calling attention to the late lencyclical of the Pope in reference to a jubilee for the faithful of the Catholic world. The bishop has decided that the jubilee in this diocese shall begin on September of the current year, and it can be per- formed any time within the three months following.
 In the same communication the bish- op makes special reference to the atti- tude of the Holy See with respect to the character of song which shall be used during church services. As is well known Pope Plus is opposed to the lat ter day innovations when many church choirs are rendering songs during the mass that are not deemed sufficiently edifying.
 The letter from Bishop Tierney which will be read in every Catholic church in this city next Sunday follows:
 An encyclical letter. granting to the Catholic world an extraordinary indul- gence in the form of a jubilee" was is- sued by our Holy Father Plus x on the Feast of the Ratification. The jubilee is proclaimed in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the solemn pro- mitigation of the dogma of the Immacu- late Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
 The faithful in the city of Rome may gain the indulgence during the period between the first Sunday of Lent and the Feast of Corpus Christi on the sec ond of June. Those outside of Rome may gain the indulgence either during this same period or during period of three months to be appointed by their respective bishops The period desig- mated for the faithful of this diocese will extend over three months in the fall of this year previous to the eighth of December, the date on which the anni- versary will occur.
 All those who wish to gain the indul- gence must fulfill the following condi- tions:
 First, They must pay .three visits to the cathedral church, if there be one, or if not, to the parish church" within the period appointed for the gaining of the jubilee indulgence.
 Second At the time of these visits to the church they must spray God for the liberty and exaltation of the Catholic church and the Apostolic See, for the extirpation of heresies and the conver- sion of all who are in error. for the con cord of Christian princes and the peace and unity of all the faithful, and finally for the intention of our Holy Father the Pope"
 Third. Within the appointed period they must fast on some day which is not already fast-day of obligation.
 Fourth. They must go to Confession and Communion with the special inten- ton of gaining the jubilee indulgence. It is to be remembered that the perfor nance of the Easter duty" will not full fill the condition which requires the re- ceptIon of the sacraments for gaining the jubilee indulgence
 Special faculties to absolve from re- served cases are granted to the confess sors of those who wish to gain the in- dulgence of the jubilee. Confessors may also commute the above good works to others for those of the faithful who can- not fulfil the above conditions.
 You will exhort your people to special devotion to the Mother of God during this privileged year and prompt them to take advantage of this particular op- portunity to obtain extraordinary grace through her powerful intercession.
 On this occasion we desire to call your attention also to the ''Motu Proprio'' recently published by the Holy Father with a view to the correction of abuses affecting sacred music in the churches. His Holiness declares that it is his pur- pose to permit nothing which is calcu- lated to disturb or even merely diminish the piety and devotion of the faithful; nothing that may give reasonable cause for disgust or scandal; nothing. above. all, which directly offends the decorum and sanctity of the sacred functions, and is thus unworthy Of the House of Prayer and of the majesty of God" You will endeavor to accomplish this purpose by adopting as soon as possible whatever measures may be necessary to have the music in the churches of this diocese conform to the regulations which His Holiness has proclaimed for the universal church.
 Praying God to grant prosperity to you and your flock, we remain,
 Very faithfully yours in Christ,
 MICHAEL TIERNEY,
 Bishop of Hartford.