The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-05-07

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tained their blessing for the Sole purpose of free
distributien whether he does it himself or through
others. Consequently beads may go through tnree,
four or hands without losing the blessing un-
til they reach the person for whom they were
blessed provided that the intermediate persons had
no intuntion to use them.
Question: How many blessings and lnduig igences
| may be impaired to ono ehaplet or bead
Answer: One and the same pair OF beads can
receive different indulgences such as the papa m
dtilgenees. those of the Dominlcans, those OF the
Canons Of the Cross of ST. Brigitta. All these IN
dulgences cannot BE used by one and the same re-
citation of the rosary, hat the resRectyes prayers
must be repeated for each set OF Ina1lgences.
Questions: How max irdnfgence5 can be
gained by enc recitation of the beads @
This question calls for distinction between the
papal the Dominican, the Crozler rosarles and the
rosary of ST. Brigitta
T. The papal rosary is in form identical with
the rosary of ST. Deminic consisting the fifteen de
cades of Hail Marys, divided into five joyful, five
sorrowfui and five glorious mysteries. each decade
beginning with the Glory be to the Father etc, and
the Lords prayer. "
l. plenary indulgence can be gained on the
following feasts Christmas. Epiphany, Easter, As
cension. Pentecost, Holy Trinity Sunday, Corpus
Christi. Gandlemass, Annnnciation, Assumption,
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin and immaculate
Conception, st. John the Baptist, st. Joseph and
on all the fcasts of the apostles, by those who re-
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decades of the rosary once a week. Conditions:
Confession and communion ON the respective feasts
aud devHnt prayers for the extlrpaten OF hefesIes
and sehsms, for the spread of the true faith, for
peace among Christian nations and other needs of
tho church
2 Seven years and seven quarantines (quar-
antine-a period Of forty days9 on every other
feast Of 0itr Lord or of the Blessed Virgin.
3. Five wears and FIVE quarantipes every Sun
day or feast not VET mentioned.
4, One hundred days on every other day Of the
year and an additional hundreds days each time By
those who say the rosary at least once week Con-
ditians, The ffteeem OF 4ise decades must be said
without interruption not at different times Of the
day and with beads in hand Meditation on the
mysteries is not required
Ii. The rosary of St. Dominic.
l. Five years and FIVE quarantlncS each time
one-third of the rosary is reeited.
3 One hundred days for every Our Father and
Hail Mary IL recting at least one-thlrd Of the hf
teen decades.
5. PIenary indulgence once wear on any day
for those who for whole year daily reeiIe at least
oae-thif-d of the rosary, Conditions: Confession
communion. prayers according to the intentions OF
the Holy Father,
For those who reeite the rosary IN common,
either at home or in public, the following addi-
tiunal induleences are granted;
/. Ten years and ten quarantines once day.
2. A plenary indulgence on the last Sunday of
every month II they rec1te the rosary IN common
at least three times week. To gain these indulg-
enees short meditation the mysteries Is neees-
sary.
III. The Crozier rosary. Every faithful
Christian recitng the rosary of the Blessed Virgin
gains an indulgence of Ave hundred days for every
Our Father and Hail Mary, whether he finishes the
rosary or not if his beadsare blessed by the proper
authorities. No meditation necessary
". The Ghaplet of st. Brigitta est. Bridget
of Sweden1 consists of six decades, each decade of
one Our Father, ten Hail Marys and the Apostles
creed to which is added one Our Father to fill the
number of the seven joys and dolors and three Hail
Marys to fill the number Of sixtythree represent
ing it is piousy believed the sixty-three years of
Marys life on earth. There is a shorter form of
reciting this rosary granted by the holy see: Five
decades of one Our Father ten Hail Marys and the
Creed without further additions. No meditation is
required.
Indulgenees: T. An indulgence of seven years
and seven qarantine5 for every recital i'll private
u in common.
g An indulgence ofrone hundred days for each
Dur Father Hail Mary and Greed.
3. A pfenary indulgence in the hour of death.
4. penary indulgence any day of the
month for daily recital during that month. Usual
conditions
5. A pIenary indulgence for those who recite
he rosary daily for year