Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-28
AT ST PATRICK'S
Forty Bours A'orallon- History
 of Inc Devotional Exercise.

The forty hours adoration opens in St Patrick's church Sunday, Dccem- Der 6.
 Historical Sketch of the Forty Hours.
 The forty hours adoration of the blessed sacrament, in memory of the forty hours during which the sacred body of Jesus was In the sepulchre, began at Milan about the year 1534. It soon spread into other cities Of Italy and in 1851 was introduced into Rome, where 1t was celebrated on the first Sunday of every month by tho Archconfraternity della Trinita dei Pellegrini, founded by Saint Philip Neri in 154S, and on the third Sun day in every month by the Archcon- fraternity di s. Maria dell 'Orazione. By the apostolic constitution graves ct diuturnae, dated November 25, 1592, Clement VIII provided that the blessed sacrament should be ex- posed for public adoration in contin- uous succession on the altars of cer- tain churches in Rome. He enriched the devotion with special indulgences. On the first Sunday of Advent of that year the devotion was commenced in the chapel of the apostolical palace, Paul V by the brief cum felicis re- cordationis, May 10, 1906, confirmed the decree of Clement VIII and estab- lished the devotion in perpetuum, Succeeding pontiffs issued various rules and directions for this devo- tion which were collected by order of Clement XI and published January 21, 1705. These are called after him the Instructio Clementina. The Instructio Clementina was confirmed and promulgated ahew by order of Clement XII September 1, 1730. The instruction has the force of law in the city of Rome; outside of Rome only directive force. It belongs tc the ordinary to decide whether the instruction is to be followed ex toto or ex parte, but it is highly praise worthy to follow it in detail wher- ever local circumstances and diocesan laws permit.
 This devotion was first introduced into the diocese of Philadelphia in 1853 by the saintly Bishop Neumann next in 1858, into the archdiocese oi Baltimore, and finally at the plenary council of Baltimore in 1866, formal, ly approved (confirmed by papal in. dults) for all the dioceses of the United States. The Most Rev P. F Kenrick, archbishop of Baltimore feeling that not all the rules of the Clementine Instruction could bt strictly observed, had petitioned Piu' TX to grant some notifications. 4 rescript, dated December 10, 1857 and extended to all the dioceses O | the United States, January "A, 1868 allowed the following concessions:
 (a) That the exposition need no be continued during the night. l. (b) That the procession may b' , UHlitlcu dG lAc pi uoSuI uiSAiStioh V the pastor. ic) That the faithful should bt able to gain all the indulgence granted by the Constitution Graves e liuturnae of Clement VIII
 InGulgences.
 T. A plenary indulgence is grant ed to all persons who, being truly re pentant, receive the sacraments o penance and of the eucharist, visi l the church in which the blessed sac 'rament is exposed on one of tn three days of the exposition, and pra for the intentions of the sovereign pontiff.
 (a) The confession may be mad and communion may be received O the day before the exposition begins or on the morning before the exposi ton has actually taken place. 1 (b) It is pot required that tn confession be made or communion b
 received in the church in which tn blessed sacrament is exposed
 
 (c) If communion be received i the church of the exposition and dul ing the exposition, this visit vii , answer for the one prescribed as net , essary to gain the indulgence, (d) The visit must be made durin
 the exposition.
 (e) The visit must not necessaril
 last one hour.
 CD Invalids and those sufferin
 from chronic diseases, who are inci
 pablo of making the required visit
 the church or receiving holy con
 munion, may be dispensed from or
 or beth of these obligations, if, al
 cording to their ability, they perfor
 some other work prescribed by u confessor. For the sick and aged religious communities the like e!
 emption was granted by Leo XII s January Is, 1886.
 8 2. A partial indulgence of te e years and ten quarantines is grants
 toties quoties the church is visitt ] and short time is spent in praye
 sorrow for sin with the firm resol' of going to confession is necessary
 gain this indulgence.
 3. These indulgences are abplic
 ble to the souls in purgatory.