The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-06-28

does not take part in the Jubilee OF
the year, 1918.
In his Encyclical the Holy Father
clearly marks the works we are to
perform, the spiritual privileges we are
to receive in reward of those works.
The works prescribed by the Sow
hereign Pontiff are: 1. A contrite con-
fession. 2. The reception of the Holy
Eucharist 8. Six visits to the church
or the churches indicated by the
Bishop of the Diocese, with prayers
on the occasion of each visit for the
intentions of the Sovereign Pontiff.
4. Alms-giving.
Confession may be made in the tri-
bunal of any priest, authorized by the
Ordinary to hear confessions. Holy
Communion may be received in any
church or chapel at the choice of the
communicate
In the Diocese of st. Paul, visits to
churches will be made as follows: In
localities where there is only one par
ish, the six visits will be made to the
church of that parish. Where there
are two parishes, three visits will be
made to the church of each parish
Where there are three parishes, two
visits will be made to the church of
each of the three parishes.
In the City of st. Paul, the churches
to be visited, each church twice, are:
The church Of ones parish the Ca
thedral, and the Church of the AS
sumption.
In the City of Minneapolis the
churches to be visited-each church
twice, are: The church of ones par
ish, the Pro-Cathedral of the Immacu-
late Conception, and the Church of ST.
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AS in the Cities of st. Paul and
Minneapolis some, by reason OF dis
lance, may find it difficult to visit
three separate churches, confessors
are authorized to permit either three
visits to each of two churches, the par
ish church always included, or six
visits to the parish church itself.
Inmates of converts or of religious
institutes, prevented by rules, or
other conditions from making visits
as herein indicated, may make the six
visits to the chapel of their convent,
or institute.
To the infirm and others detained
necessarily in their homes, author
ization will be given by the confessor
to commute the visits into some other
work of piety.
The intention of the Sovereign Pom
tiff, for which prayer is to be said on
the occasion of each visit are: "The
prosperity and exaltation of the Cath
Ollie Church and of the Apostolic See,
the extirpation of heresies, the CONVEX
sion of al who are in error; concord
among Christian princes; peace and
unity among all the Faithful"
The form of prayer will be that
which the pietY of each one suggests
"a mental prayer, the recitation of
one of the Litanies, the recitation five
times repeated of the "Our Father
and the Hail Mary" etc., etc.
| In the matter of alms-giving, the
choice of the beneficiary is in the free
dom of the Faithful. However, we
propose to the Catholics of the Diocese
of st. Paul that their Jubilee aims be
given to "The House of the Good Shep-
herd" st. Paul-an institute most de-
serving of charity, which at the pres
ent moment is much in need of help.
To this end there will be placed in
each church, box, marked Jubilee
Aims" and the sums received through
it will be forwarded to the Diocesan
Chancery Office for transmission to
''The House of the Good Shepherd -
To the Faithful piously performing
all the above-stated works, the Holy
Father opens the spiritual treasury of
the Church, with grant of a plenary in
dulgence-the full remission of tenn
poral penalties still due by the sinner
after the guilt of sin has been remit
ted through the heartfelt sorrow and
the integral confession required for
the worthy reception of the Sacra-
ment of Penance.
This plenary indulgence may and
can be applied by way of suffrage to
souls in Purgatory.
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A general authorization is given to
confessors to commute such of the
works prescribed for the general body
of the Faithful, outside of that of Sac
ramental confession, as may be for
some impossible or difficult of perform
ance, into certain other works of
religion and piety more readily within
their reach.
The time for taking part in the
Jubilee and obtaining the spiritual ia
vors attached to it closes on the
eighth day Of the coming month of De
cember, the festival of the Immaculate
Conception of the Blessed Virgin.
The works prescribed for the OBJ
servance of the Jubilee may be per-
formed at any time before the above
stated festival However, we deem it
proper to suggest that for each parish
a special week be chosen, during
which the Faithful will be invited to
perform together the works prescribed
by the Holy Father, being aided there
to by appropriate sermons and relig.
ious exercises.
We pray God to bless the Clergy and
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