The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-16
Rdpal Bull Proclain1s
 ' Holy Year; Faithful
 = To Visit Saint Peter;s
Bells of Romes 600 Churches Ring as Decree Is Read
 : From Four Main Basicas of Holy City ~- Observance Starts Palm Sunday

Beloved sons, what other cen. tenary should be holier or worthieI of celebration? From these wonder. full events and Divine gifts witf which the earthly life of Jesui Christ closes emanates to uB that life which is the true life, and nris es q new order of centuries for al the human generation.
 Urges Prayer and Pcnitencc
 'Wo revivIfy such recollectioni therefore during this holy veal with every intensity and we ven. crate them with fervid love. Lei us stimulate ourselves to prayer, tc | penitence for the sins committed by us, having in mind in our pray. CTS and acts of expiation not only our eternal salvation but also thai of all mankind led astray by SC many errors, torn by 50 many dis cords and hostility, laboring under so many miseries and fearful of 50 many dangers.
 "Oh! May tho most inorclful Lord bring 1t about that tho holy year which we Shali shortly in- augurate will bring peace to souls, to tho church that liberty every where duo her, to all peoples con- cord and true prosperity.
 And Sinco this jubilee celebra- ton will begin with the approach of the Easter Bolemnltios and close in the Eastertldo we believe 1t op- perfume that tho bishops oxhort all their own faithful to purify them selves in the sacrament of pen. nance and nourlsh themselves with tho EuchariSt bread, not only dur Ing the Easter time set for observ. Ing tho proeopt of the church, but aB often and with aB great devo- ton as they can, especially throughout tho holy year; and also to meditato, in special manner on Friday of Holy Week, on tho pas sion of tho Lord. Lot this Do the particular fruit. and truly of no small importance, of thiB colebra- ton.
 Faithful Urged To Go 10 Rome
 Tt being thon understood that the plonary indulgence which we aro about to grant can Do obtained during this jubilee year only in Rome we nrdontly desire, 0 below cd sons that you come in very large numbers In pious pilgrimage to this city; to this city we say which iS at the center of tho Catholic faith, the domielle and sec of tho vicar of Josus Christ. Here in fact it !B DOS. siblo to voncrato tho renowned relies of the passion of tho Lord, sec without feeling his love warm- aroused to Q moro perfect lif0. Here a Uafi knAkV Ia n RRa aaHUaA that a hj A on which tradition says our Lord Jesus Christ eonsecrated tho bread of the angels after having himself given it, hiddon under tho Euehar. lstie wells, to his beloved disciples Finally beloved sons you have horo tho common father who lovingly awaits you and desires to impl0rc tho Divine blessing upon you, upon your possessions and undortakingB
 Tt will also Do appropriate that moro frequent doVout pligrimagei bo mado 10 tho holy places of Pal. ostIne during the course of this year and that tho faithful visit thore and recall with tho greatest devotion tho thoater of tho most holy events which arc the object of this com. momoratlon.
 "Wo desire also that in those plaeos whore famous relics of the passion of Our Lord hro kopt they Do vonerntcd this holy year with particular pietT.
 Extraordinary Jubilee Is z
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 "lfappy indeed in tho hopo of thcso abundant fruits which oven now wo forogtato in our mind and with humRlp prayers recommend to tho Fathof of Mercles, with tho as- sent of our venerable brothers tho cardinals of tho Holy Roman church, with tho authority of omnIpotcnt God. of tho blessed Apostles Peter and Paul. with our own authority, for tho glory of God himself, for tho salvation of souls and the Incronao of tho Catholic church. Wo dccroo and promulgato with theso apostolic letters, and we desire that it Do established md promulgated, n general cxtraordln- nry 1ublloo in this sacred city from April 2 of this year to April 2 of tho yoar 1034, this according to Canon 023.
 "ro all tho faithful of both sexoa who during this holy year, having confessed and communicated, either 'h tbt bHHlO uHy UT III uiIIUTUUt uuyH and in whatsoever order visit pi- ously throo times tho BaBilieas of SC John f.aternn, St Peter in Vati- can, SC Paul on Win Astionco and St Mary Major on tho Issquiilno hill, and pray according to our inten. tlon. wo concodo and impart mer- Glfully in tho Lord q pienary in- dulRenco for nll the punishment they must suffer for thoir sins of which these faithful shall have first obtained the remission and pardon And wo horeby notify the faithful that aB soon aB they have left tho Basilica after their holy visit they can immediately ontoI anew tho BamO Basillea to fulfil tho second and third visit. This we es. tabllsh to rondor tho fuiflllment ol this condition moro eonyenlont.
 "What is generally tho desire oi tho Roman pontiffs beloved sons you certainly know; and what in this case is particularly our inten. ton we have already exposed above with sufficient amplitude.
 "We further deeree that thig ju- bllee induigenco. can apply both to ones golf and for beneht Of the refunct faithful each time that the prescribed works are faithfully exe- cuted.
 Tn order that the prayers tha. are said on those sacred visit may