Dedication to Christ the King

[BeeSweet]

Today being the feast of Christ the King, a plenary indulgence is granted to those who publicly recite this Act of Dedication of the Human Race to Jesus Christ King:

Iesu dulcissime, Redemptor

Most sweet Jesus, Redeemer of the human race, look down upon us humbly prostrated before you. We are yours, and yours we wish to be; but to be more surely united with you, behold each one of us freely consecrates himself today to your Most Sacred Heart. Many indeed have never known you; many too, despising your precepts, have rejected you. Have mercy on them all, most merciful Jesus, and draw them to your Sacred Heart. Be King, O Lord, not only of the faithful who have never forsaken you, but also of the prodigal children who have abandoned you; grant that they may quickly return to their Father’s house, lest they die of wretchedness and hunger. Be King of those who are deceived by erroneous opinions, or whom discord keeps aloof, and call them back to the harbor of truth and the unity of faith, so that soon there may be but one flock and one Shepherd. Grant, O Lord, to your Church assurance of freedom and immunity from harm; give tranquility of order to all nations; make the earth resound from pole to pole with one cry: Praise to the divine Heart that wrought our salvation; to it be glory and honor for ever. Amen.

May the light of God’s love shine through us all that we may be a beacon unto all humanity to follow in His ways!

 

[LilyM]

Without wishing to sound snarky - one can gain a plenary indulgence any day and every day that God sends by simply reciting the Rosary in a group or in a church, doing Stations of the Cross in a church, or reading Scripture for half an hour.

One must of course meet the usual conditions (communion, prayer for the Pope’s intentions, sacramental confession in the week preceding or following the indulgenced act, detachment from sin if the indulgence is to be for oneself).

Why seek after all these exotic once-a-year-type devotions when it would be so much more beneficial for you to do one of the things I’ve listed - as long as you discipline yourself to confess every two weeks, and to do one of 'em regularly every day that you receive Communion.

 

[Pani_Rose]

Thanks, BeeSweet!

 

[Pug]

Christ the King is one of my favorite days of the calendar.

 

[BeeSweet]

Without wishing to sound snarky - one can gain a plenary indulgence any day and every day that God sends by simply reciting the Rosary in a group or in a church, doing Stations of the Cross in a church, or reading Scripture for half an hour.

One must of course meet the usual conditions (communion, prayer for the Pope’s intentions, sacramental confession in the week preceding or following the indulgenced act, detachment from sin if the indulgence is to be for oneself).

Why seek after all these exotic once-a-year-type devotions when it would be so much more beneficial for you to do one of the things I’ve listed - as long as you discipline yourself to confess every two weeks, and to do one of 'em regularly every day that you receive Communion.

“Snarky”… that’s a great word. I didn’t seek out this particular indulgence, I stumbled on to it, so I decided to share it here, the closest thing I’ve got to a public place. Not that this would really count necessarily, but it’s worth a shot! There’s a difference in gaining a plenary and a partial indulgence with this prayer though, the indulgence is plenary for this prayer recited in public on the feast day, any other time the indulgence is partial, and only private pious recitation is required. Indulgence or no indulgence, it’s beautiful prayer. I recently also practiced obtaining an indulgence by visiting my grandparents’ grave during the week following All Souls Day, reciting the Lord’s prayer and the Creed while there, then going to Confession, receiving Communion, and praying for the Pope’s intentions. This particular indulgence is obtained for the dead. Yes, this can be done outside of this time of year too.

I do recite the Rosary daily, unless something interfers with me doing so. In the month of November I’ve been adding a prayer for the holy souls in Purgatory after each decade, “Eternal rest grant to them O Lord, let perpetual light shine upon them. May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen”. Dunno if there’s any indulgence attached to adding that, I’m just mentioning it. It’s difficult for me to recite the Rosary in a group because I always have my baby with me. The same is true for the Stations of the Cross, but I’m honestly not as familiar as I would like to be with that devotion. It’s on my list…

The more I know about the fruits of our faith the better, so I’m interetsted any time I hear of something I didn’t know before. Such as the indulgence gained for reciting the chaplet to Our Lady of Sorrow on September 15. September 15 was the first time I tried reciting this chaplet. So “Why seek after all these exotic once-a-year-type devotions”? They are for me a way to keep the faith constantly new, to expand my prayer life beyond the daily Rosary, and to eventually “Pray without ceasing”.

 

[Andruschak]

Thank you for posting this prayer. I have just recited it at home. As an RCIA Candidate, I probably got only a partial indulgence for some poor soul in Purgatory, but hopefully that is a good start.