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LongingSoul
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It’s almost overwhelming to think of the concessions and generous ‘free rides’ that the Church is gifting us with in this coming Year of mercy. Even the remission of the punishments of sin! It will be like a year of being anointed whenever we like without having to qualify except with true remorse! I cannot wait to make the most of this year and hope to inspire my children and family who are luke warm, with the sense of amazing enormity that this year will be!
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EIF5A
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What’s the difference between this papal indulgence and prayer/penance done any other time?
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LongingSoul
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"Francis opens his letter to Archbishop Rino Fisichella by saying that he wants the holy year to be “for all believers a true moment of encounter with the mercy of God.” He then offers an indulgence, or remission of the punishment for sin, for those that during the year are able to make a pilgrimage to the papal basilicas in Rome or to their local cathedral."
This is a very special concession to the norm. The remission of the punishment for sin means that by completing the pilgrimage, one is not only absolved of their sin but also of the need to ‘serve time’ for the sin. It is like being anointed. If you die shortly after, you are guaranteed of entry to heaven. To be so indulged by our Father is unbelievably wonderful and we will experience that grace by our gratitude and renewed vigour for witnessing to others of that love.
“As is traditional, those making those pilgrimages will be asked to make confession, celebrate the Mass, and pray for the pope’s intentions.”
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Casilda
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A link to Pope Francis’ letter
press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2015/09/01/0637/01386.html#ing
Mercy is also extended from the pilgrim to the saints who are deceased that he remembers in prayer. It is our responsibility to remember them in prayer the whole Jubilee year.
“Furthermore, the Jubilee Indulgence can also be obtained for the deceased. We are bound to them by the witness of faith and charity that they have left us. Thus, as we remember them in the Eucharistic celebration, thus we can, in the great mystery of the Communion of Saints, pray for them, that the merciful Face of the Father free them of every remnant of fault and strongly embrace them in the unending beatitude.”
press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2015/09/01/0637/01386.html#ing
Mercy is also extended from the pilgrim to the saints who are deceased that he remembers in prayer. It is our responsibility to remember them in prayer the whole Jubilee year.
“Furthermore, the Jubilee Indulgence can also be obtained for the deceased. We are bound to them by the witness of faith and charity that they have left us. Thus, as we remember them in the Eucharistic celebration, thus we can, in the great mystery of the Communion of Saints, pray for them, that the merciful Face of the Father free them of every remnant of fault and strongly embrace them in the unending beatitude.”
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LongingSoul
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From the Catechism…
X. Indulgences
1471 The doctrine and practice of indulgences in the Church are closely linked to the effects of the sacrament of Penance.
What is an indulgence?
"An indulgence is a remission before God of the temporal punishment due to sins whose guilt has already been forgiven, which the faithful Christian who is duly disposed gains under certain prescribed conditions through the action of the Church which, as the minister of redemption, dispenses and applies with authority the treasury of the satisfactions of Christ and the saints."81
"An indulgence is partial or plenary according as it removes either part or all of the temporal punishment due to sin."82 Indulgences may be applied to the living or the dead.
The punishments of sin
1472 To understand this doctrine and practice of the Church, it is necessary to understand that sin has a double consequence. Grave sin deprives us of communion with God and therefore makes us incapable of eternal life, the privation of which is called the “eternal punishment” of sin. On the other hand every sin, even venial, entails an unhealthy attachment to creatures, which must be purified either here on earth, or after death in the state called Purgatory. This purification frees one from what is called the “temporal punishment” of sin. These two punishments must not be conceived of as a kind of vengeance inflicted by God from without, but as following from the very nature of sin. A conversion which proceeds from a fervent charity can attain the complete purification of the sinner in such a way that no punishment would remain.83
1473 The forgiveness of sin and restoration of communion with God entail the remission of the eternal punishment of sin, but temporal punishment of sin remains. While patiently bearing sufferings and trials of all kinds and, when the day comes, serenely facing death, the Christian must strive to accept this temporal punishment of sin as a grace. He should strive by works of mercy and charity, as well as by prayer and the various practices of penance, to put off completely the “old man” and to put on the "new man."84
I don’t think it’s really clicked with people yet what an extraordinary year the Church has granted us ahead.
X. Indulgences
1471 The doctrine and practice of indulgences in the Church are closely linked to the effects of the sacrament of Penance.
What is an indulgence?
"An indulgence is a remission before God of the temporal punishment due to sins whose guilt has already been forgiven, which the faithful Christian who is duly disposed gains under certain prescribed conditions through the action of the Church which, as the minister of redemption, dispenses and applies with authority the treasury of the satisfactions of Christ and the saints."81
"An indulgence is partial or plenary according as it removes either part or all of the temporal punishment due to sin."82 Indulgences may be applied to the living or the dead.
The punishments of sin
1472 To understand this doctrine and practice of the Church, it is necessary to understand that sin has a double consequence. Grave sin deprives us of communion with God and therefore makes us incapable of eternal life, the privation of which is called the “eternal punishment” of sin. On the other hand every sin, even venial, entails an unhealthy attachment to creatures, which must be purified either here on earth, or after death in the state called Purgatory. This purification frees one from what is called the “temporal punishment” of sin. These two punishments must not be conceived of as a kind of vengeance inflicted by God from without, but as following from the very nature of sin. A conversion which proceeds from a fervent charity can attain the complete purification of the sinner in such a way that no punishment would remain.83
1473 The forgiveness of sin and restoration of communion with God entail the remission of the eternal punishment of sin, but temporal punishment of sin remains. While patiently bearing sufferings and trials of all kinds and, when the day comes, serenely facing death, the Christian must strive to accept this temporal punishment of sin as a grace. He should strive by works of mercy and charity, as well as by prayer and the various practices of penance, to put off completely the “old man” and to put on the "new man."84
I don’t think it’s really clicked with people yet what an extraordinary year the Church has granted us ahead.
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irishpatrick
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Pope Francis often stresses God’s Mercy. I cannot help but think of Saint Faustina, and the Lord’s call to her to prepare the world for His Second Coming, and that the Day off Mercy would be followed by the Day of Justice.
We have been in the Day of Mercy for some time now–is the Day of Justice coming sometime soon, and is that why our Holy Father is shoving the doors wide open to the Lord’s Mercy?
If you were Noah, wouldn’t you be screaming to those around you to get on the Ark?
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LongingSoul
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He’s certainly caught my attention!
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irishpatrick
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Mine too. He seems like a man in a hurry to me. Like he wants to offer God’s Mercy and the gift of salvation to as many people as he can and as quickly as he can. I suppose, In a way, we should all be behaving in a similar fashion–there is just something different about the way he has pursued God’s Mercy for all people.
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EIF5A
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Honestly, in my head, I’m thinking, “Could it really be? Is it possible?”
Intellectually I believe in the authority Our Lord has given to the Church, but it seems as though the Church can be a channel for forgiveness of sins but in the end God always punishes as necessary and deemed appropriate to His Justice.
It’s weird to think that I can be freed from temporal punishment of my sins (although I’m sure I’ll commit more after)…
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zz912
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Attention ALL priests, pastors, DRE’s, RCIA directors etc.
You should incorporate this into your coming year activities!!!
Plan a pilgrimage to your cathedral with your parish, Confirmation class, RCIA group, etc. Make a whole event out of it.
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