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Karmastrike
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What are they? What do they do? What are the things you must do in order to obtain one.
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Deacon_Ed_B
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An indulgence is the remission of temporal punishment due to sin. In effect, an indulgence either reduces or removes totally the temporal punishment one is to receive in purgatory due to the sins of our past life. Forgiveness of sins does not remove all the temporal punishment due to sin, as any sin we commit is an offense against an infinite God. Just as parents, when we forgive our children wrongs they may have committed, punishment is still given. In order to enter Gods presence in heaven, the soul must be spiritually perfect. I think we can each see our own lack of spiritual perfection. Thus purgation, i.e., punishment to be made perfect.
To receive an indulgence, one must be in a state of sanctifying grace which we receive in Baptism, Confession and Eucharistā¦ All prayers, and good works give grace. With grace we can receive indulgences. In reality they are heavenly gifts.
God is so awesome, so great, so omnipotent, that any offense against him is greater than any punishment that could ever be received. Godās mercy and love for us is so great, that while on earth, Jesus told Peter, when he conferred the keys to the kingdom on him, "Whatever you shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven. Whatever you shall loose on earth, shall be loosed in heaven."
Indulgences are discussed in The Catechism of the Catholic Church in paragraphs numbers 1471 through 1479. If you do not have a Catechism of the Catholic Church, by all means get one. It is indeed a treasure of knowledge and information. Another book that treats indulgences is āThe Handbook of Indulgences, Norms and Grantsā. This is the official publication on indulgences put out by the church. It can be obtained from any good Catholic book store. I got mine about 10 years ago and the price was only 9.95. Indulgences are dispensed as part of the treasury of mercies given to the Church through Jesus.
I hope this is helpful. If any other questions, do not hesitate to ask.
Prayers & blessings
Deacon Ed B
To receive an indulgence, one must be in a state of sanctifying grace which we receive in Baptism, Confession and Eucharistā¦ All prayers, and good works give grace. With grace we can receive indulgences. In reality they are heavenly gifts.
God is so awesome, so great, so omnipotent, that any offense against him is greater than any punishment that could ever be received. Godās mercy and love for us is so great, that while on earth, Jesus told Peter, when he conferred the keys to the kingdom on him, "Whatever you shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven. Whatever you shall loose on earth, shall be loosed in heaven."
Indulgences are discussed in The Catechism of the Catholic Church in paragraphs numbers 1471 through 1479. If you do not have a Catechism of the Catholic Church, by all means get one. It is indeed a treasure of knowledge and information. Another book that treats indulgences is āThe Handbook of Indulgences, Norms and Grantsā. This is the official publication on indulgences put out by the church. It can be obtained from any good Catholic book store. I got mine about 10 years ago and the price was only 9.95. Indulgences are dispensed as part of the treasury of mercies given to the Church through Jesus.
I hope this is helpful. If any other questions, do not hesitate to ask.
Prayers & blessings
Deacon Ed B
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Lhhs
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abucs
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Are there indulgences granted for certain pilgrimages ?
For example - i vaguely remember some indulgence regarding ommission of sin connected to a pilgimage to Rome in 2000.
Or am i way off base ?
For example - i vaguely remember some indulgence regarding ommission of sin connected to a pilgimage to Rome in 2000.
Or am i way off base ?
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Deacon_Ed_B
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Yes, you are correct. Indulgences were granted to pilgrims who went to Rome and who went into St. Peters through the Holy Door. The conditions for the indulgences still applied. For those who were unable to go on pilgrimages, diocese here in the States, had certain designated Churches where the same could be done. . Oh. and the term is remission of sin, not omission of sin. An indulgence is the remission of temporal punishment due to sin.
Prayers & blessings
Deacon Ed B
Prayers & blessings
Deacon Ed B
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abucs
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Yes, i remember now. My only visit to St Peterās, by co-incidence, was in the year 2000 and, hearing of the indulgence, i was looking around making sure i went in the correct door. 
Thanks for helping me remember.
āOmmissionā was asking for too much i guess.
Could you also define for me āremission of temporary punishmentā please ?
Thanks.
Thanks for helping me remember.
āOmmissionā was asking for too much i guess.
Could you also define for me āremission of temporary punishmentā please ?
Thanks.
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Deacon_Ed_B
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The term temporal punishment due to sin refers to the time we, after death, will spend in purgatory. If indeed that is where we end up. The remission is the removal of that punishment. The Church has this authority in the treasury of spiritual gifts which it can dispense. It is based on the quote in scripture which says, Whatever you bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven. Whatever you loose on earth is loosed in heaven." Jesus said this to Peter when the keys to the Kingdom were conferred upon him. Many confuse this with the forgiveness of sin. This is different and the quote from scripture for that is, āWhose sins you forgive they are forgiven, and whose sins you retain, they are retainedā.ā
I have to leave for Church now. If you have more questions or want the exact Chapter and verse for the above send me a private message and I will be happy to respond. I assist at two masses this morning and will keep you in my intentions.
Prayers & blessings
Deacon Ed B
I have to leave for Church now. If you have more questions or want the exact Chapter and verse for the above send me a private message and I will be happy to respond. I assist at two masses this morning and will keep you in my intentions.
Prayers & blessings
Deacon Ed B
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Seminarian_Matt
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Far too many people do not understand indulgences. First and foremost, an indulgence costs absolutely nothing. Pope Paul VI said: āAn 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 defined conditions through the Churchās help when, as a minister of redemption, she dispenses and applies with authority the treasury of the satisfactions won by Christ and the saintsā (Indulgentiarum Doctrina 1).
The Catechism of St. Pius X states the following:
124 Q. What is an Indulgence?
A. An Indulgence is the remission of the temporal punishment due on account of our sins which have been already pardoned as far as their guilt is concerned ā a remission accorded by the Church outside the sacrament of Penance.
125 Q. From whom has the Church received the power to grant Indulgences?
A. The Church has received the power to grant Indulgences from Jesus Christ.
126 Q. In what way does the Church by means of Indulgences remit this temporal punishment?
A. The Church by means of Indulgences remits this temporal punishment by applying to us the superabundant merits of Jesus Christ, of the Blessed Virgin and of the Saints, which constitute what is known as the Treasure of the Church.
127 Q. Who has the power to grant Indulgences?
A. The Pope alone has the power to grant Indulgences in the whole Church, and the Bishop in his own diocese, according to the faculty given him by the Pope.
128 Q. How many kinds of Indulgences are there?
A. Indulgences are of two kinds: plenary and partial.
129 Q. What is a plenary Indulgence?
A. A plenary Indulgence is that by which the whole temporal punishment due to our sins is remitted. Hence, if one were to die after having gained such an Indulgence, he would go straight to Heaven, being, as he is, perfectly exempt from the pains of Purgatory.
130 Q. What is a partial Indulgence?
A. A partial Indulgence is that by which is remitted only a part of the temporal punishment due to our sins.
131 Q. Why does the Church grant Indulgences?
A. In granting Indulgences the Church intends to aid our incapacity to expiate all the temporal punishment in this world, by enabling us to obtain by means of works of piety and Christian charity that which in the first ages Christians gained by the rigour of Canonical penances.
132 Q. What is meant by an Indulgence of forty or a hundred days or of seven years, and the like?
A. By an Indulgence of forty or a hundred days, or of seven years and the like, is meant the remission of so much of the temporal punishment as would have been paid by penances of forty or a hundred days, or seven years, anciently prescribed in the Church.
133 Q. What value should we set on Indulgences?
A. We should set the greatest value on Indulgences because by them we satisfy the justice of God and obtain possession of Heaven sooner and more easily.
134 Q. Which are the conditions necessary to gain Indulgences?
A. The conditions necessary to gain Indulgences are: (1) The state of grace (at least at the final completion of the work), and freedom from those venial faults, the punishment of which we wish to cancel; (2) The fulfilment of all the works the Church enjoins in order to gain the Indulgence; (3) The intention to gain it.
135 Q. Can Indulgences be applied also to the souls in Purgatory?
A. Yes, Indulgences can be applied also to the souls in Purgatory, when he who grants them says that they may be so applied.
136 Q. What is a Jubilee?
A. A Jubilee, which as a rule is granted every twenty-five years, is a Plenary Indulgence to which are attached many privileges and special concessions, such as that of being able to obtain absolution from certain reserved sins and from censures, and the commutation of certain vows.
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The Catechism of St. Pius X states the following:
124 Q. What is an Indulgence?
A. An Indulgence is the remission of the temporal punishment due on account of our sins which have been already pardoned as far as their guilt is concerned ā a remission accorded by the Church outside the sacrament of Penance.
125 Q. From whom has the Church received the power to grant Indulgences?
A. The Church has received the power to grant Indulgences from Jesus Christ.
126 Q. In what way does the Church by means of Indulgences remit this temporal punishment?
A. The Church by means of Indulgences remits this temporal punishment by applying to us the superabundant merits of Jesus Christ, of the Blessed Virgin and of the Saints, which constitute what is known as the Treasure of the Church.
127 Q. Who has the power to grant Indulgences?
A. The Pope alone has the power to grant Indulgences in the whole Church, and the Bishop in his own diocese, according to the faculty given him by the Pope.
128 Q. How many kinds of Indulgences are there?
A. Indulgences are of two kinds: plenary and partial.
129 Q. What is a plenary Indulgence?
A. A plenary Indulgence is that by which the whole temporal punishment due to our sins is remitted. Hence, if one were to die after having gained such an Indulgence, he would go straight to Heaven, being, as he is, perfectly exempt from the pains of Purgatory.
130 Q. What is a partial Indulgence?
A. A partial Indulgence is that by which is remitted only a part of the temporal punishment due to our sins.
131 Q. Why does the Church grant Indulgences?
A. In granting Indulgences the Church intends to aid our incapacity to expiate all the temporal punishment in this world, by enabling us to obtain by means of works of piety and Christian charity that which in the first ages Christians gained by the rigour of Canonical penances.
132 Q. What is meant by an Indulgence of forty or a hundred days or of seven years, and the like?
A. By an Indulgence of forty or a hundred days, or of seven years and the like, is meant the remission of so much of the temporal punishment as would have been paid by penances of forty or a hundred days, or seven years, anciently prescribed in the Church.
133 Q. What value should we set on Indulgences?
A. We should set the greatest value on Indulgences because by them we satisfy the justice of God and obtain possession of Heaven sooner and more easily.
134 Q. Which are the conditions necessary to gain Indulgences?
A. The conditions necessary to gain Indulgences are: (1) The state of grace (at least at the final completion of the work), and freedom from those venial faults, the punishment of which we wish to cancel; (2) The fulfilment of all the works the Church enjoins in order to gain the Indulgence; (3) The intention to gain it.
135 Q. Can Indulgences be applied also to the souls in Purgatory?
A. Yes, Indulgences can be applied also to the souls in Purgatory, when he who grants them says that they may be so applied.
136 Q. What is a Jubilee?
A. A Jubilee, which as a rule is granted every twenty-five years, is a Plenary Indulgence to which are attached many privileges and special concessions, such as that of being able to obtain absolution from certain reserved sins and from censures, and the commutation of certain vows.
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Thanks guys for the info and thoughts.
God Bless.
God Bless.
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