The Raccolta

[Bl_Pope_Pius_IX]

I did some research, briefly, into the Raccolta and what was inside it. I wanted to buy one I saw on Amazon, but I wasn’t sure if it was allowed to be used any more. Has the Enchiridion Indulgentiarum made the Raccolta obsolete? Because when I was looking at this one on Amazon and compared it with the Raccolta it seemed lacking in content and pages. The Raccolta being 641 pages, the Enchiridion Indulgentiarum being 118.

So I suppose my question is: What is the most updated “handbook” of Indulgences? Thank you very much, in advance! The prayers I saw in the Raccolta were beautiful, so naturally I would very much enjoy it if the Raccolta was still permitted and all the indulgences were up to date.

 

[Elizium23]

All the indulgences in the Raccolta have been abrogated by the promulgation of the Enchiridion. However, the Enchiridion only lists general indulgences for all the faithful. There are also indulgences granted to religious orders and confraternities that are not listed there.

 

[Allegra]

I could be wrong, but even if the indulgences listed in that book are out-of-date, the prayers themselves would certainly be alright to read and say, especially if they are spiritually meaningful to you. However, I’m not greatly familiar with either book and I don’t know why one replaced the other, so if there in content in the first book that is inconsistant with Catholic teaching, I would avoid it.

 

[Celticnovice]

I would love to get a copy of the Raccolta…I would feel like I would own a piece of Catholic History with it.

 

[Bl_Pope_Pius_IX]

I could be wrong, but even if the indulgences listed in that book are out-of-date, the prayers themselves would certainly be alright to read and say, especially if they are spiritually meaningful to you. However, I’m not greatly familiar with either book and I don’t know why one replaced the other, so if there in content in the first book that is inconsistant with Catholic teaching, I would avoid it.

All the indulgences in the Raccolta have been abrogated by the promulgation of the Enchiridion. However, the Enchiridion only lists general indulgences for all the faithful. There are also indulgences granted to religious orders and confraternities that are not listed there.

It is a pity! Oh well. I think the Enchiridion is cheaper so perhaps I can get Sources of Catholic Dogma now

Thank you both. I may still get the Raccolta simply because of the novelty and I’m sure it would look lovely on my shelf.