
Indulgences and the Catholic-Lutheran Dialogue
COMMENTARY: Where does it stand after 500 years?
COMMENTARY: Where does it stand after 500 years?
‘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.’ (CCC 1471)
These ideas will help you make good use of the remaining four weeks of the special year.
The 1952 MGM production gives a rare glimpse of Pope Pius XII’s 1950 Holy Year.
“In a way,” says Pope Francis, “we are all, like Joseph, a shadow of the heavenly Father … and a shadow that follows his Son.”
May the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God and of the Church, Health of the Sick and Help of Christians, our Advocate, help suffering humanity, saving us from the evil of this pandemic and obtaining for us every good necessary for our salvation and sanctification.
The special indulgence from the Vatican marks the Ordinariate’s jubilee year celebrating 10 years of its founding by Benedict XVI and extends to pilgrims to the Walsingham shrine in Houston.
Summers are traditionally quiet on the news front, but from the U.S. Bishops’ meeting in Baltimore to Supreme Court decisions, Summer 2019 is proving busy indeed. This week on Register Radio, we talk to Register correspondent Lauretta Brown about covering the news, including her recent reporting from Baltimore. And then, we are joined by Alyssa Murphy with more summer stories, including special indulgences and Corpus Christi processions worldwide.
We all have the opportunity for receiving a plenary indulgence each day of Holy Week. Then Easter Octave. Here’s how to gain them for ourselves and loved ones in purgatory.
Summer presents many possibilities to gain many plenary indulgences, on vacation or at home
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