you recite the acts at that time, and, if possible, after sacramental confession and holy communion.

2. For the Angelus Domini, or The Angel of the Lord, &c. (p. 38), 1st. An indulgence of 100 days as often as you repeat it. 2d. A plenary indulgence once a month, to all who shall say this prayer at least once a day, every day in the month, at the sound of the bell; and who shall confess, and communicate, and pray for the usual intentions of the Church.

Observe that the Angelus is always to be said kneeling, except on Saturday evening and on Sunday, when it is to be said standing. In Paschal time, instead of the Angelus, the Regina cœli is said, together with the versicle and prayer, standing. Those who are not able to remember these prayers, may gain the indulgence by saying the usual Angelus standing. In places where the bell is not heard, it is sufficient to recite the Angelus about the time at which the bell is rung.

3. For the De profundis and the versicle Requiem æternam, to be said after the evening Angelus. 1st. An indulgence of 100 days. 2d. A plenary indulgence once a year to those who repeat the above every day. Those who do not know the De profundis may gain the same indulgences by repeating instead an Our Father and a Hail Mary, with the versicle as above.

4. For the Litany of the Holy Name. An indulgence of 300 days as often as you recite it.

prayer.

5. For the Angele Dei, or Angel of God, &c. &c. (p. 46). 1st. An indulgence of 100 days as often as you recite this 2d. A plenary indulgence once a month, on any day they choose, to all who shall say it daily for a month; and who confess, and communicate, and pray for the intentions of the Church, in some public church. 3d. A plenary indulgence on the feast of the holy Angel Guardians (October 2d), provided that you have said the prayer for a whole year, morning and evening; and perform the usual conditions of confession, communion, and prayer for the intentions of the Church. 4th. A plenary indulgence at the hour of death, if during life you have frequently repeated this prayer. All these indulgences may be applied to the

souls in purgatory.

6. For the Trisagium, or Holy, holy, holy, &c. (p. 47). 1st. An indulgence of 100 days, once every day. 2d. Three times on Trinity Sunday, and every day during the octave; as well as on every Sunday in the year. 3d. A plenary in

dulgence once a month, on a day of choice, for those who shall have repeated it every day for a month, with the usual conditions.

7. For saying the Salve Regina (p. 22) in the morning, and the Sub tuum præsidium (p. 634) in the evening, adding to each the following versicle:

3d.

1st. An indulgence of 100 days, every day. 2d. An indulgence of 7 years and 7 quadragenæ every Sunday. A plenary indulgence on any two Sundays in every month, on all the feasts of the Blessed Virgin, on the feast of All Saints, to those who repeat the above-mentioned prayers every day, with the usual conditions; and also at the hour of death.

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3d.

8. For 3 Glorias, to be said 3 times a day, morning, and night, in thanksgiving to the Most Holy Trinity for the particular graces granted to the Blessed Virgin, and especially her Assumption. 1st. An indulgence of 300 days. 2d. An indulgence of 100 days each of the said times. A plenary indulgence once a month, on any day at choice, to those who repeat them 3 times a day for a month, with the usual conditions. These indulgences may be applied to the souls in purgatory.

9. For 3 Our Fathers, in memory of the Passion and Agony of Jesus Christ; and 3 Hail Marys, in memory of the Dolours of the Blessed Virgin; to be said for the dying. 1st. An indulgence of 300 days as often as they are said. 2d. A plenary indulgence to those who repeat them once a day for a month, with the usual conditions. These indulgences may be applied to the souls in purgatory.

10. For invoking the names of Jesus and Mary. 1st. An indulgence of 25 days each time. 2d. A plenary indulgence at the hour of death to those who have been in the habit of invoking them, and who, being truly contrite, invoke them at that hour, at least in heart, if they cannot with their lips.

Also an indulgence of 300 days every time the three following ejaculatory prayers are said, to obtain a happy death: Jesus, Joseph, and Mary, I give you my heart and my life.

Jesus, Joseph, and Mary, assist me in my last agony.

Jesus, Joseph, and Mary, may I die in peace in your blessed company.

For saying any one of them 100 days.

11. For the Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary. 1st. An indulgence of 300 days as often as you recite it with a devout and contrite heart. 2d. A plenary indulgence on the five principal feasts of the Blessed Virgin Mary, viz. the Immaculate Conception, the Nativity, the Annunciation, the Purification, and the Assumption, to all who shall say the Litany every day, without missing one day in the year. It is necessary that they should confess, and communicate, and pray for the intentions of the Church, in some public church. These indulgences may be applied to the souls in purgatory.

12. For the Rosary. 1st. An indulgence of 100 days for every Pater and Ave, as often as you recite the fifteen decades of the Rosary, or, at least, five decades. 2d. A plenary indulgence once a year on any day you choose, if you are accustomed to say at least five decades daily, and if you confess, and communicate, and pray for the wants of the Church. But in order that you may obtain these indulgences, two things are necessary: that the Rosary which you use shall have these indulgences attached to it by some priest who has faculties for so doing; and also that you piously and attentively meditate on each decade, or one of the fifteen mysteries, in the order indicated in this book, p. 135.

13. For the Veni Creator. 1st. An indulgence of 100 days as often as you recite this hymn. 2d. A plenary indulgence once a month, on any day they choose, to all who say this hymn daily for a month, and who confess, and communicate, and pray for the wants of the Church. 3d. An indulgence of 300 days as often as you say this hymn on the feast of Pentecost, or on any day within the octave. All these indulgences may be applied to the souls in purgatory.

14. For the Veni Sancte Spiritus. The same indulgences are annexed to this hymn as to the preceding.

15. For the Stabat Mater. An indulgence of 100 days as often as you recite it.

16. For the Pange lingua, &c. 1st. An indulgence of

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300 days may be gained once every day by devoutly reciting this hymn, together with the versicle, Panem de cœlo, &c., and the prayer, Deus qui nobis, &c. 2d. An indulgence of 100 days for reciting the two last stanzas of the hymn, Tantum ergo, &c., with the versicle and the prayer. 3d. A plenary indulgence three times a year (viz. on Maunday Thursday; the feast, or at least a day within the octave, of Corpus Christi; and any other day, at choice), to all who shall have said the hymn, or at least the single stanza Tantum ergo, ten times in each month, with the usual conditions, and a visit to some church. These indulgences may be applied to the souls in purgatory.

17. For the Penitential Psalms. An indulgence of forty days as often as you recite them.

18. For the Gradual Psalms. The same.

19. For the prayer at the end of the Litany of the Passion (O God, who for the redemption of the world, &c.), together with 5 Our Fathers, 5 Hail Marys, and 5 Glorias. 1st. An indulgence of 300 days, once every day. 2d. A plenary indulgence on repeating it every day for a month, with the usual conditions. These indulgences may be applied to the souls in purgatory.

20. For the prayer, Look down, O Lord, &c. (p. 277), to be said on the knees before the Blessed Sacrament. 1st. An indulgence of 100 days, once every day. 2d. A plenary indulgence the first Thursday in each month, to all who shall repeat it after confession and communion, and shall pray for the wants of the Church. 3d. An indulgence of 7 years and 7 quadragenæ, every Thursday, with the same conditions.

21. For the prayer to St. Aloysius Gonzaga (O holy Aloysius, adorned, &c.), at the end of his Litany, together with an Our Father and a Hail Mary. An indulgence of 100 days (applicable also to the departed), once a day.

22. For the ejaculation of resignation to the will of God (p. 47). 1st. An indulgence of 100 days, once every day. 2d. A plenary indulgence once a year, on any day at choice, with the usual conditions, to those who shall have repeated it every day for a year. These indulgences are applicable to the souls in purgatory.

23. For daily meditation. A plenary indulgence orce a month (with the usual conditions) to all who shall perform this most necessary exercise of piety every day for a month, for half an hour, or at least for a quarter of an hour daily.

This indulgence (applicable to the souls in purgatory) may be obtained on any day in the month.

24. For the Stations. All the indulgences are annexed to these Stations, which were granted to those persons who visited the places in the Holy Land consecrated by any special mystery of the Passion of Christ. All these indulgences, many of which are plenary, can be applied to the souls of the departed; and in order to obtain them it is only necessary to be in the state of grace; neither confession nor communion is required.

25. Pius IX. grants, 1st, an indulgence of 100 days to all who recite the antiphon, versicle, and collect, Give peace, O Lord, in our days (p. 53). 2d. A plenary indulgence once a month to such as shall have recited them once a day, with the usual conditions. These indulgences may be applied to the souls in purgatory.

26. Pius IX. also grants an indulgence of 3 years to all who recite with devotion the following prayer:

O Lord Jesus Christ, grant, I beseech thee, that thy Passion may be to me a power to strengthen and defend me; thy Wounds my meat and drink, to feed, inebriate, and delight me; the Sprinkling of thy Blood, the washing away of all my sins; thy Death, my everlasting glory. Herein, O dearest Lord, be my refreshment, my rejoicing, my health, and the sweet solace of my heart; who livest and reignest for ever and ever. Amen.

Other devotions to which indulgences are attached will be found in their places.

PRAYERS FOR OBTAINING PLENARY INDULGENCES. For obtaining the Indulgences, it is sufficient to say with devotion five Our Fathers and five Hail Marys; but the following are the forms commonly used. They are applicable either to those who use them or to the souls in purgatory, and may be said either at the time of the Jubilee or on any other occasion.

Preparatory Prayer.

Almighty and everlasting God, I trust that by thy mercy I am absolved from all my sins, and delivered from eternal damnation; yet since I am still obnoxious to the