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 OF HIS GRACE THE ARCHBISSOP OF filHEC, 
 
 ON THE OCCASION OF THE JUBILEE 
 
 Granted by 0. E F. Pope Pins H, by bis ApostoUc letters bearing 
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(0 SANGTISSIMI DOMINI NOSTRI 
 
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 DIVINt FBOVIDBNTIA 
 
 PAPiE IX 
 
 EPISTOLA ENCYCLICA 
 
 AD OMNES PATRIARCHAS PRIMATES, ARCfflEPISCOPOS, EPISCOPOS ALIOSQUE 
 
 LOCORVM ORDINARIOS 
 
 GRATIAM ET COMMUNIONEM AFOSTOLICiE 8EDI8 HABENTES. 
 
 BOMA MDGGGOU. 
 
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 VENERABILES FRATRES SALVTEM ET APOSTOLICAM 
 BENEDTCTIONEM. 
 
 Ex aliis Nostris Encyclicis Litteris ad Vos hoc ipso die datis novistis, Venerabiles 
 Fratres, quo studio eximiam vestram pietatera exoitavimus, ut in tantis christianac, 
 et civilis reipublicao calaraitatibus publicas in vestris dioecesibus preces peragendas 
 curetis ad divinam implorandam misericordiam. Cum autem in iisdem Litteris signi- 
 ficaverimus, caelestes Ecclesiae thesauros a Nobis liao occasione iterum prolatum iri, 
 Icoirco has Vobis mittimus Litteras, quibus thesauros ipsos aperimus. 
 
 Itaque de oranipotentis Dei misericordia, ao beatorum Petri, et Pauli Apostolorum 
 ejus auotoritpte confisi, ex ilia ligandi, ao solvendi potestate, quam Nobis Dominus, 
 licet indignis, commisit, per has Litteras omnibns, et singulis vestranim dioecesium 
 uiriusque sexus fidelibus, qui intra unius mensis spatium ab unoquoque Vestrum 
 praefigendum, atque a die, quern quisque Vestrum constituerit, computandum 
 pecoata sua humiliter, et cum sincera illorum detestatione confessi, et sacramentali 
 absolutione expiati sanctissimum Eucharistiae sacramcntura reverenter susceperint, 
 ac tres Eoclesias a Vobis designandas, aut tribus vicibus illarum unam visitaverint, 
 ibique aliquo temporis spatio pias ad Deum pro exaltatione, et prosperitate sanctae 
 Matris Ecclesiae, ac Sedis Apostolicae, atque pro haeresum extirpatione, ac pro pace 
 et Concordia christianorum Principum, ac totius populi christiani pace et unitate 
 preces effuderint, atque insuper intra dictum temporis intervallum semel jejunaverint, 
 ac aliquam in pauperes eleemosynam, piamque largitionem in religiosissimum Propa- 
 gationis Fidei opus (quod episcopali vestro zelo summopere commendair.us) pro sua 
 
 (1) This second letter is here appended for the penonal information of the parish-priests. 
 
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 quisquo devotionn crogaverint, plenissimam omnium peccatorum indnlgenliam in 
 
 forma Jubilaei concedimiis, ct largimiir, quae ,,er modum suffragii animubus in piu- 
 
 gatorio existentibiis applicari ctiam poterit. Atquo ut banc Indulgcntiam lucrari 
 
 possint etiam Moniales, sen aliae personac in claustris perpetiio degentes, nee noii 
 
 quicumque in carcere existant, vel corporis infirmitate, sen alio quocumque impedi- 
 
 mento prohibeantur, quominus aliqua ex commemoratis operibus peragere valeant, 
 
 Confessariis per eos, ut infra, eligendis potestatem facimus, ut eadem in alis pietatis 
 
 opera commutare, vel in aliud proxiraum tempus prorogare possint, cum facultate 
 
 etiam dispensandi super Communione cum pueris, qui nondum ad primam Comrou- 
 
 nionem fuerint admissi. Item ipsis vestrarum dioecesiura fidelibus turn laicis, turn 
 
 ecolesiasticis saecularibus et regularibus, et cujusvis Instituti etiam specialiter nomi- 
 
 nandi licentiam, et facultatem concedimus, ut sibi ob banc causam eligere possint 
 
 quemcumque Presbyterum Confessarium saecularem, seu regularem ex illis, quos 
 
 veluti mugis idoneos ad hunc effectum designare existimaveritis (qua facultate uti 
 
 poterunt etiam Moniales licet ab Ordinarii jurisdictione exemptae, aliaeque mulieres 
 
 intra claustra commorantes, dummodo Confessaiius approbatus sit pro Monialibus) qui 
 
 eosabexcommunicationis, suspensionis, et interdicti, aliisque ecolesiasticis sententiis, 
 
 et censuris a jure vel ab homiuR quavis de causa latis, praeter infra exceptas, necnon 
 
 ab oranisbus peccatis, excessibus, ciiminibus, et delictis quamtumvis gravibus, et 
 
 enormibus etiam locorum Ordinariis, ant Sedi Apostolicae speciali licet ."brraa 
 
 reservatis, et quorum absolutio alias per generate hujusmodi Indultum 
 
 non intelligeretur concessa, in foro conscientiae, et hac vice tantura absolvere 
 
 valeant. Insuper, ut omnibus faciliorem sternamus viam, quo ad salutis iter 
 
 possint redire, iisdem Confessariis commemorate unius mensis spatio facultatem 
 
 quoque inipertimur, ut eosomnes qui sectis se misere adscripserunt, ac vere poeni- 
 
 tentes ad reconciliationis Sacramentum accedant, absolvere, illosque ab obligatione 
 
 denunciandi complices dispensare queant ad effectum consequendi eamdem Plenarinm 
 
 Indulgcntiam, consuetis adhibitis conditionibus, et exceptis casibns in quibus ad 
 
 evitanda majora, et graviora damna denunciatio omnino necessaria videatur. 
 
 Praeterea concedimus ut iidem Confessarii possint vota quaecumque etiam jurata, et 
 
 Apostolicae Sedi reservata (castitatis, religionis, et obligationis, quae a tertio accepta 
 
 fuerit, seu in quibus agatur de praejudicio tertii semper exceptis, nee non poenalibus, 
 
 quae praeservativa a peccatis nuncupantur, nisi commutatio futura judicetur ejusmodi, 
 
 ut non minus a peccato coramittendo refraenet, quam prior voti materia) in alia pia 
 
 opera dispensando commutare, injuncta in omnibus casibus poenitentia salutari, et 
 
 aliis, quae de jure sunt injungenda. Facultatem quoque concedimus dispensandi super 
 
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 ■ffogularilatc, ex violatione censurarum contraota, quatenus ad forum externum non 
 .It deducta, nee liicile dcduccnda ; praeter hanc vero Confessarii praedicti nullnm per 
 praesontes Litteras facultatem habebunt dispensandi super alia quavis irregularitate 
 S.VC ex dehcto, sive ex defectu, velpublica, vel occulta, aut super alia incapacitate, 
 vol inhabditate quomodocumque contracta. Non intendimus autem per praesentes 
 Litteras ullomodo derogare Constitutioni cum appositis declaralionibus editae a fel • 
 rec : Benedicto XIV Praedccessore Nostro, quae incipit " Sacramentum Poenitentiae » 
 qimd inhahhtatem absolvendi complicem, et quoad obligationem denuuciationis, 
 neque mtendiraus facultatem concedere ad eos absolvendos, qui a Nobis. etApostolica 
 Sede, vel ab aliquo Prelato, seu judice Ecclesiastico nominatim excommunicati, 
 suspensi. et interdicti, seu alias in sententias, et censuras incidisse declarati fuerint.' 
 praeterquam si intra praedictum mensem obligatione suae satisfecerint. Quod si intrJ 
 praefinitum spatium judicio Confessarii satisfacere non potuerint, ipsos absolvi posse 
 concedimus ad effect.im dumtaxat assequendi Indulgentias hujus Jubilaei, injuncta 
 obligatione satisfacendi statim ac potuerint. 
 
 Haec concedimus, et indulgemus, non obstantibus Constitutionibus, et Ordina- 
 tionibus Apostoliois quibuscumque in contrarlum facientibus, quibus omnibus, et 
 singulis, etiamsi de iUis, eorum totis tenoribus specialis, specifica, expressa, et indi- 
 vidua. acdeverboadverbum, non autem per clausulas generales idem importantes 
 mentio, seu quae vis alia exquisita forma ad hoc servanda foret, iUorum tenores pro 
 suffioienter expressis, ac formam in eis traditam pro servata habentes, hac vice 
 specialiter, nominatim, et expresso ad effectum praemissorum derogamus, ceterisque 
 contrariis quibuscumque. 
 
 Denique praecipuae Nostrae in Vos benevolentiae testem Apostolicam Benedic- 
 tionera Vobis ipsis, Venerabiles Fratres, omnibusque Clericis, Laicisque fidelibus 
 ciirae vestrae commissis peramanter impertimur. 
 
 Datum Romae apud S. Petrum die XXI Novembris Anno MDCCCLI Pontifi- 
 catus Noatri Anno Sexto. 
 
 PIVS PP. IX. 
 
 Concordat cum originali, 
 
 DD. Archiep : Quebec : Secretarius. 
 
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