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' .' ■ r .■ '■■-■"'' ■ ■ ■ ■ ' "'.', '- •.■ f ■'■*,■; ;■'.,'' ' ; •«aocorr ibouition tist chart (ANSI gnd ISO TEST CHART No, 2) •r: 1.1 m 'u ■ IH U 23 2.0 1.8 i:25 iu 1.6 J^ .f ■*: d^yED^ffVHGE ^ (716) W-oaoO^Phon, ^ (7««) 288-5969 ^FoK Inc 4809 liSA \ "■'■ . '• .. ' ■ ;■, » . ■ . '.-•.■ :: \ :.'■''' ' ,■•^"- '■ ■ If 1 it / / ■■■■ - -^ .\ k* » V is i> ■'i PASTORAL LETTER OF THE BISHOP^ LONDON, Promulgating the JuUtee in the Diocese ofLdndon. ■■'■;'' •■' ^ John Walsh, by the Grilce of God and the appomtment of the Holy See, Bishop of London. To the Clergy, Meligiom Communities and the Laity of the Diocese, health and benedietion in the Lord. Dearly Beloved Bbetbben, • We by these Presents publish in our Diocese a certified translation of the •* Apostolic Letters" of our Most H[oly Father Leo XIII., by which An extraordinary Jubilee is pro- claimed to the Catholic world. We direct that the Apostolic Letters thus translated shall, as far as possible, be read to the faithful of each mission in the Diocese on the first Sunday after their reception. The motives which have induced the Vicar of Christ to proclaim this extraordinary Jubilee are Mdly set forth in. his "Letters," and are such as should stimulate the faithful to avail themselves, with holy alacrity and zeal, of the great spiritual treasures thus placed within their reach, and should urge them to pray with fervor and con- stancy "that God in His infinite mercy would come to the aid of His struggling Church, and would grant to he/ strength to fight and power to triumph."- Th$ times are dark and menacing ; false and wicked principles are m the ascendant ; society is out H joint ; the thrones that are still erect are tottering to their fall ; the apos- tles of a degrading and unchristian philosophy are ii mg the world with. theJ^^^^imi^r^t^^^rMB^i^^-^ ■mi ' £'?■ I J^^ si lh ..! I : :': '■^. m '\'. 'I- I : - i^ «i.iou. teachings; men .retaming t*-;'' ^';;»;^^;2t ' 4;o^« Phnreh and on the broken rays of truth that are yei r« Sla Wth.A.itereO mihor of Protestant ChmUm^. !^„e «nt»ring out on the se» of life without chwt or com- TlZ Sng .tor, to be tossed to Mid fro and carried about SZw^roffal^dootrine, and to be; finally '.fecked as to ih«ir eternal l«^« and happiness.- v - . _ Never perhaps,' since the first promulgation of the Gospel ^mZS of the world more dominant ambngst manlund rnS^esent. Society U bounded to the cfre. Gre^mo« !^of^e earth earthly, and directly antagimstic to the sDirit of Christ and the teachings of the Gospel, '•"s^'have been taken from under ^^^^-h^^^ "■' r— — » . ^. affection. Without fideUty, without mercy." (Rom. i. 28.) -,V MiJ^ Another dreadful evil of the time ifl the doctrine iwd practice of divorce. This evil aims a death blow at the very life of civil and religious society. The family is the germ of all other societies, the base of the social fabric, the well-spring from which civil and religious societies take their rise, the? ^ ooraer stone of church and State. For what is the state but ? the re-union of a certain number of families under the authority of a common chief, for the protection of life and liberty, and for the pursuit of happiness ? And what is the Church but the re-union of christian families under the gnid-: ance and authority of a common fat*uer,for the protection and developm^ntoftheirspirituallife? Hence,whattherootistothe tree, what the fountain is to the river that flows from it, what the foundation is to the edifice that springs up from,it in shape and be^y, t/K»t the family is ta the State and to the Church. From it to^ormer receives its citizens,the la||nr its children. It follows thSe^re that whatever affects the i^rvation and well-being of th6 family, affects also the conJbrvation and weU-being of sooiety^t large. Whatever affects its honour, it». purity, its sanctity, affects also the honour, purity and welfare of the human race and touches the very apple of its eye. Now as society rests on the family, even so the family restft upon marriage and derives fifom it the origin of its life, its continuance,andit8 chjiracter. It is therefore >^v^dent that the doctrine and the practice of divorce, inasmuch as they dissolve the unity and indissolubility of marriage, divest it of its Christian character, and rdb it of its honour^ts purity, and sanctities, destroy the family lifer w«»* the well-spring* of society, and sap the very foundations of ttie civil as i«ell as of the religious order. The records of the divorce courts in Europe and America show the fearful, widespread prevalence of this moral plague, which is ravaging society and filling the world with the stench of its corruptions. Such, dearest brethren, is an imperfect picture of the moral condition of the world of to-day. We may ask with the prophet " Qm medeUtur <^w?" What bon e ficeBt power c a n I y Ileal a world so deeply wounded, bo deHpemtely diBoaBod? Wo - answer:— The Caiholio Church and she alone, by virtu« of the divine power that is in her. can heal the diseases of the moral world, and bind up its wounds. She is the liRht of the world and the salt of >he earth. Her doctrines are the teachings of the truths which Jesus Christ has revealed for th6 life of the world, her sacraments are the channels through which in life- giving streams the graces and merits of Christ are poured •abroad for the salvation and sanctification of mankind. She redeemed the world from the errors and corruptions of Paganism and she has still the same inherent divine power to effect moral reformations. She corrverted the Roman Empire to Christianity, and when that Empire fell to pieces beneath the blows of the Northern barbarians, she went abroad amid the ruins, armed with a creative power ; she breathed the breath of life into the chaotic mass that lay before her, and up sprang her own beautiful creation known in history as Christendom. There are no moral evils for which she has not a divine remedy; there are no afflictions for which she has not a heal- ing balm; there are no profound sorrows of the human heart for which she has nol^ Christ-hfee consolations; there are no dark problems of life for which she has not the solution, no doubts and questionings of the human soul for which she has not the most satisfying answers. The wonders which, by the power of Christ who is her indwelling and abiding life, she wrought in the past, in the conversion and sanctification of mankind, she can still repeat if she be allowed the freedom to fulfill her divine mission. But the church of God is not free to do so in many countries which need most sorely the skill and medicine of the heavenly pl^siciah. ! ; She is thwarted and ojpposed in her diirine mission. In many countries which she redeemed from barbarism and paganism, and which had once shone resplei^dent with the re- flected light of hertruthsandthe beauty of her holiness, she is now Vound and imprispned or driven into exile. She Ib fftricken in her hoad and mcinl)or». The Vicar of ChriBt is dethroned and discrowned. He i» practically a priHonor and at the mercy of his enemies. He exitrciHen the functions of his auguHt office only by the tolernticm of a hostile and usurp- in^ power ; and the Father of the Faithful, to avenge whose wroi)<{H a million swords flaHhing the light of battle would, in other days, hnve leapt from their scabbards, is robbed of his liberty and rights^ and is made depf thrones, the authority of governments, nil stalrility'" ol States, and the safety of society have been in princii)le dethroned and overtlurowii^ and that principle is now, alas, in fatal and active operation in the worjd, and kings and rulers may well turn pale at tbe decrees of destruction which it is writing with the hand of fate on their palatial walls. But not only is the Church stricken in her head ; she is also stricken in her members. In several countries of Europe tbe religious orders — ^the body guards of the Churcb— -bave been suppressed, and their mombers dis- persed and driven Into exile ; tbeir colleges and schools hp,ve been closed; their charitable institutions have had their doors sealed against the indigent and /sufiTering ; th^Bir blessed ministrations amongst the poor, the ijgnorant and the afflicted have been compelled to cease, "and tl^ waysbf Sion mourn, her gates are broken down, her priesti^ sigh, her virgins are' in affliction, and she is oppressed with bitterness." Lamen. i. 4-6. Such, dearest brethren, are pome - of the evils which afflict the modem world, and/ s uppression of which the Holi for the diminution and Father throws open the I-,' ,^^^^^jit.,„ \ trcaBuroB of Uh> Church ttn«l proohiiniB li HoUmin Juhihic. Let UB all ont«r into tht. Hi)irit (>f thiB Krcat occamon ; l«t us fervently approach the HacraiiuntH ; lot ub faBt an, ' pray and give aluiB, in order that we, hein« reconciled to Goil-our prayers and Biii)plicationB aBcending like incenBo . from pure hearts to the throne of grace-' ' may, ohtain for ub mercy and grace in seaBonahle aid;" "and niay. m the lanauaae of the Holy Father, "ohtain from fllod for IIib Btru«Kling Church the .strength to light' and the power to ^Tho^ 'iubUeo will continue in force until the end of the ^^L^Tho following are the conditions that must bo fulftllod /« in order to gain the indulgence of the Jubilee :— Ist. Confession. ' 2nd. Communion. 8rd. One day's strict fast to he observed on some day when otherwise a Htrict fast is not of obligation. A strict fast ex- cludes not only the use of meat, but also of eggs, butter, oheese, &c. ^ , '4th Alms given for sortio pious purpose^. Iho noiy • Father recommends three objects of Charity, viz: The As- sociation for the Propagation of the Faith, the Institute of the Holy Ohildbood, and the society for promoting the schools of the East The faithful should be told to deposit their alms t in boies provided for their reception in the Churches. In this connection we would strongly recommend, for at least a portion of the alms, an object which would be in thorough ac- '• cord with the spirit of the Holy Father's reeommendation-^ iSe building of a small church at Leamington, m the 'South of i "the County of Essex. This place is the most spiritually desti- -f tute portion of our diocese, and has been for years a, source '^ of the greatest anxieties to us. There are about two bundred -■CatholicBBcatteredamongstUiedorainantlProtestaiitpopulation > in that district, and they are in imminent danger of losing the^ t precious gift of faiUi. They have no church, and, bemg very K' poor, arc not able to build ono. The priest who is charged with their spiritual care rcsidrs about thirty miles from the greater number of them, and ho cannot ppssibly minintcr eflicicntly to them, for want of a church in which they might aRHemble. It would be at leapt as great a charity to come to the spiritual aid of those poor Catholics as it ^uld be to help to bring the light of the Gospel to the heathen; for the first care and dearest wish of Our Holy Mother the Church is to protect the faith, and to save the souls of the children of her womb. They have the first and strongest claims on her maternal solicitude. If desired, we would send half of the alms to the Ifoly Father for the schools of the East, and we would devote th(* other half to the construc- tion of a modest frame church in Leamington, where we have ' already secured a suitable site for the puq)OBe. We request of the reverend clergy to send the alms of the Jubilee to Bev. M. Tieman, of London, with the expression of their desire as to the object for Which the alms should be applied; and their wishes shall be carefully carried out ib the matter. 6th. Visits, to be made to churches. In the city of Londok the faithful will visit three times the Cathedral, and three times also St. Mary's Church. Outside of this city the faith- ful should visit six times the church in their respective mis- sions. Members of religious communities and their pupils who axe boarders shall visit six times the convent chapel. 6th. Prayers to be said daring these visits according to the intentions of His Holiness, for the following objects :— -^ (a.) For the prosperity and exaltation of the Catholic Church and for the Holy See. (&.) For the extirpation of heresies and the conver$ion of all who are in error. - (r.) For concord amongst Christian princes, and for peace ' and union amongst all the faithful. At esich visit the beads or the Litany of Loretto may be recited, or the way of the Cross performed for the ftforesaid intentions. V::! -til), ■■',:','. il. The indulgence may be applied by way of sufirage to the souls in purgatory. 1 i:-:' :Mr: if'i'- •■ m\ 7-;:^v. ■■.;■■■■■:-..■■ ^■%-.- ■■■-■:' ■■.■: •.■.■■■■ ■■::■ ConfesBOre may, in case of necessity, prolong the time lOr gaining the Jubilee, and may commute the prescribed works for other pious exercises, in case of those who, by reason of their religious state or physicial condition, are unable to per- '■' form any, or .all, gf the required works. In case of children who have not ag yet made thei]^ first communion, aiid who are not prepared to 4© so, power is giyen to dispeiue in this condition. / . The usuil permission is given to penitents, lay and clerical^ secular and regular, to select any approved priest as confessor for the Jtibilee confession. In caa^ of nuns, the confessor selected^ must T)e one who is approved for hearing the confessions of nuiis. As ^eiy Catholic has the right to make his Jubilee con- . _ fessioii to any approved priest of his diocese, it becomes the duty of the clergy to secure to the people the practical exercise of this right, by inviting some of the neighboring priests to help in hearing the Jubilee confessions. It is strongly recommended to the clergy to hold religious eifercises on f the occasion of the Jubilee in their respective churches, so as to prepare their flocks effectually for the worthy leception of the sacraments. These re-, ligious exercises should last for several days, and might consist of Mass at a suitable hour m the mommg, and in th^ evening of the recitation of the Rosary, an apro- priate mstruction, and Benedictipa of the Holy Sacrament, which is authorized to be given on those occasions. In conclusion, we request of the clergy to hold daily de- votions in honour of the Holy-Mother of God in the principal church in each mission during this month of May specially consecrated to her honour and invocation. Let old and young join in these salutary devotions so dear to the Catholic heart and so interlined with the most sacred and purest memories. *' This;i& indeed the Blessed Mary's land," for it was dedicated toWby the Catholic founders of the country, and her holy name was by them given to towns, lakeB, islands, and th« mightiest river on this continent." We of this diocese ought to be specially devout to her, as she is our first diocesan patron. Devotion to her will enrich our souls with many spiritual iavors and blessings, and will obtain for us the grace to praciise the virtues of which she^ after our ' Blessed Lord, is the most perfect model. This Pastoral and th&iiccompanying " Apostolic Letters '* shall be read ii^ all w churches of the Diocese^ and in chapter in the ^religious communities, on the first Sunday after their reception. / Given at St. I'eter's Palace, London, on this the third day of May, Feast of the Finding of the Holy Crossy A. D., 1881. / Bishop of IjotidcHti. -: fey order of His Lordship/ V ; V 7iLLiAM O'Mahony, Secretary./ r5 : *ia^;"i! , ■^' .' ■ -i;; r Authorized Transpition.J APOSTOLIC LETTERS Op Own Most How Lord Lbo xin., Br Ditins Pbovidbnck Pop»> By WHICB kV EXTHAOBDINART JOBILBB 18 FBOCLAIMfeD. S(Jl mr Venerahle Brethren, 0u Patriarchi, PritnaUt, Auhbuhof$ arid BuAojM tn peace and Isommunton with the AfodoUe See, and to all our beloved Som * ihe Faithful qf Chrid, HeaUh arid the AfoitolMBenedktion. ^^^ LEO PP. XIII. VbNBRABLB BbETHRBN AND BBI.OVED SOSB, ■' ^ ; . ■^' The Chtirch Militant at Jesus ChriBt, which Ib aWe in the greatest . f measure to affdrd salvation and safety to the huinan race, is so heavily tried in these calamitous times that she daily has to endnre fresh tempests, and is truly to he compared to that Uttle bark of Gtonesarethivrhiohtwhile itoar-, , ried Our Lord Jesus Christ and his disoipleSt was tossed with violent stormi ' ;_: / and waves. In very truth they who wage enmities against the Oathc4io name. ai» now increasing beyond bounds in number, strength, and the audacity of their designs ; nor are they content witii openly throwing aside * heavenly doctripes, -but they strive with, the greatest fortie and hostiUty , either to banish the Church altogether from the civil society of men,, or at least to compel her to effect nothing in tEe public life ioi nations. Whence it comes to pass that, in the discharge of her office, which die lias divinely received from her Author, the Ohorch finds herself embarrassed and hind> ered on all sides by difficulties. ' ? The most bitter fruits of this wicked conspiracy affect especially the Bo» man Pontiff, to whom, indeed, deprived of his legitimate right9%bnd in varioua 'Vays hindered in the exercise ^f his exalted ministry, a certain form ot royal majesty, as if in mockery, is left. Whetefore We, placed as We are by the design of Divine Providence in this supreme height of sacred pOwcr, and burdened with the care of the universal Chnroh, havd 1>oth for a long time and often thought and said how severe and calamitous is this state ot things to which the vicissitudes of the times have reduced Us. We are un-v willing to recall every circumstance; but the things which now for many years are being done in this Our city are manifest to all men. — ^For here, in the very centre of Catholic truth, the sanctity of religion is mocked at, ^ and the dignity of the Apostolic See is wounded, and the Pontifical majesty Is exposed to the frequent insults of profligate men. — Many institniaons, _^ which Our predecessors had piously &nd liberally established, and had trans- mitted to their successors to be inviolably preserved, have been violently withdravm from Our authority ; nor have they refrained from violating the ' rights of the sacred Institute for propagating the Ghristiaii name, which, deserving yUeVL as it does, not only of religion, but also of the civilisation Of nations, no a^aok offonner times had ever violated. Not a few temples of v. the Catholic reUgion have been closed or profaned, while those of heretical worship have been multiplied; depraved doctrines iare spread abroad with , - , - impunity both by writing and preaching.— Those who have attained to ,,.^.,3;. uir wpreme power f«,qoeBtly take prin. to en^t law. injnroaB to the Clmrcft and the Catholio name ; and thia before Oar very eye., whone whole care, by the command of God Himflelf, it iB to watch that OhriBtian interests be sc- eure and the rights of the Church. iavibUte.-Bat, without any respect for that authority of teaching inherent ia the Romau Pontiflf, they exclude Our authority from the very education of youth; and if We have the pMjmssion,, which is refused to no private individual, to operv schools for the educatj^on of youth at Our own expense, the force and severity oithe oivil laws^invades even those sohbol8.-We are the more deeply moved by the mourn ul spec-^ tacle Of these things, inasmuch as the power of remedying them, which We ardently desire, is denied to Us. For We art more truly in the power of Our enemies thauOur owa; and that everyexerci^ of liberiiy whichis granted TJs, since it can be taken- away or diminished at tl» wiU of another, has no- foundation of stability and constancy; * ^ . l* * In. the meanwhile it is manifest by the dailjr experience ot tilings that theoontagion of eviboreeps more and more through the rest of the body ot the Christian. State, and is propagated among more persons. For the natioift estrangedfrom the Church are daily falling into greater misenes ;: and where the Cfttholio faith, has once been, extinguished or weakened, the road is nigh to madness of opiuioBS-and desire for novelties. But as soon as the supreme and august authority of him who is God's Vicar on earth is despised, it is clear that human authority has no checks left sufficient to restrain the untamed spirits of the rebeUious, or to control in the multitude the ardour of unlicensed Uberiiyi And for thew reasons humane society^, although it has sustained such great calamities, i8>i»everthele88 terrified by the suspicion.of greater dangers.. rl^v In order, therefore, that the Church may repel the attempts of her enemies and may accompUsh her mission, for the adyantage o£ aU, it is neces- sary for her to labour and contend stiU more. But in. this vehement and varied comJ)at, in which even the gloryof God is at stake, and tihe battle is for the eternal salvation oi souls, all the strength and industry of men would be vain, unless heavenly succour fitting to the.times wa* at hand. Wherefore, in oin5umstance&. wWch are dangerous and grievious to tlie Christian name, this has been, our habitual refuge in.labour» aiid anxieties^ to ask of God by earnest, pmyers that He would come to the aid of His 8truggUngChurdb,and^wmldgrafttto her strength to fight and power to- triumph. We, therefore, Mkovr this excelleat custom and discipline of Our forefathers, and knowing weU that God is the more ready to hear prayer in proporiion as there is in mena greater depth otpenitence and the wiU of be^ coming reconcUed to Him, for these motives and in order to obtain heavenly protection, and to help souls, by these Qur Letters pubUsh to the whole CathoUc world an extraordinary jubilee. v i. Therefore, confiding in the mercy of Ahnighty God, and by the ^ authority of the blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, in virtue of that power of Mnding and loosing, which Our Lord; has conferred, on Us, aMhough unr ■%k %.. 18 "woMiy, We grant unto all and singular of both aezes of the faitlifal o) 'Chrint a plenary indulgence of all their Bin*, in the Jotfin of a generid Jabile«, provided that they fulfil thd 'following conditiona-^thom who . are dwelling in Europe— beginning from the nineteenth day of , the prenent' • mopth of March, (oonsecratod to th6 oommemoration of St. Joseph, spouse -of the BleRsed Virgin Mary) up to the first day of November (the solemn commemoration of iVll Saints) inclusively ; .and as to those who are out of EurDpe,fromthe tenae ninetee^ndh day of this month of March up to the last . day of the year iS^t inclusively, namely :— All iohabltants of or strapgers in Rome ^hall visft twice the Luterati Basilica, and also 'the Vatican and Liberian BasUioas, and there for a certaita space of time shall offer pilous pn^era to God, according to^ Our. inientiofi, ?6r the extirpation of heresies and the conversion of all in error, for the con>, cord« of Christian princes and the peace and unity o{ ^ faithfnl people • "moreover, they shall Taai, awing only fasting diet, oh one day over and above the days not comprehended in the Lenten indult, or otihenh consecrated by a ' precept of the Ohuroh to a similar fast of strict law ; imd, in addition, having duly confessed their sins, shall receive the most holy Sacrament of the Eucharist, and shall bestow, in the way pi almst something on eomepioQa work. And in order to do this We cidl attention by name to the following institutions, whose support We have not long since commended by letters U> the charity of Christians, to wit, the Propagation of the Faith, the Baored infancy of Jesus Christ, and the Schools cii^e East; trhioh, indeed, it is Our taostearnept wish and desire to establish wad promote even in far remote and savage regions, that they may suffice to their needs. But all other persons ' dwelling without the City and elsewhere shall visit, twice, three churches to be designated by the Ordinaries of the places' or their Vicars o^ xifflciala, or in virtue of a mandate from them, and, in the J^bsence of these, hy those who exercise the cure of souls, or, if there are only two churches, three timesi or, if bnly one, six tiUies, at a given interval of time; atad shall fulfil the other duties which are mentioned above. We will also that this indulgence may be applied, by way of suffrage, to souls which have depsiTted this life united to God in charity. Moreover, We gnmt to the^Ordinaries of places that they may, in accprdance with their own prudent opinion, re- duce the number of the sai^ visits for Chapters and Congregations, as well of seculars as of regulars, for sodalities, cp&frotemities, univernties, or colleges, making their visits to the aforementioned churches prooessionally. Moreover, We gruit to sailors and those on a voyage that, as soon as they shall arrive at their homes or Sit some station, on visiting six Gmes the principal^ or parish church and duly fulfilling the other duties prescribed above, they shall obtain the same Indulgence. To regulars, moreover, of either sex, even living in perpetual indosure, and to all other persons, as weU/'lay as ecclesiastics, secular or regular, who by reason of bdi^; detained in^rison, infirmity of body, or any other just cause, are hindered from fol. Ung the aforesaid duties or some of them, We grant and fwrmit that a con* J :,■■ ..:.;.;■:. .:■. if .■ ■' :■•. . ■■■-.: (even when required to be HpeoiauynwB V^^"^ oonfeHSor, Jor them«,lve^ to this -^^':^^'^lJ^^f^'T^^>>i^y^ynnn., ^^jiraTSrer'^r^vin:^^^^^^ ^ novioes, and other ^men nv ug p»„fesgor« mofeover, on this ocoainon ■hip. Moreover, we oonnaewi ^ the most chaste Hpouae of the Mnctuarie8rftheii«ntB,w^ venerable; pre-eminent with peculi«r diwotion, to ^•^"^y the Vinrin Mary at Loretto, Muong these in Italy » the sacted House ol the ^»'8^^^ Sthe-UK>«y olthemost subhWn^^ Wherefore, by virtoe of holy «^^J;°^" ^officials, or. if ^dsiligqlarthe Ordinaries of P^;;;^*^^^^^!^^^- -ithey *hey be absent, tho^whc^^^ •haU have r6oeiv«4 traownpts or even P"™2^P ^^^ ^^ to be Uvered to every pli-«.^.y "T^ JJ^ J,^ ^^^^l^rs^^^^ «hat to tr««»ripl. or en,- pn«lea •ofj.i^l tb^^ bribed Vy «heh«.a of some Bot«ry P-bh^ tL^^ «edit shall fc^h^ ' «>npli«^i»eocleriastic.Idigni1^.^^«'^^ with be given as wotdd be given to these very Presents 11 tney w •'^^atRe^bySt.Peter's.nn^^ tw e m d a y of M a it»h. ill the year im.i^id the fourth ye^un^^^^^ nte. ^& h'"Mf,'* APPIiNDlX, Confe»oT. are granted the B«me facultie. (.nd with the -me r^^^^ u were Kiven by the present Pontiff during the JuWlee publidied by him in 1879. , . It may be useful to reprint these faculties here:— -^ "lusuper omnibus, et singulis Christi Melibm. tarn Wei. q^ eccleriastfcis Saecularibus. et Reguhmbu. c^jUSTUi Ordinhj, et Institutl etiam soecialiter nominandi, licentiam concedimus. et facultatem. ut sibi «d hunc effeetum eligere possint quemcumque Presbyterum Con- fesSMium tam secularem quam regularem ex wtu approbate (qua focultate uti possint etiam Moniale^ Novitiae, aliaeque muUere. intra dauatradegentes,dummo/or if there be not tVjee churches, Ac, then three visits to each of two churches, or, finally, sU visits to one church, chapel, or oratory. The churches, ftc., in eacR. case, must be detennined by the Bishop of the diocese, oi; by his Vicar, or, in their absence by the Ecclesiastic who may have pastoMOxharge ol the diocese, or district, for the time being. These visits majBl made on the same ot on diffetent days. But in making the different vS»itB it is necessary to leave the church after each visit, before making another. . 4 The JubUfie of 1879 could be gained as far as the indulgence was concerned, as often as the prescribed works wer« repeated, but the special, faculties given fur absolution from cenaures, reserved cases^ commutations,, and dispensations, could be used Qnly on the first occasion. The same ftppears to be the wish of His Holing in granting the present Jubilee. 6. Special faciUties^ttegiven to thiTse who, while the JubUeelasts, may be journeying by sea or land. They^ may postpone gaining the Jubilee till their return home, or they may by visiting the parochiri or principal ehurch six times in any town, or other resting place, at which they — Mri v e, and performing th e 9t he r pre te ribed worke, gftin the indulgence oL tbe Jnlnlee* - Elites \ ' ' . ^ • ■ ' ' • ■■. ' ; ■' '.-'■'•■ ' ''.' ■ , * ■ ' ■ 1"=' . . 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