Raccolta 1910
PRAYER ACCORDING TO THE POPES INTENTION
23. The Pope’s intention always includes the following objects:
i. The progress of the Faith and triumph of the Church.
ii. Peace and union among Christian Princes and Rulers.
iii. The conversion of sinners.
iv. The uprooting of heresy.

According to ChatGPT:

What are the changes Paul VI made to the Racolta/

ChatGPT said:
Pope Paul VI made significant changes to the Raccolta, a manual of indulgenced prayers and good works that had existed in various forms since the 19th century. These changes were part of his broader liturgical and doctrinal reforms following the Second Vatican Council (1962–1965).
Here’s a summary of what Paul VI changed:

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🔄 1. Replacement of the Raccolta with the Enchiridion Indulgentiarum (1968)
In 1968, Paul VI replaced the Raccolta with a completely revised docuмent called:This was done through the Apostolic Constitution Indulgentiarum Doctrina, issued on January 1, 1967, as part of the post-conciliar reform of indulgences.

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🧾 2. Structural and Theological Simplification
The Raccolta listed hundreds of specific prayers and acts, each with specific time-based indulgences (e.g., "300 days," "7 years"). Paul VI made major changes:

• Abolished all "temporal" (e.g., days, years) measurements of indulgences
• Only two types of indulgences remained:
  
  • Plenary (full remission of temporal punishment)
  • Partial (some remission)
• The focus shifted from legalistic quantification to spiritual benefit and personal conversion.

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📜 3. Fewer and More Universal Indulgences

• The Raccolta contained hundreds of indulgenced prayers—many obscure, localized, or of limited scope.
• The Enchiridion drastically reduced the number of indulgenced prayers and acts.
• Emphasis was placed on universal and scripturally based acts, such as:
  
  • Reading Scripture
  • Eucharistic adoration
  • Acts of charity or penance
  • Use of officially approved prayers

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💡 4. Focus on Interior Disposition

• Paul VI emphasized that indulgences are not magical but depend on:
  
  • The person’s love for God
  • Proper disposition of soul
  • Freedom from attachment to sin (especially for a plenary indulgence)

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📘 Summary Comparison
[th]Feature[/th]
[th]Raccolta[/th]
[th]Enchiridion Indulgentiarum (1968)[/th]

Type of Indulgences
Specific days/years (e.g., 300 days)
Only "partial" and "plenary"

Number of Prayers/Acts
Hundreds, including obscure ones
Reduced to a more essential set

Language/Focus
Legalistic, devotional
Theological, pastoral, universal

Key Reform Docuмent
N/A
Indulgentiarum Doctrina (1967)

Ha, I think it's modernism friendly.

Raccolta 1910
PRAYER ACCORDING TO THE POPES [emphasis added] INTENTION
23. The Pope’s intention always includes the following objects:
i. The progress of the Faith and triumph of the Church.
ii. Peace and union among Christian Princes and Rulers.
iii. The conversion of sinners.
iv. The uprooting of heresy.

Thank you and an up-vote for you, but this still begs the question: "When there is no Pope, who is there to join in those intentions?"

Wow! Such edifying responses are so greatly appreciated. Thanks to all who contributed!!!

Would you consider scanning this justifiably prized and valuable compendium into .pdf format?

A group of us are sharing our combined archives to upload the entirety in multiple locations online and offline, so that the content will be available until The Last Day.

There's a PDF at the very bottom of my last post.  I always give references.  Unfortunately the PDF is of a book printed in England and ends with the Racoltla.  My Copies were printed by Sadlier in the US and do contain the additional prayers.

While there is no "Magisterium" per se regarding the subject, if you don't count the 2005 ruling from the Conciliar Vatican, it's considered "common teaching" that the condition of praying for the (objective and enumerated) intentions of the Holy Father continue to be satisfied even during a period of sede vacante, and there's no available text that would contradict this notion.  Regardless, we receive all indulgences at the mercy of God anyway.  If God does not grant them to us, then glory to God.  Similarly, for those of us who have consecrated all these to Our Lady via the method of St. Louis de Montfort, they remain at her disposal anyway and we no longer have any claim in justice to them either.

As far as the changes, Montini got rid of all non-plenary indulgences, or, rather, reformulated them so that the Church throws in a "matching contribution", as it were, doubling the intrinsic value of the works or prayers ... which is not very consoling

Nevertheless, I am not entirely opposed to this change, other than that I consider it invalid due to the non-papacy of Montini ... since I've known a fair number of people who became neurotic or obsessive about "compiling" indulgences ... leading to an almost Pharisaical and certainly legalistic perspective on sin.

As for the plenaries, the one devotion that was not changed, so that it was the same before and after Montini's changes were the Stations of the Cross.  It's one of my favorite anyway, and it's the only devotion I make with a view toward receiving indulgences, even though it's not the primary motivation.

You can't go wrong with the Stations.  I also do not like to use any specific formula, nor are you required to, nor are any specific prayers required.  One need only physically move (if possible given logistics, your own mobility etc.) from one station to another and at each station contemplate the events of the station.  There's no time requirement either.  I find that, if I'm in a hurry, I can make a meaningful and beneficial Stations in roughly 7-8 minutes, spending about 30 seconds meditating upon each Station.

While there is no "Magisterium" per se regarding the subject, if you don't count the 2005 ruling from the Conciliar Vatican, it's considered "common teaching" that the condition of praying for the (objective and enumerated) intentions of the Holy Father continue to be satisfied even during a period of sede vacante, and there's no available text that would contradict this notion.  Regardless, we receive all indulgences at the mercy of God anyway.  If God does not grant them to us, then glory to God.  Similarly, for those of us who have consecrated all these to Our Lady via the method of St. Louis de Montfort, they remain at her disposal anyway and we no longer have any claim in justice to them either.

As far as the changes, Montini got rid of all non-plenary indulgences, or, rather, reformulated them so that the Church throws in a "matching contribution", as it were, doubling the intrinsic value of the works or prayers ... which is not very consoling

Nevertheless, I am not entirely opposed to this change, other than that I consider it invalid due to the non-papacy of Montini ... since I've known a fair number of people who became neurotic or obsessive about "compiling" indulgences ... leading to an almost Pharisaical and certainly legalistic perspective on sin.

As for the plenaries, the one devotion that was not changed, so that it was the same before and after Montini's changes were the Stations of the Cross.  It's one of my favorite anyway, and it's the only devotion I make with a view toward receiving indulgences, even though it's not the primary motivation.

You can't go wrong with the Stations.  I also do not like to use any specific formula, nor are you required to, nor are any specific prayers required.  One need only physically move (if possible given logistics, your own mobility etc.) from one station to another and at each station contemplate the events of the station.  There's no time requirement either.  I find that, if I'm in a hurry, I can make a meaningful and beneficial Stations in roughly 7-8 minutes, spending about 30 seconds meditating upon each Station.

Very helpful.

In my own case it is not so much a matter of compiling indulgences as it is my abject fear that "payback time" (no blasphemy intended) approaches breath by breath.