Indulgences for All Souls Week
An indulgence, applicable only to the Souls in Purgatory, is granted to the faithful, who devoutly visit a cemetery and pray, even if only mentally, for the departed. The indulgence is plenary each day from the first to the eighth of November; on other days of the year it is partial.



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A plenary indulgence, applicable only to the Souls in Purgatory, is granted to the faithful, who on the day dedicated to the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed [November 2 {as well as on the Sunday preceding or following, and on All Saints' Day}] piously visit a church. In visiting the church it is required that one Our Father and the Creed be recited.



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To acquire a plenary indulgence it is necessary also to fulfill the following three conditions: sacramental Confession, Eucharistic communion, and prayer for the intention of the Holy Father. The three conditions may be fulfilled several days before or after the performance of the visit; it is, however, fitting that communion be received and the prayer for the intention of the Holy Father be said on the same day as the visit.


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The condition of praying for the intention of the Holy Father is fully satisfied by reciting one Our Father and one Hail Mary. A plenary indulgence can be acquired only once in the course of the day.

http://www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-11-01

'pray for the holy father's intentions' i find that a difficult one. pray for him, of course, but his intentions? anyone?

Let us pray for the Holy Father, God will take care of his intentions.
 

Quote from: stgobnait

'pray for the holy father's intentions' i find that a difficult one. pray for him, of course, but his intentions? anyone?

Pray for his conversion, since PPVI, we can no longer pray for his intentions.

FWIW, the conciliar popes have been anything but "Holy" - to call the conciliar popes "Holy" Father is doing an injustice to the papacy - IMO.

Please pray for the pope. It is good for your soul and it's one of the conditions for gaining the indulgence.

Readers, please ignore Poche's post.  The method of obtaining indulgences has changed during the conciliar occupation.  If you follow the instructions linked to by Poche, you are not fulfilling the requirements for the All Soul's Indulgence(s).

1. A plenary indulgence applicable only to the Poor Souls, on the usual conditions (but saying six Paters, Aves and Glorias at each visit) can be gained on All Souls' Day or on the following Sunday.

2. A plenary indulgence can be gained once a day during the entire Octave of All Souls' Day, on the usual conditions, for visiting a cemetery and praying for the departed.


[What are "the usual conditions?"]

Confession.  1. Sacramental confession is required... but not absolution.
2. Such confession must be made within eight days immediately preceding the day to which the indulgence is attached, or on the day itself, or within the following octave, that is one of the seven days following the day (c. 931, 1).
3. If the indulgence is attached to prayers or services conducted during successive days, the confession may be made also at any time during the seven days following the close of the exercise (c. 931, 2).
4. The faithful who are accustomed, unless lawfully prevented, to go to confession at least twice a month or to receive Holy Communion daily, even though they may abstain from its reception once or twice a week, can gain all indulgences, even without the actual confession which would otherwise be required to gain them, except indulgences of an ordinary or extraordinary jubilee, or those which are classified as jubilee indulgences (c. 931, 3).  An ordinary jubilee is that of the Holy Year, recurring every quarter of a century. Extraordinary jubilees are those declared on special occasions, as was that of 1929 to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the priesthood of His Holiness Pius XI, and that of 1933, for the nineteenth centenary of the Redemption.  Indulgences are sometimes announced ad instar iubalei, that is,subject to the same rules.
5. One confession may satisfy the requirements for several indulgences (c.933).

Holy Communion. 1. Likewise one Communion may satisfy for several indulgences (c. 933).
2. The time for the prescribed Communion is the eve of the day, or the day itself or any of the seven days following it, or following the close of day of the exercises (c. 931, 1, 2).

Visit to Church or Public Oratory.  1. By a visit to a church or oratory is meant going thither at least with some general or implicit intention of honoring God in Himself or in His Saints, and making some prayer, the on prescribed if any has been imposed by the one who granted the indulgence, other wise any prayer, or or even mental, according to each one's piety and devotion.

2. Any church or any public oratory (cf. c. 1188, 2, 1) is sufficient if none in particular is designated.

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Prayers. 1. If for the gaining of indulgences prayer in general according to the intention of the Supreme Pontiff is prescribed, merely mental prayer does not suffice; but the vocal prayer may be selected at the choice of the faithful, unless some particular prayer is assigned (c. 934, 1).  The intentions of the Supreme Pontiff are the exaltation of the Church, the extirpation of heresy, the propagation of the faith, the conversion of sinners , peace and concord among Christian rulers.  But it is sufficient to have the general intention to pray for the intention of the Pope, or for the intention prescribed, even without knowing specifically what it is.
2. The clause to pray according to the intention of the Holy Father is quite fulfilled by adding to the other prescribed works the recitation , according to his intention, of one Pater, Ave and Gloria; each of the faithful, however, remaining free to recite any other prayer according to his piety and devotion toward the Holy Father.
3. Indulgences attached to ejaculatory prayers may be gained by reciting them mentally.  It is difficult to give a definition of ejaculatory prayers.  The official collection (Preces et P.O.) lists the Anima Christi as an ejaculatory prayer (Bouscaren and Ellis, 1945, pp 338-342, some emphasis added, [...] indicate omissions ).

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Doesn't the Pope set specific intentions for every month of the year? Here they are for 2013: Holy Father's Prayer Intentions for 2013

He does. And I thought that was what we were supposed to pray for?

I'll do it to get the Indulgence. I pray for the Pope everyday, especially to convert to the Faith.

Thank you, Dylan. I was asking about how to pray for the intentions of ... a Chair (as well as just what others' traditions were) in Women's, but was really worried about that one particular thing. This eases my mind, thank you. I'm going to quote your post over on that thread in Women's, if you don't mind.

Readers, please ignore Poche's post.  The method of obtaining indulgences has changed during the conciliar occupation.  If you follow the instructions linked to by Poche, you are not fulfilling the requirements for the All Soul's Indulgence(s).

Quote from: Canon Law Text and Commentary

1. A plenary indulgence applicable only to the Poor Souls, on the usual conditions (but saying six Paters, Aves and Glorias at each visit) can be gained on All Souls' Day or on the following Sunday.

2. A plenary indulgence can be gained once a day during the entire Octave of All Souls' Day, on the usual conditions, for visiting a cemetery and praying for the departed.


[What are "the usual conditions?"]

Confession.  1. Sacramental confession is required... but not absolution.
2. Such confession must be made within eight days immediately preceding the day to which the indulgence is attached, or on the day itself, or within the following octave, that is one of the seven days following the day (c. 931, 1).
3. If the indulgence is attached to prayers or services conducted during successive days, the confession may be made also at any time during the seven days following the close of the exercise (c. 931, 2).
4. The faithful who are accustomed, unless lawfully prevented, to go to confession at least twice a month or to receive Holy Communion daily, even though they may abstain from its reception once or twice a week, can gain all indulgences, even without the actual confession which would otherwise be required to gain them, except indulgences of an ordinary or extraordinary jubilee, or those which are classified as jubilee indulgences (c. 931, 3).  An ordinary jubilee is that of the Holy Year, recurring every quarter of a century. Extraordinary jubilees are those declared on special occasions, as was that of 1929 to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the priesthood of His Holiness Pius XI, and that of 1933, for the nineteenth centenary of the Redemption.  Indulgences are sometimes announced ad instar iubalei, that is,subject to the same rules.
5. One confession may satisfy the requirements for several indulgences (c.933).

Holy Communion. 1. Likewise one Communion may satisfy for several indulgences (c. 933).
2. The time for the prescribed Communion is the eve of the day, or the day itself or any of the seven days following it, or following the close of day of the exercises (c. 931, 1, 2).

Visit to Church or Public Oratory.  1. By a visit to a church or oratory is meant going thither at least with some general or implicit intention of honoring God in Himself or in His Saints, and making some prayer, the on prescribed if any has been imposed by the one who granted the indulgence, other wise any prayer, or or even mental, according to each one's piety and devotion.

2. Any church or any public oratory (cf. c. 1188, 2, 1) is sufficient if none in particular is designated.

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Prayers. 1. If for the gaining of indulgences prayer in general according to the intention of the Supreme Pontiff is prescribed, merely mental prayer does not suffice; but the vocal prayer may be selected at the choice of the faithful, unless some particular prayer is assigned (c. 934, 1).  The intentions of the Supreme Pontiff are the exaltation of the Church, the extirpation of heresy, the propagation of the faith, the conversion of sinners , peace and concord among Christian rulers.  But it is sufficient to have the general intention to pray for the intention of the Pope, or for the intention prescribed, even without knowing specifically what it is.
2. The clause to pray according to the intention of the Holy Father is quite fulfilled by adding to the other prescribed works the recitation , according to his intention, of one Pater, Ave and Gloria; each of the faithful, however, remaining free to recite any other prayer according to his piety and devotion toward the Holy Father.
3. Indulgences attached to ejaculatory prayers may be gained by reciting them mentally.  It is difficult to give a definition of ejaculatory prayers.  The official collection (Preces et P.O.) lists the Anima Christi as an ejaculatory prayer (Bouscaren and Ellis, 1945, pp 338-342, some emphasis added, [...] indicate omissions ).

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I always start on the 1st, too, thinking hopefully someone will soon be en route to Sainthood. Eek, I've even said, "I pray you join the Saints if you're not already there" at graves of people I know.

But I've been doing it since my birthday last week (since I lost my mother this year and wanted to spend time with her). Not trying to gain indulgences of course, but just visiting and praying. Fixing up any grave sites that don't look like they've been visited in a while. I have some extra battery-operated votives, too; hoping to put those on the older, almost-forgotten-looking graves.

But yeah, I thought it was 1-8 November, too. I think I've let it depend on when the octave ends though (like if the Sunday is a 9th); we just happen to have the Sunday on the 8th this year. Well now I'm not sure at all  

Informative thread; thanks!

I always start on the 1st, too, thinking hopefully someone will soon be en route to Sainthood. Eek, I've even said, "I pray you join the Saints if you're not already there" at graves of people I know.

But I've been doing it since my birthday last week (since I lost my mother this year and wanted to spend time with her). Not trying to gain indulgences of course, but just visiting and praying. Fixing up any grave sites that don't look like they've been visited in a while. I have some extra battery-operated votives, too; hoping to put those on the older, almost-forgotten-looking graves.

But yeah, I thought it was 1-8 November, too. I think I've let it depend on when the octave ends though (like if the Sunday is a 9th); we just happen to have the Sunday on the 8th this year. Well now I'm not sure at all  

Informative thread; thanks!

I think you can gain some indulgences on any visit to a cemetery; it's just not usually plenary.  So it still pays to say the appropriate prayers etc.  It's also good to sprinkle holy water on the graves.  I don't have time to look up a reference to what indulgences are gained by visiting cemeteries on any given day.  Maybe someone else could, please?   :smile: