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The Portiuncula Indulgence

Posted on July 31, 2020 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

The Portiuncula Indulgence, which can be obtained every year on 2th August or the first Sunday thereafter, is owed to the prayer of St Francis of Assisi. When in 1209 he founded the Order of the Friars Minor, this great … Continue reading →

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Portiuncula reminder

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

The Portiuncula Plenary indulgence reminder comes from Rorate Caeli: On August 2, the “Portiuncula indulgence“: under the usual conditions, recite the Credo and the Pater in any Minor Basilica (33, § 2, c), Cathedral (33, § 3, e), or Parish Church (33, § 5, b). (Enchiridion Indulgentiarum, 4th edition, al. … Continue reading →

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Assisi – The Holy Father to commemorate event that he missed in 1986.

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Gertrude

The last Assisi ‘gathering’ in 1986, when a statue of Bhudda was placed over the tabernacle, and subsequently ‘incensed’ by Bhuddist monks, was, with the benefit of hindsight, considered to have been an unmitigated disaster in ecumenism – at least … Continue reading →

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