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Indulgences for Rosary infront of Eucharist .	Philo	Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Question: Dear Bro.Michael, Would like a clarification on what you have sited as guidelines for Adoration of Bl.Sacrament , specifically with regard to rosary . Guidelines on indulgences state that even a plenary indulgence is granted for reciting the rosary, in front of the Blessed Sacrament !( It is easy to see Bl.Mother, right next to our Lord, interceding for us , during the rosary and thus not really taking focus away from The Lord ! ) Would like to think too that indulgences can be a good part of spiritual warfare , since getting rid of debts of sin can set persons free ! ( There is also plenary indulgence for reading Scripture for half an hour in front of bl.Sacrament and also for reciting the Chaplet Of Mercy, for the dying, for prolife cause etc ! ) Unsure if guidelines have changed since the above and thus rosary is no longer advised - wish if it is such a major change , it would be spelled out well in the newer guidleines ! Looking forward to hearing your clarification. Thank you !
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM Dear Philo: An indulgence for saying a Rosary before the Blessed Sacrament means to pray the Rosary in front of the Tabernacle where the Blessed Sacrament is reposed. Under current rules (mentioned in a previous post), one is not to be praying Rosaries, or other private devotions, during Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. Thus, if one is to disobey this directive no indulgence can apply. The first rule of gaining any indulgence is obedience. Indulgences are for "the remission before God of the temporal punishment due to those sins of which the guilt has been forgiven." An indulgence can be applied either to oneself or for the poor souls in purgatory. An indulgence refers temporal punishment in purgatory, either for ourselves in purgatory for someone already in purgatory. An indulgence cannot be applied to another living person. As for indulgences applied in spiritual warfare, an afflicted person would do well to gain indulgences, as we all do well to do so. But, since indulgences apply to purgatory, this has little effect on the here and now. Rather, in deliverance counseling, or in Self-Help Deliverance, one renounces sin and takes back the ground gained by Satan, therefore eliminating the present consequences of sin that the devil will try to exploit. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary Footer Notes: This forum is for general questions on the faith. See specific Topic Forums below: Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum. Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum

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Indulgences for Rosary infront of Eucharist .

Philo

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

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Dear Bro.Michael,

Would like a clarification on what you have sited as guidelines for Adoration of Bl.Sacrament , specifically with regard to rosary .

Guidelines on indulgences state that even a plenary indulgence is granted for reciting the rosary, in front of the Blessed Sacrament !( It is easy to see Bl.Mother, right next to our Lord, interceding for us , during the rosary and thus not really taking focus away from The Lord ! )

Would like to think too that indulgences can be a good part of spiritual warfare , since getting rid of debts of sin can set persons free ! ( There is also plenary indulgence for reading Scripture for half an hour in front of bl.Sacrament and also for reciting the Chaplet Of Mercy, for the dying, for prolife cause etc ! )

Unsure if guidelines have changed since the above and thus rosary is no longer advised - wish if it is such a major change , it would be spelled out well in the newer guidleines !
Looking forward to hearing your clarification.
Thank you !

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM

Dear Philo:

An indulgence for saying a Rosary before the Blessed Sacrament means to pray the Rosary in front of the Tabernacle where the Blessed Sacrament is reposed.

Under current rules (mentioned in a previous post), one is not to be praying Rosaries, or other private devotions, during Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. Thus, if one is to disobey this directive no indulgence can apply. The first rule of gaining any indulgence is obedience.

Indulgences are for "the remission before God of the temporal punishment due to those sins of which the guilt has been forgiven." An indulgence can be applied either to oneself or for the poor souls in purgatory. An indulgence refers temporal punishment in purgatory, either for ourselves in purgatory for someone already in purgatory. An indulgence cannot be applied to another living person.

As for indulgences applied in spiritual warfare, an afflicted person would do well to gain indulgences, as we all do well to do so. But, since indulgences apply to purgatory, this has little effect on the here and now. Rather, in deliverance counseling, or in Self-Help Deliverance, one renounces sin and takes back the ground gained by Satan, therefore eliminating the present consequences of sin that the devil will try to exploit.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

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Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum.
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Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum
Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum
Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum