tect us in our perilous pilgrimage, obtain pardon for our sins, and open for us the way to enter and enjoy with thee the kingdom of God. Amen. His Holiness, Pope Pius IX., by a brief, Aug. 9, 1861, granted to all the faithful who, with at least contrite heart and devotion, shall say this prayer: AN INDULGENCE OF THREE HUNDRED DAYS, ouce a day. BL. THOMAS OF CORI. 165. RESPONSORY. Ostensa quisquis expetit, Mirari grandia insolita, Supplex Thomæ propi tium Let him who seeks for The storm is subject to The wind, the earth, the He breaks the direful To those whose eyes To poverty when pressed Nec casus ejus nutibus Insontes vexat cladibus, Pallentes morbos abigit, Vitale lumen reficit. Illi procella, etc. Thoma, colende, moribus Innocuis da nos instrui, Da fausta pacis munera, Da beata adire limina. Illi procella, etc. Virtus, decus, et claritas Sit Patri, sitque Filio, Ævum per omne gloria. 'Tis not his will that sad mischance Disturb the guiltless hearts; While life returns at his command, And sickness soon departs. The storm, etc. O Thomas, worthy of all praise! Free us from every stain; Obtain for us the gift of PRAYER. Deus, qui beaturi Thomam tuo amore succensum, interiori mortificatione et eximia in proximum dilectione decorasti, ejus meritis precibusque concede ut uosmetipsos pro te God, who didst adorn blessed Thomas, inflamed with love for thee, with interior mortification and a surpassing love for his neighbor: by his merits and prayers grant that, denying our abnegantes et charitatis opera jugiter exequentes, æterna præmia consequi mereamur. Amen. selves for thy sake, and ever practising the works of charity, we may deserve to secure eternal rewards. Amen. His Holiness, Pope Pius IX., by a decree of the S. Congr. of Indulgences, Nov. 25, 1852, granted to all the faithful, every time that, with at least contrite heart and devotion, they shall say this responsory and prayer : AN INDULGENCE OF A HUNDRED DAYS. A PLENARY INDULGENCE, once a month, on any day, to all those who, every day for a month, shall practise this pious exercise, provided that, being truly penitent, after confession and communion, they shall visit a church or public oratory, and pray there, for some time, for the intention of his Holiness. The same indulgences may be gained by the faithful who, not knowing how to read, shall say, instead of the responsory, the Our Father and the Hail Mary, each three times, and observe the other conditions prescribed. Ego volo celebrare missam, et conficere corpus et sanguinem Domini nostri Jesu Christi juxta ritum sanctæ Romanæ Ecclesiæ ad laudem omnipotentis Dei, totiusque curiæ triumphantis, ad utilitatem meam, totiusque curiæ militantis; pro omnibus, qui se commendarunt orationibus meis in genere et in specie, ac pro felici statu sanctæ Romanæ Ecclesiæ. Amen. Gaudium cum pace, emendationem vitæ, spatium veræ pœnitentiæ, gratiam, et consolationem Sancti Spiritus, perseverantiam in bonis operibus tribuat nobis omnipotens et misericors Dominus. Amen. The Sovereign Pontiff. Gregory XIII., granted to all priests, secular and regular : AN INDULGENCE OF FIFTY DAYS, if, before saying mass, they shall say this prayer with devotion. |