Apostolic Pardon Although you may not want to think of possibility you may want to keep a list of prayers you should recite or request from a Priest in case of the death of a loved one or friend.
When my husband died I forgot everything. I forgot to pray the <http://www.halfthekingdom.org/three%20very%20beautiful%20prayers.html>3 very beautiful prayers in The Pieta prayer book for the dying and I forgot about the Apostolic Pardon even though I had sent it out and knew some Priests did not know about it. Thankfully my pastor who came to the hospital asked if we wanted to have the Apostolic Pardon given. You may want to print this out and keep with you in case of the loss of someone close to you to give to Priest who does not know. I found that most people have not heard of this and it could spare many years of a loved ones soul in purgatory. Make sure every priest you know is aware of this. I just found out recently of a priest who has never heard of it. by way of Tom <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] <*}}}>< <*}}}>< Explanation and prayer below In the Roman Catholic Church, the Apostolic Pardon is an indulgence given for the remission of sins. The Apostolic Pardon is given by a priest, usually along with Viaticum (i.e. reception of Communion by a dying person, see Pastoral Care of the Sick, USA numbers 184, 187, 195, 201). It is not usually given as part of the sacrament of Anointing of the Sick. However if the Anointing of the Sick is given with Viaticum, in exceptional circumstances or an emergency, it may be given then. (See Pastoral Care of the Sick, USA numbers 243, 265) Prior to the Second Vatican Council, the Apostolic Pardon was called the Apostolic Blessing. According to the church, a person who is properly disposed by being in the state of grace- i.e., the person has committed no known and unconfessed mortal sins- who receives the Apostolic Pardon gains the complete pardon of all temporal punishment due to sin that has already been forgiven by the reception of absolution and the doing of penance, i.e., a plenary indulgence. The Apostolic Pardon does not forgive sins by the act of absolution; it deals only with the punishment (purgation) due for those sins that have already been sacramentally forgiven. Apostolic Pardon - Form "Ego facultate mihi ab Apostolic Sede tributa, indulgentiam plenariam et remissionem omnium peccatorum tibi concedo et benedico te. In nomine Patris, et Filii, + et Spirtus Sancti, Amen." "By the Faculty which the Apostolic See has given me, I grant you a plenary indulgence for the remission of all your sins, and I bless you. In the Name of the Father and the Son + and the Holy Sprit. Amen." <*}}}>< <*}}}>< <http://wdtprs.com/blog/2008/09/the-apostolic-pardon-fathers-do-you-know-it/>The Apostolic Pardon - Fathers, do you know it? http://wdtprs.com/blog/2008/09/the-apostolic-pardon-fathers-do-you-know-it CATEGORY: <http://wdtprs.com/blog/category/sessiuncula/>SESSIUNCULA Fr. John Zuhlsdorf @ 3:36 pm My recent posting about the question on administration of the sacrament of anointing led to some interesting comments. Someone mentioned the Apostolic Pardon, or Apostolic Benediction. It is critically important that you – as a person who is going to die one day – know what this is. It is vitally important that you – as a person whose loved ones and friends will die one day – know what this is. It is fundamentally important that priests – as God’s ministers of pardon and the gatekeepers of heaven – know what this is so that they can give it. The Apostolic Pardon, or Benediction, forgives temporal punishment due to our sins. If anything remains from our lives, provided we die in the state of grace, for which we have not done adequate penance is forgiven us through the Apostolic Pardon. The older form of the Apostolic Blessing: Ego facultate mihi ab Apostolica Sede tributa, indulgentiam plenariam et remissionem omnium peccatorum tibi concedo et benedico te. In nomine Patris, et Filii, + et Spirtus Sancti, Amen. ... By the faculty given to me by the Apostolic See, I grant you a plenary indulgence and the remission of all your sins, and I bless you. In the Name of the Father and the Son + and the Holy Spirit. Amen. In the newer form I think the words "et benedico te" were removed. When it comes to forms of Anointing, Penance and the Apostolic Pardon, I always use Latin. This is a marvelous faculty, given by Holy Church to the priest so that he can grant this remission of temporal punishment and forgive sins. 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