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Decrees of the Apostolic Penitenziaria

At the request of our Procurer to the Holy See, Fr. Modesto López, the Apostolic Penitenziaria has renewed in perpetuity the decrees granting, under certain conditions, a plenary indulgence to nine Vincentian associations. The previous decrees, granted ten years ago, had expired.

The text of each of these decrees is identical, with the exception of §2 which specifies the dates of the liturgical celebrations, proper to each association, on which one can obtain the indulgence. We will, therefore, produce the complete text of the decree only once and we will add for each association the §2 which corresponds to it, with the number of its decree.

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APOSTOLIC PENITENZIARIA

Prot. N. 116/95/I

The APOSTOLIC PENITENZIARIA willingly granting the request presented by the Very Rev. Robert P. Maloney, Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission and Spiritual Moderator of the Association of the Novena of Prayer in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Holy Medal (1), whose seat is in this venerable city, by mandate of the Roman pontiff renews in perpetuity Rescript N_ 12/85/I, of March 4, 1985, by which it conceded to the members of the aforementioned Association the gift of a plenary indulgence, obtained under the usual conditions (sacramental confession, Holy Communion, and prayer for the intentions of the Sovereign Pontiff) in rejecting affection for all sort of sin, provided that they express or renew, at least interiorly, the intention of observing their own statutes:

1. On the day of the enrollment in the Association;

2. On the days of the liturgical celebration of the Manifestation of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Holy Medal, of Saint Vincent de Paul and Saint Catherine Labouré, as well as on the anniversary of the institution of the Association.

All things to the contrary notwithstanding.

Given at Rome, at the seat of the Penitenziaria, October 27, 1995.

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The same Decrees were made the same day for the associations which follow. We will limit ourselves, then, to giving the N_ of the Decree, the name of the association and the text of §2 which is proper to each:

Prot. N. 117/95/I

The Association of the Daughters of the Blessed Virgin Mary Immaculate (2)

2. On the days of the liturgical celebration of the Manifestation of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Holy Medal, of the Mother of God Virgin Queen, of Saint Catherine Labouré, of Saint Vincent de Paul and of the commemoration of his patronage and of Saint Louise de Marillac, as well as on the anniversary of the institution of the Association.

Prot. N. 118/95/I

The Association of the Sons of the Blessed Virgin Mary Immaculate (2)

2. On the days of the liturgical celebration of the Manifestation of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Holy Medal, of the Mother of God Virgin Queen, of Saint Vincent de Paul and of the commemoration of his patronage, as well as on the anniversary of the institution of the Association.

Prot. N. 119/95/I

The Association of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Holy Medal

2. On the days of the liturgical celebration of the Manifestation of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Holy Medal, of the Mother of God Virgin Queen, of Saint Catherine Labouré, of Saint Vincent de Paul, as well as on the anniversary of the institution of the Association.

Prot. N. 120/95/I

The Archconfraternity of the Agony of Our Lord Jesus Christ in Gethsemane

2. On the days of the liturgical celebration of the Commemoration of the Prayer of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Garden, of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, of the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary, of Saint Vincent de Paul, of Saint Camillus de Lellis and of the anniversary of the erection of the Archconfraternity.

Prot. N. 121/95/I

The Archconfraternity of the Most Holy Trinity

2. On the days of the liturgical celebration of the Most Holy Trinity, of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, of the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary, of the Manifestation of the Mother of God, the Virgin of the Holy Medal and of Saint Vincent de Paul, as well as on the anniversary of the institution of the Archconfraternity.

Prot. N. 122/95/I

The Association of the Ladies of Charity

2. On the days of the liturgical celebration of the Manifestation of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Holy Medal, of Saint Vincent de Paul and of the commemoration of his patronage, of Saint Louise de Marillac and of Saint Catherine Labouré, as well as on the anniversary of the institution of the Association.

Prot. N. 123/95/I

The Association of Priestly Reparation

2. On the days of the liturgical celebration of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, of the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary, of the Manifestation of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Holy Medal and of Saint Vincent de Paul, as well as on the anniversary of the institution of the Association.

Prot. N. 124/95/I

The Missionary Confraternity of Saint Vincent de Paul

2. On the days of the liturgical celebration of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, of the Manifestation of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Holy Medal, of Saint Vincent de Paul, of Saint John of Avila, of Saint Leonard of Port Maurice, on the day when they received the Mission Crucifix, as well as on the anniversary of the institution of the Confraternity.

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(1) Commonly called "Miraculous Medal." The original Latin text reads "a Sacro Numismate."

(2) The Association is now coed and the name varies according to the country (Marian Association, Children of Mary, etc.)

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