1929 A HOLY YEAR

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 560, 12 January 1929, Page 7

1929 A HOLY YEAR

JUBILEE OF POPE’S MASS INDULGENCE GRANTED Times Cable. LONDON, Friday. The Home correspondent of "The Times” says Pope Pius announces that the year 1929, which marks the jubilee of his first Mass, shall be considered a holy year with “extra ordinem.” Ho accordingly grants during the year a plenary indulgence on four conditions. First, the faithful dwelling in the Diocese of Home and pilgrims to the city must twice visit three named basilicas, in order to pray particularly for the conversion of sinners and the extirpation of heresy and schism, the peace and concord of princes, and the prosperity and freedom of the Roman Catholic Church and its head. If persons are prevented by distance or other legitimate reason from complying, their confessors may commute them for visits to their parish church. Secondly, additional fasts must be observed. Thirdly, they must make additional confessions, and partake of extra communions. Fourthly, they must make charitable offerings according to their means, and according to their confessor’s advice, such offerings to be made for important work —for example, the propagation and preservation of the faith. The jubilee indulgence may be earned several times, but additional indulgences must be for the benefit of souls in purgatory. The Pope says he believes the faithful should hasten to avail themselves of this precious spiritual opportunity for morals, faith and Christian piety.