Chaplet for Priests
When
the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI announced the Year for Priests, the
Apostolic Penitentiary of the Holy Catholic Church issued a decree
declaring certain indulgences for those members of the faithful who pray
for their priests. This is done to encourage prayerful participation in
this holy year.
In this same spirit, the Foundation has developed a chaplet to help the
faithful pray for their priests. This chaplet has the pardon crucifix
and at the center of the chaplet is an image of St. John Vianney,
Universal Patron of Priests.
The chaplet includes instructions and prayers in accordance with the
instructions of the Holy Father and the Apostolic Penitentiary.
The Prayers of the Chaplet
In addition to supplicative prayers for priests, the chaplet, as
pictured above, aids the faithful in obtaining the partial indulgence
granted by the Offices of the Apostolic Penitentiary, by incorporating
the five Our Fathers, five Hail Marys, and five Glory Be prayers. This
is accomplished, as per the enclosed instructions, by praying five sets
of three Our Fathers, Hail Marys and Glory Be prayers. The opening and
closing prayers of this chaplet are included with the instructions.
Please note: the plenary indulgence is attached to the five Our Fathers,
five Hail Marys, and five Glory Be prayers incorporated into the
chaplet, not the entire chaplet itself. However, completing the Chaplet
for Priests will fulfill the requirements of the Apostolic Penitentiary.
A Plenary Indulgence
The Plenary Indulgence is granted to all the faithful who are truly
repentant who, in church or in chapel, devoutly attend the divine
Sacrifice of Mass and offer prayers to Jesus Christ the Eternal High
Priest, for the priests of the Church, and any other good work which
they have done on that day, so that he may sanctify them and form them
in accordance with His Heart, as long as they have made expiation for
their sins through sacramental confession and prayed in accordance with
the Supreme Pontiff's intentions: on the days in which the Year for
Priests begins and ends, on the day of the 150th anniversary of the
pious passing of St John Mary Vianney, on the first Thursday of the
month .
Given in Rome, at the Offices of the Apostolic Penitentiary on 25
April, the Feast of St Mark the Evangelist, in the year of the
Incarnation of our Lord 2009.
A Partial Indulgence
The Partial Indulgence is granted to all the faithful every time they
devoutly recite five Our Fathers, Hail Marys and Glorias, or another
expressly approved prayer, in honor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, to
obtain that priests be preserved in purity and holiness of life.
Given in Rome, at the Offices of the Apostolic Penitentiary on 25
April, the Feast of St Mark the Evangelist, in the year of the
Incarnation of our Lord 2009.
Ordering Information
If you would like to order this chaplet for $16.50 each please enter the storefront below. This price includes
postage and handling.
All chaplets are handcrafted in the United States of America.
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