for Christmas; once during the exposition of the Most Blessed Sacrament at the Forty Hours’ Devotion. If the one invested should become a priest he can gain a Plenary Indulgence on the day he celebrates his First Mass.
By virtue of a decree of the Sacred Penitentiary, April 22, 1933, a partial Indulgence of ten years may be gained each time that a member with a contrite heart devoutly recites six Our Fathers, Hail Marys and Glorys for the intentions of the Holy Father, that is, for peace in the souls of men, for the due liberty of the Church throughout the world, and for concord and true prosperity among all peoples. By repeating these prayers at least once each day for a month, a Plenary Indulgence may be gained under the usual conditions of Confession and Communion.
Those invested in the Medal can gain 300 days’ Indulgence each time that they say the ejaculation, “O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.” (Jan. 30, 1930.)
All the Indulgences mentioned above are applicable to the suffering souls in Purgatory.
To share in this rich treasury of Indulgences two very important conditions that must be fulfilled are that a person be invested in the Medal by a priest having the faculties to do so and wear the Medal on the breast suspended from the neck. The members of the Association incur no obligations. It is recommended, however, that they repeat from time to time the ejaculation found on the obverse of the Medal: “O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.”
Any priest may obtain the faculties for investing in the Miraculous Medal by applying to Rev. Joseph A. Skelly, C.M., Director of The Central Association of the Miraculous Medal, 100 East Price Street, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa.
