The Holy Stairs (Scala Santa)
The Raccolta, compiled by the Apostolic Penitentiary, 1910, no. 119Source and notes
The “Scala Santa” in Rome
Source
| Printed in | The Raccolta |
|---|---|
| Imprint | 28 Orchard Street, London W; New York, Chicago, Cincinnati, Burns & Oates (London) and Benziger Bros (New York, Chicago, Cincinnati), 1910 |
| Number | 119 |
| Pages | p. 96 |
| Scan | leaf 116 of the Internet Archive copy |
| Approval | We approve of the Translation by virtue of the above Rescript of His Holiness. N. CARDINAL ARCHBISHOP. Westminster, October 23, 1857. APPENDIX. NIHIL OBSTAT: HENRICUS S. BOWDEN, Censor Deputatus. IMPRIMATUR: EDMUNDUS SURMONT, Vicarius Generalis. Westmonasterii, die 10 Maii, 1909. |
| Indulgence | i. Nine Years, for each of the twenty-eight steps of the Scala Santa. N. B.—The two stairs on either side are similarly indulgenced on All Saints, during the Octave of All Souls, from Christmas to the Epiphany, and during Lent. The ascent must be made on the knees, with a contrite heart and meditation on the Passion of our LORD. ii. Plenary, as often as the ascent is made. I, II, IV. T.Q. |
| Rights | Public domain in the United States. |
119. The “Scala Santa” in Rome. 1
i. Nine Years, for each of the twenty-eight steps of the Scala Santa.
N. B.—The two stairs on either side are similarly indulgenced on All Saints, during the Octave of All Souls, from Christmas to the Epiphany, and during Lent. The ascent must be made on the knees, with a contrite heart and meditation on the Passion of our LORD.
ii. Plenary, as often as the ascent is made. I, II, IV. T.Q.
(See Instructions, p. 1.)
- Pius VII, September 2, 1817; Leo XIII, July 23, 1898; Pius X, February 26, 1908.