The Three Hours' Agony
The Raccolta, compiled by the Apostolic Penitentiary, 1910, no. 123Source and notes
The Three Hours on Good Friday and any other Friday
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 | 123 |
| Pages | p. 105 |
| Scan | leaf 125 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. Plenary, on Holy Thursday or during Easter Week, to all who shall, either in public or private, practise this devotional exercise on Good Friday from noon to three o’clock, either by meditating according to their abilities on the sufferings of JESUS CHRIST during the three hours He hung on the Cross, and on the seven words He then uttered, or else, instead of meditation, by reciting psalms, hymns, or other prayers. I, II, IV. ii. 200 Days, any Friday in the year, to every one who, in remembrance of, and out of devotion to, the agony of our Blessed LORD, shall spend some time in prayer, as above. IV. iii. Plenary, once every month, on the last Friday, to every one who has meditated and prayed every previous Friday in the month, in the way just mentioned. I, II, IV. |
| Rights | Public domain in the United States. |
- Seasons
- Holy Week
123. The Three Hours on Good Friday and any other Friday. 1
i. Plenary, on Holy Thursday or during Easter Week, to all who shall, either in public or private, practise this devotional exercise on Good Friday from noon to three o’clock, either by meditating according to their abilities on the sufferings of JESUS CHRIST during the three hours He hung on the Cross, and on the seven words He then uttered, or else, instead of meditation, by reciting psalms, hymns, or other prayers. I, II, IV.
ii. 200 Days, any Friday in the year, to every one who, in remembrance of, and out of devotion to, the agony of our Blessed LORD, shall spend some time in prayer, as above. IV.
iii. Plenary, once every month, on the last Friday, to every one who has meditated and prayed every previous Friday in the month, in the way just mentioned. I, II, IV.
(See Instructions, p. 1.)
- Pius VII, February 14, 1815.