Ambrose St. John

Name: The Raccolta
Author: Ambrose St. John

The Raccolta (1910)

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“The Raccolta”, published in 1910, is a work by Ambrose St. John. It explores elements such as Indulgence, penance and guilt.

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Ambrose St. John, The Raccolta (1910)

“ Their friendship is recorded in the concluding sentences of the Apologia, in which that work is offered as a memorial of affection and gratitude to the Fathers of the Oratory: "And to you especially, dear Ambrose St John, whom God gave me when He took everyone else away; who are the link between my old life and my new; who have now for twenty one years been so devoted to me, so patient, so zealous, so tender; who have watched me so narrowly, who have never thought of yourself if I was in question." ”

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Ambrose St. John, The Raccolta (1910)

“ An Indulgence is the remission by the Church, on specified conditions, of the whole or a part of the debt of satisfaction remaining due for sin. The Church has power to absolve from guilt; she has also power to remit the punishment. The one she exercises in the Sacrament of Penance; the other she exercises when she grants an Indulgence. And it is clear from what has been said that an Indulgence is supplemental to Absolution, and presupposes the forgiveness of the guilt of sin. ”

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Ambrose St. John, The Raccolta (1910)

“ PUNISHMENT, like a shadow, follows all sin, whether mortal or venial, and it is not usually remitted to the full when forgiveness is obtained. Eternal punishment, incurred by mortal sin, is always remitted with the guilt, but some temporal punishment generally remains due to the justice of GOD. This temporal punishment is inflicted by GOD either in this life or in Purgatory; but a man may anticipate the divine justice by works of penance, or by means of Indulgences. ”

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Ambrose St. John, The Raccolta (1910)

“ The High Mass at Harborne was celebrated in a large conservatory, then in use as a tempo- rary church, and the sun, beating down through the glass, brought on a kind of sunstroke and brain fever, to which he succumbed. Dr Newman in replying to a letter of condolence says: " I do not like not to acknowledge your kind sympathy in my sorrow, but I am so pulled down that I cannot write without bringing on a flood of tears — not I trust from want of resignation, but from love of him I have lost, so I say only a few words. You who have undergone bitter losses will make allowance for me." ”

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Ambrose St. John, The Raccolta (1910)

“ A state of grace ought to precede everything, but in case it should not, it must at least be attained before the last of the acts prescribed for the Indulgence is completed. (Raccolta, p. vii.)
2. Although for Partial Indulgences Confession is not usually required as a condition, the usual formula being, "with at least a contrite heart," in case of conscious mortal sin it should precede the other acts; but in case of difficulty in getting to confession an act of true contrition with a firm purpose of confessing suffices. ”

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Ambrose St. John, The Raccolta (1910)

“ The comparative lightness of modern sacramental penances ought to suggest that they alone are not sufficient to satisfy the justice of GOD, and that they should be supplemented either by other penances, self-inflicted or patiently accepted at the hand of GOD, or by some equivalent. ”

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Ambrose St. John, The Raccolta (1910)

“ After an audience of the Holy Father, granted February 3, 1856, our most Holy Lord Pius IX, by Divine Providence Pope, on an application made by me, the undersigned Secretary of the Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith, has of his goodness answered by Rescript in favour of the grace, according to the terms of the petition, provided the translation be made from the last Roman edition, and it being understood that the Decree printed at the end of this edition remains in full force. ”

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Ambrose St. John, The Raccolta (1910)

“ At public Devotions, presence and a devout attitude of mind and heart suffice. (Ibid.)
26. Confessors can commute private prayers for other external works. (Ibid.)
27. Vocal prayers may be said by signs or mentally, or they may be read over without articulation. ”

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