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Indulgence - Wikipedia In the teaching of the Catholic Church, an indulgence (Latin: indulgentia, from indulgeo, 'permit') is "a way to reduce the amount of punishment one has to undergo for (forgiven) sins" [1]
Indulgences | Catholic Answers Encyclopedia An indulgence is the extra-sacramental remission of the temporal punishment due, in God's justice, to sin that has been forgiven, which remission is granted by the Church in the exercise of the power of the keys, through the application of the superabundant merits of Christ and of the saints, and for some just and reasonable motive
Indulgence | Definition, History Types | Britannica indulgence, a distinctive feature of the penitential system of both the Western medieval and the Roman Catholic Church that granted full or partial remission of the punishment of sin The granting of indulgences was predicated on two beliefs
The Twenty-two Plenary Indulgences You Can Obtain During Holy Week . . . OR A plenary indulgence is granted to the faithful who on any of the Fridays of Lent devoutly recite after Communion the prayer, 'En ego, O bone et dulcissime Iesu,' before a crucifix "Also, a partial indulgence can be obtained if the prayer is recited on another day of the year as thanksgiving after communion
Explainer: What are indulgences? - Catholic Review An indulgence, used well, is an effective tool that helps one heal from the effects of sin and open oneself more fully to God’s grace In fact, we do not have to imagine what happens to us when we respond to God’s love with a contrite heart and a willingness to grow in holiness
indulgence noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . Definition of indulgence noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [uncountable] (usually disapproving) the state or act of having or doing whatever you want; the state of allowing somebody to have or do whatever they want indulgence in something Avoid excessive indulgence in sweets and canned drinks