Day 2 – Heavenly Christmas Novena – Indulgences 101!
DAY 2 – HOLY MOTHER OF GOD, PRAY THAT WE RECEIVE THE VIRTUE OF FAITH!
SAINTS’ WORDS
“To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.” -St. Thomas Aquinas
“Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.” -St. Augustine“
“One life is all we have and we live it as we believe in living it. But to sacrifice what you are and to live without belief, that is a fate more terrible than dying.” -St. Joan of Arc
“Where there is hatred, let me sow love. Where there is injury, pardon. Where there is doubt, faith.” -Saint Francis Assisi
DAY 2 – HEAVENLY CHRISTMAS NOVENA – INDULGENCES 101!
Today’s assignment, besides praying your daily rosary, is to continue reading from pages 14-19 in your “Strength and Alliance Field Journal.” Here you will learn everything you need to know about “indulgences.”
Page 14 begins with the following …
INDULGENCES 101
In the previous section, you learned that as a member of the Church Militant you are able to gain indulgences for the poor souls in purgatory. In order to fully understand this loving exchange of spiritual goods designed by God, we must first understand the effects of sin and learn what indulgences are, why we want them, and how to obtain them.
What are the punishments for sin?
There are two punishments for sin: eternal and temporal. Confession remits eternal punishment, but in many cases it does not remit all temporal punishment. God is both merciful and just; although we are forgiven during Confession, the effects of sin may still need to be taken care of.
What is temporal punishment?
A punishment for sin that entails purification. This purification can occur either here on earth or after death, in purgatory.
What is an indulgence?
The word comes from the Latin indulgentia, which means “to be kind or tender.” The Catechism tells us it is “a remission before God of the temporal punishment due to sins whose guilt has already been forgiven” (CCC 1471).
(Continue reading to page 19 in your “Strength and Alliance Field Journal”)
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