website
Skip to content

Apologetics

Faith/Spirituality Forum: Currency of Enchiridion of 1968

by Catherine Frakas 11 Sep 2001

Currency of Enchiridion of 1968 QUESTION from Catherine Vergne on July 2, 2002 Dear Brother Ignatius,
Do you have a suggestion as to how I may learn an authoritative answer to my question: Is the 1968 Enchiridion of Indulgences still in force throughout the Universal Church, or has it, in whole, or in part, been superceded by some other more recently issued publication?
I asked my pastor; he wasn't sure. I called the NCCB; they told me to inquire at my local archdiocese. I inquired there and was referred to my Archdiocesan Office of Parish Life and Spirituality. The folks there had no clue what it was I was asking about. This is getting scary. Doesn't anyone care about indulgenced prayers anymore?
ANSWER by John-Paul Ignatius, OLSM on July 10, 2002 Dear Mrs. Vergne:
You are right, this is scary....
The 1968 Enchiridion is very much still in force. In fact the 1968 Enchiridion was RE-ISSUED in 1999 with some minor additions, but fully intact from 1968.
You can learn about this from the official Decree from the Vatican: DECREE: Fourth Edition of the 'Enchiridion Indulgentiarum'
and a commentary from Fr. T. M. Sparks, O.P. THE NEW ENCHIRIDION INDULGENTIARUM
Back to Index Page

930 x 520px

SPRING SUMMER LOOKBOOK

Sample Block Quote

Praesent vestibulum congue tellus at fringilla. Curabitur vitae semper sem, eu convallis est. Cras felis nunc commodo eu convallis vitae interdum non nisl. Maecenas ac est sit amet augue pharetra convallis.

Sample Paragraph Text

Praesent vestibulum congue tellus at fringilla. Curabitur vitae semper sem, eu convallis est. Cras felis nunc commodo eu convallis vitae interdum non nisl. Maecenas ac est sit amet augue pharetra convallis nec danos dui. Cras suscipit quam et turpis eleifend vitae malesuada magna congue. Damus id ullamcorper neque. Sed vitae mi a mi pretium aliquet ac sed elitos. Pellentesque nulla eros accumsan quis justo at tincidunt lobortis deli denimes, suspendisse vestibulum lectus in lectus volutpate.
Prev Post
Next Post
Someone recently bought a
[time] minutes ago, from [location]

Thanks for subscribing!

This email has been registered!

Shop the look

Choose Options

Recently Viewed

Edit Option
Back In Stock Notification
this is just a warning
Shopping Cart
0 items