The translation of the Raccolta by Father St John was one of the first books of popular devotion issued by the Fathers of the Birmingham Oratory, and it supplied them with the congregational prayers, still in use in their church, for the Stations of the Cross, for the month of May, the Triduo and Novenas in preparation for the Feasts of our ...
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Raccolta Emblem of the Holy See The Raccolta (literally, "collection" in Italian), is a book, published in many editions from 1807 to 1952, that collected the texts of Roman Catholic prayers and briefly described other acts of piety, such as visiting and praying in particular churches, for which specific indulgences were granted by popes.
Revised under Pope Pius XII, this official collection (raccolta) of the Church's prayers and devotions was published in English in 1957. It includes a timely supplement of additional prayers for many urgent needs all of which were composed under the same pontiff. Many of the more commonly used prayers and devotions are followed by the Latin text, thus providing the perfect aid for teachers and ...
The Raccolta: or Collection of Indulgenced Prayers. With the Appendix of Indulgences granted by His Holiness Pius IX. from 1856 to 1866. Translated by Ambrose St. John, of the Oratory of St. Philip Neri, Birmingham. Title Page Approval of the Sacred Congregation Dedication to the Holy Souls in Purgatory Note on the Compiler On Holy Indulgences and the Conditions for Gaining Them Section I ...
The Raccolta contains, arranged in convenient order, the prayers, novenas, pious practices, etc. to which general indulgences have been attached, as well as the decrees and rescripts granting the indulgences, and the conditions requisite for gaining them. All the indulgences contained in the Raccolta are applicable to the souls in purgatory.