themselves of so precious a treasure, reduce them into a summary in
the form following:—
In the first place,—To our lady the queen, who with constant care and
diligence watches over the propagation of our holy Catholic faith,
the splendour of the worship, and the decorum of the temples; and to
all the faithful Christians who are on the Spanish territory, or who
may come to it within the year, reckoning from the day of the
publication of this bull, and who shall contribute to such holy ends
with their alms, taking this summary, and having our authority to
enjoy the graces in it contained, his holiness concedes the same
plenary indulgence which has been accustomed to be conceded to those
who went to the conquest of the Holy Land, and in the year of
Jubilee; if contrite for their sins they shall confess them with the
mouth and receive the holy sacrament of the eucharist, or, not being
able to confess, desire truly to do so.
Item,—To those above said, his holiness concedes that even in time of
interdict (provided they have not given cause for it, nor been an
obstacle to its being raised), and having permission for it from the
commissary-general, even one hour before daybreak, and another after
noon, can within the same year celebrate, if they are presbyters, or
cause masses to be celebrated and other divine offices in their
presence, and in the presence of their familiar friends, domestics,
and relatives, and receive the eucharist and other sacraments (except
on Easter-day), as well as in churches where, on the other hand, it
is permitted in any mode of celebration whatever of the divine
offices during such interdict, as in a private oratory set apart
solely for divine worship, and that it may be visited and appointed
by the ordinary; and that they may assist at the divine offices in
time of interdict, it being their duty, provided they use it for the
said purpose, always to pray to God for the prosperity of the Roman
Catholic apostolic Church, for the peace and concord of Christian
princes, and for the other pious ends already expressed. In like
manner, it is conceded to them that their bodies may be buried in the
said time of interdict with moderate funeral pomp, as if they had not
died excommunicated.
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