Apostolic Indulgences
Apostolic Indulgences
Those which the Roman pontiff attaches to pious articles, such as crucifixes , rosaries, and medals, when he, or one authorized by him, blesses them. Painted or printed pictures, and crosses and crucifixes , etc., made of pewter, iron, lead, or fragile material, are excluded. The blessed article must be carried on one’s person, if possible, otherwise kept in a suitable place, and the prescribed prayers recited.