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366 ix. on the last Sunday in the month, after having Confessed and Communicated, or, if priests, celebrated Holy Mass, to all religious of both sexes, as above, who for an entire month shall make daily half an hour's mental prayer.

x. to all religious of both sexes, as above, who, being contrite in heart and penitent, shall at Chapter say Mea culpa, accusing themselves of their sins, defects, and imperfections, or whenever they shall hold spiritual conference together.

xi. to every religious each time that, in obedience to the Sovereign Pontiff and with leave of superiors, he goes into the countries of the infidels or heretics to preach the faith of Jesus Christ and instruct them, &c., after having Confessed and Communicated, or, if a priest, celebrated Holy Mass, as well on setting out for his journey, as on entering the aforesaid provinces or kingdoms, i. e. after Confession, &c.

xii. Finally, to all religions of both sexes, when, on some General Visitation, the Superior sets up the Quarant' Ore in the convents and monasteries of his order for the happy event of the same, as often as they make two hours' prayer at intervals before the Blessed Sacrament for peace amongst Christian princes, &c., for the better observance of rule and regular discipline; to be gained after having Confessed and Communicated, or, if priests, celebrated Holy Mass.

These are the Indulgences which regard all the aforesaid religious of both sexes in general; and according to the tenor of the said Brief of Paul V., they are also conceded generally to other congregations and colleges of religious men, as well as to monasteries, congregations, and communities of nuns, who live without cloister, and with simple vows alone. In particular, however, every regular order, every convent, monastery, college, and congregation of religious persons of both sexes, enjoy many other Plenary and Partial Indulgences, of which we do not here undertake to make mention, inasmuch as our object in this Raccolta is to restrict ourselves to the mention of those prayers and pious works enriched with holy Indulgences, which are for the most part universal, and common to every condition of person.