DOMINA NOSTRA
A Papal Blessing
His Holiness, Benedict XVI, granted an Apostolic Blessing to Rev. Nicardo P Blanquisco and all the members of The Congregacion de Sta.Clara de Montefalco, on the occasion of the700th mortal death anniversary of Sta. Clara de Montefalco (1308-2008). The blessing was issued November 13, 2008 and signed by Archbishop Felix del Blanco Prieto of the Vatican on behalf of the Pope.
According to the Catholic Encyclopaedia, “an apostolic blessing is a sacramental with which is granted a plenary indulgence.” It should be noted that “the possession of this is not the sole or immediate cause for gaining the indulgences attached thereto by the blessing of the Holy Father or his delegate. But the possession enables the recipient (Congregacion de Sta. Clara de Montefalco) to gain the various indulgences in the performance of certain good works or acts of piety.”
On this Jubilee Year (2008-2009), may the members of the Congregacion de Sta. Clara de Montefalco actively work for the spiritual benefits of this apostolic blessing by living the Augustinian Spirit more vigorously through thought, word and deed.
A Papal Blessing
His Holiness, Benedict XVI, granted an Apostolic Blessing to Rev. Nicardo P Blanquisco and all the members of The Congregacion de Sta.Clara de Montefalco, on the occasion of the700th mortal death anniversary of Sta. Clara de Montefalco (1308-2008). The blessing was issued November 13, 2008 and signed by Archbishop Felix del Blanco Prieto of the Vatican on behalf of the Pope.
According to the Catholic Encyclopaedia, “an apostolic blessing is a sacramental with which is granted a plenary indulgence.” It should be noted that “the possession of this is not the sole or immediate cause for gaining the indulgences attached thereto by the blessing of the Holy Father or his delegate. But the possession enables the recipient (Congregacion de Sta. Clara de Montefalco) to gain the various indulgences in the performance of certain good works or acts of piety.”
On this Jubilee Year (2008-2009), may the members of the Congregacion de Sta. Clara de Montefalco actively work for the spiritual benefits of this apostolic blessing by living the Augustinian Spirit more vigorously through thought, word and deed.