SABBATINE PRIVILEGE

BASIC R.C. BELIEF

Early liberation from Purgatory through Mary's intercession. Roman Catholic

commentators disagree about this special indulgence. Some say sabbatine

refers to a time after death (a rest) and only indicates Purgatory will be

brief. The classic belief is that a person, having complied with certain

conditions, is to be released from Purgatory by the Blessed Virgin the

Saturday after his death.

The conditions include wearing the brown Scapular or a scapular medal,

observance of chastity in accord with one's state in life and a daily

recitation of a litany to Mary. If one cannot read, abstinence from meat on

Wednesdays and Saturdays may be substituted. Certain other priests can

grant other substitutions.

POST VATICAN II

In Modern Roman Catholicism, these practices are dying out, and are often

denied.

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