in solemn exposition, imploring there His divine mercy. He further granted indulgences to those who shall assist at prayer during this solemn exposition. All this was afterward confirmed by Pope Paul V, in the brief, Cum felicis recordationis, May 10, 1606. The indulgences are: a plenary indulgence to all who, after confession and communion, shall devoutly visit the Blessed Sacrament exposed to public veneration and pray for the intention of the Sovereign Pontiff; an indulgence of 10 years and 10 quarantines, for every visit made with true contrition and a firm purpose of going to confession. This indulgence was confirmed by his Holiness, Pope Pius IX, by a rescript of the S. Congr. of Indulgences, Nov. 26, 1876. By a rescript. May 10, 1807, Pius VII declared that henceforth and forever, in the churches where the Blessed Sacrament is exposed, all the altars are privileged during the time of exposition, and Leo XIII, by a rescript of the S. Congr. of Indulgences, Dec. 8, 1897, extended the same indulgences to all churches throughout the world where this devotion is practised as in Rome. — "The New Raccolta."
Note.—The Prayer of St. Alphonsus Liguori for a Visit to the Blessed Sacrament is very suitable for the Forty Hours' Adoration.
All the prayers, litanies, ejaculations, and devotions found in this book in honor of the Blessed Sacrament, the Most Holy Name, the Passion of Our Lord, and the Sacred Heart of Jesus, are appropriate for this occasion. The Rosary, especially the Eucharistic Rosary, and the Litany of the Saints are also very commendable.
