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Oratio Imperata (Latin, "Obligatory Prayer") is a set of Roman Catholic invocative prayers consisting of a liturgical action and a short, general prayer which the local ordinary or prelate of the church may publicly pray when a grave need or calamity occurs.〔http://www.catholicreference.net/index.cfm?id=35288〕 Common reasons for the religious invocation of the prayer are natural calamities such as storms, snow and drought while rare circumstances which merit the prayer are wars, plague and the disruption of public peace in society.〔Modern Catholic Dictionary. Father John Hardon. Eternal Life Publications.〕 The prayers are customarily invoked by an archdiocese on behalf of overwhelming popular requests, and is authorised by a high-ranking prelate or Metropolitan Archbishop.〔http://www.rcam.org/news/778-oratio-imperata-para-sa-paghinto-ng-ulan-at-baha〕 ==History== The customary tradition of reciting such prayers are rooted in Apostolic age, when lay people asked the help and assistance of their bishops in the time of natural calamity, war or any grave public danger to society. In the Middle Ages, various saints (e.g. Saint Isidore the Farmer) were invoked for the assistance of granting rain, while Saint Roch was invoked for dire calamities and the Black Plague. Present Catholic discipline allows that any ''collect'' prayers from the Mass may be prescribed by the local ordinary as this type of prayer.〔http://www.philstar.com/nation/article.aspx?publicationsubcategoryid=200&articleid=836323〕 The prayer itself cannot be a permanent religious recitation, but rather only for used for a short period of time of need. The prayers are often recited postcommunion or after the conclusion or final benediction of the Mass. When the prayer itself is asked, composed, or canonically authorised by the Pope, it can also merit a plenary indulgence.〔http://www.mb.com.ph/node/245759/cardinal-vidal-urge〕 The invocative prayers prescribed as Oratio Imperata are: * Must only be composed of one, singular prayer * Must be primarily addressed to a personage of the Holy Trinity, not directly to any interceding angel, saint, or a title of the Blessed Virgin Mary * Must be prayed and recited by all Catholic priests celebrating Holy Mass in their respective churches and oratories, as well as exempted ones of the diocese * Can never said under a single conclusion with the collect of the Mass, but after the Mass is concluded; * Is prohibited on all first and second classes of liturgical days, in votive Masses of the 1st and 2nd class, in sung Masses, and when the all have been met on that particular day. * An oratio imperata for the deceased is said only on Ferias of the Fourth Class and in low votive or Requiem Masses of the Class IV. In very rare cases of enduring public calamities lasting a longer time, (i,e. national war, calamitous plague, etc), the local ordinary may indeed impose a suitable Oratio Imperata for an extended period: * May only be recited during Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.〔http://www.cbcpnews.com/cbcpnews/?p=1623〕 * Is prohibited on the same days twice, or in the same days coinciding with relevant liturgical days. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Oratio Imperata」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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