Plenary Indulgence Help

[Nelka]

Hello, I need help with a few things regarding the plenary indulgence.

I knew that you need confession, communion, prayers for the Pope and no attachment to sin.

First question: I thought you needed to pray the Rosary in addition to the above list to gain the plenary indulgence, it appears not so where does the Rosary fit in with the indulgence?

Second question: It says here that reading Sacred Scripture for half an hour and you will gain a plenary indulgence, is this in addition to the above list?

Third question: How do we detach ourselves from all sins to gain the plenary indulgence? What could be the easiest venial sin to commit so as to avoid it?

Thanks.

 

[TeenageConvert]

Hello, I need help with a few things regarding the plenary indulgence.

I knew that you need confession, communion, prayers for the Pope and no attachment to sin.

First question: I thought you needed to pray the Rosary in addition to the above list to gain the plenary indulgence, it appears not so where does the Rosary fit in with the indulgence?

Second question: It says here that reading Sacred Scripture for half an hour and you will gain a plenary indulgence, is this in addition to the above list?

Third question: How do we detach ourselves from all sins to gain the plenary indulgence? What could be the easiest venial sin to commit so as to avoid it?

1. No, it is not required. If you pray a Rosary in addition to what you said above, you will have gained a plenary indulgence
   2.Yes, the conditions do not qualify as an indulgence on their own. You do them, and then the action/prayer and you receive the indulgence
   3.I don’t think I even understand this completely, so I hope someone else can help you lol

Thanks.

 

[Corki]

Hello, I need help with a few things regarding the plenary indulgence.

I knew that you need confession, communion, prayers for the Pope and no attachment to sin.

First question: I thought you needed to pray the Rosary in addition to the above list to gain the plenary indulgence, it appears not so where does the Rosary fit in with the indulgence?

Second question: It says here that reading Sacred Scripture for half an hour and you will gain a plenary indulgence, is this in addition to the above list?

Third question: How do we detach ourselves from all sins to gain the plenary indulgence? What could be the easiest venial sin to commit so as to avoid it?

Thanks.

There are plenary indulgences attached to many pius acts (saying a public Rosary, visiting some pilgrimage sites, etc.). For each one, in addition to the pious act, you must go to Confession, receive Communion,pray for the intentions of the Pope and be free from all attachements to sin - even venial sin.

When you read a book about pius practices, it will often say the indulgence is granted “under the usual condidtions”. That means Confession, Communion, prayers for the Pope and detachement from sin.

BTW, here’s a list of lots of practices that one can do to earn either a partial or plenary indulgence for oneself or another.

catholic.org/clife/prayers/indulgw.php

 

[TeenageConvert]

Oh…I just realized I put my answer into your quote haha. Sorry!

 

[Nelka]

Third question: How do we detach ourselves from all sins to gain the plenary indulgence? What could be the easiest venial sin to commit so as to avoid it?

I have heard that smoking is a venial sin and if so no smoker can gain a plenary indulgence. I don’t smoke but are there other venial sins that are too easy to commit?

Also, we all know that we will sin again in the future as we are not perfect so does this impede the plenary indulgence?

Seems extremely difficult, somebody must have gained one succussfully!

 

[Julia_Mae]

I have heard that smoking is a venial sin and if so no smoker can gain a plenary indulgence. I don’t smoke but are there other venial sins that are too easy to commit?

Pride, I imagine. Every time you think the other guy is an idiot, that’s like three sins rolled into one. Covetousness, probably another. Every time you see something someone else has and want it for yourself.