Plenary indulgences announced for Year of Consecrated Life [CC]

[Catholic_Press]

The Vatican has announced that plenary indulgences will be available to the faithful who–under the usual conditions–participate in celebrations for the Year of Consecrated Life.In a …

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[CarmelJerome]

The granting of indulgences is an essential part of Divine Mercy and I would hope that bishops and priests and religious would make discussion and presentation of this vital part of the faith a priority during this year.

 

[Miserissima]

People get weary of being scared, angry, and defensive – especially when they know it shouldn’t be that way.

 

[Nelka]

If someone could explain what I have to do for this indulgence in a super layman’s terms, I would be grateful, Thanks.

 

[Bklynguy]

If someone could explain what I have to do for this indulgence in a super layman’s terms, I would be grateful, Thanks.

Hello. To gain a plenary indulgence (remits ALL temporal punishment due sin), which may only be obtained once per day, one must be in the state of grace, as well as:

1. repudiate, or have a complete detachment, from sin–even venial sin;
2. have sacramentally confessed their sins;
3. receive the Holy Eucharist;
4. and pray for the intentions of the Supreme Pontiff.

For #4, this is left up to the faithful, but one Our Father and one Hail Mary are suggested. It is not necessary that the confession, partaking of the Eucharist, and prayers for the Pope be carried out on the same day, although it is suggested. However, it is permissible that they take place within several days (about 20) before or after the indulgence is obtained.

To obtain a partial indulgence (remits some of temporal punishment due sin), it is only necessary to be in a state of grace. Also, one can obtain more than one partial indulgence per day.

Hope this helps!

Here was my source: vatican.va/roman_curia/tribunals/apost_penit/documents/rc_trib_appen_pro_20000129_indulgence_en.html

 

[Nelka]

 

[Brandon_Cal]

Hello. To gain a plenary indulgence (remits ALL temporal punishment due sin), which may only be obtained once per day, one must be in the state of grace, as well as:

1. repudiate, or have a complete detachment, from sin–even venial sin;
2. have sacramentally confessed their sins;
3. receive the Holy Eucharist;
4. and pray for the intentions of the Supreme Pontiff.

For #4, this is left up to the faithful, but one Our Father and one Hail Mary are suggested. It is not necessary that the confession, partaking of the Eucharist, and prayers for the Pope be carried out on the same day, although it is suggested. However, it is permissible that they take place within several days (about 20) before or after the indulgence is obtained.

To obtain a partial indulgence (remits some of temporal punishment due sin), it is only necessary to be in a state of grace. Also, one can obtain more than one partial indulgence per day.

Hope this helps!

Here was my source: vatican.va/roman_curia/tribunals/apost_penit/documents/rc_trib_appen_pro_20000129_indulgence_en.html

I think there’s more to it than this:
OP Article:

The Vatican has announced that plenary indulgences will be available to the faithful who—under the usual conditions—participate in celebrations for the Year of Consecrated Life.

I read this as “the usual conditions” being what you have posted; what are necessary, but not sufficient, for all plenary indulgences. What is particularly necessary for this plenary indulgence is the “participat[ion] in celebrations for the Year of Consecrated Life”. The article continues to define what constitutes participation:

In a decree signed by Cardinal Mauro Piacenza, the head of the Apostolic Penitentiary, the Vatican announced on November 28 that **the indulgences can be obtained by those who join in meetings organized by the Holy See in Rome to celebrate the Year of Consecrated Life. The faithful may also obtain the indulgence in their own dioceses by visiting a cathedral or other sacred space and reciting the Liturgy of the Hours or making a “suitable” period of prayer, on one of the days devoted to the celebrations. **

So it seems to my non-Catholic eyes that the faithful must also either:

• pilgrimage to Rome and participate in these “meetings organized by the Holy See”, or
• visit a Cathedral (or other sacred space) and recite the Liturgy of the Hours (or make an alternative suitable period of prayer).

The first option seems pretty to the point, the second seems rather vague to me. Does any Catholic church constitute a “sacred space”? How much recitation of the Hours must be performed? All the hours of a particular day? A single hour? Does anyone know of these specifics? Everything I’m finding through a preliminary internet search is as vague as the OP.

 

[ARSpade]

Hello. To gain a plenary indulgence (remits ALL temporal punishment due sin), which may only be obtained once per day, one must be in the state of grace, as well as:

1. repudiate, or have a complete detachment, from sin–even venial sin;
2. have sacramentally confessed their sins;
3. receive the Holy Eucharist;
4. and pray for the intentions of the Supreme Pontiff.

For #4, this is left up to the faithful, but one Our Father and one Hail Mary are suggested. It is not necessary that the confession, partaking of the Eucharist, and prayers for the Pope be carried out on the same day, although it is suggested. However, it is permissible that they take place within several days (about 20) before or after the indulgence is obtained.

To obtain a partial indulgence (remits some of temporal punishment due sin), it is only necessary to be in a state of grace. Also, one can obtain more than one partial indulgence per day.

Hope this helps!

Here was my source: vatican.va/roman_curia/tribunals/apost_penit/documents/rc_trib_appen_pro_20000129_indulgence_en.html

For #4 the Pope has intentions that he’d like prayed for:
ewtn.com/faith/papalprayer.htm

 

[Brandon_Cal]

Bump.

I think there’s more to it than this:

I read this as “the usual conditions” being what you have posted; what are necessary, but not sufficient, for all plenary indulgences. What is particularly necessary for this plenary indulgence is the “participat[ion] in celebrations for the Year of Consecrated Life”. The article continues to define what constitutes participation:

So it seems to my non-Catholic eyes that the faithful must also either:

• pilgrimage to Rome and participate in these “meetings organized by the Holy See”, or
• visit a Cathedral (or other sacred space) and recite the Liturgy of the Hours (or make an alternative suitable period of prayer).

The first option seems pretty to the point, the second seems rather vague to me. Does any Catholic church constitute a “sacred space”? How much recitation of the Hours must be performed? All the hours of a particular day? A single hour? Does anyone know of these specifics? Everything I’m finding through a preliminary internet search is as vague as the OP.

 

[Bklynguy]

I think there’s more to it than this:

I read this as “the usual conditions” being what you have posted; what are necessary, but not sufficient, for all plenary indulgences. What is particularly necessary for this plenary indulgence is the “participat[ion] in celebrations for the Year of Consecrated Life”. The article continues to define what constitutes participation:

So it seems to my non-Catholic eyes that the faithful must also either:

• pilgrimage to Rome and participate in these “meetings organized by the Holy See”, or
• visit a Cathedral (or other sacred space) and recite the Liturgy of the Hours (or make an alternative suitable period of prayer).

The first option seems pretty to the point, the second seems rather vague to me. Does any Catholic church constitute a “sacred space”? How much recitation of the Hours must be performed? All the hours of a particular day? A single hour? Does anyone know of these specifics? Everything I’m finding through a preliminary internet search is as vague as the OP.

Regarding your first question, I honestly do not know if any church constitutes a sacred space. However, the items above only refer to gaining an indulgence related to the celebrations of the Year of Consecrated Life. However, following those conditions I mentioned above, which were pulled from the Vatican website, you can gain a plenary indulgence anytime for:

1. Reading Sacred Scripture for one half hour.
2. Praying the Rosary in a church or as a family or as part of a pious group, out loud. (to be honest, it is sort of vague whether praying quietly, by yourself, in a church counts or if it has to be part of a pious group in a church).
3. Performing Stations of the Cross (in a church at each displayed scene).
4. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament (again, sort of vague, but from what I have seen, adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in the tabernacle is sufficient…in other words, exposition in the monstrance is not necessary).

A little more info…praying for the pope, the taking of communion, and going to confession do NOT have to be performed on the same day. However, one must pray for the pope and take communion for each plenary indulgence. In other words, you wouldn’t be able to go to Confession on Saturday and pray for the pope, go to Mass and take communion on Sunday, and then gain a plenary indulgence Sunday through the following Saturday. You would, essentially, need to attend daily Mass. Otherwise, you would only be able to gain a plenary indulgence once per week.