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Plenary & partial indulgences
An indulgence is a remission before God of the temporal punishment due to sins whose guilt has already been forgiven. Here you can find a list of standard indulgences and discover which special ones are available today.
Conditions & rules
- To gain a Plenary Indulgence, you must perform the indulgenced act and fulfill these conditions:
- Be in a state of grace and have complete detachment from all sin (even venial).
- Sacramental Confession (one confession suffices for several indulgences).
- Receive Holy Communion (preferably on the same day).
- Pray for the Pope's intentions (e.g., one Our Father and one Hail Mary).
- For the Souls in Purgatory: Any indulgence (plenary or partial) can be applied to yourself or offered for the souls in Purgatory. You cannot apply an indulgence to other living persons on earth.
Standard plenary indulgences (every day)
- Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament for at least half an hour.
- Pious reading of the Sacred Scripture for at least half an hour.
- Making the Way of the Cross (moving from station to station).
- Recitation of the Marian Rosary (5 decades) in a church, public oratory, family, or religious community.
- Chaplet of Divine Mercy before the Blessed Sacrament (in Poland).
Partial indulgences (every day)
- Teaching or learning Catholic doctrine.
- Visiting the Blessed Sacrament for adoration.
- Reciting the Magnificat (Wielbi dusza moja Pana).
- Reciting the Anioł Pański (Angelus) or Regina Caeli (Królowo nieba).
- Reciting the Pomnij o Najświętsza Panno Maryjo (Memorare) or Witaj Królowo (Salve Regina).
- Reciting Pod Twoją obronę (Sub Tuum Praesidium).
- Invoking your Guardian Angel (e.g., Aniele Boży).
- Reciting an approved Litany (e.g., Litany of the Sacred Heart).
- Renewing baptismal promises.
- Using a blessed religious object piously.
- Listening to the Word of God (e.g., a homily).
- Making an examination of conscience and act of contrition.
Special plenary indulgences calendar
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