Pilgrims of Hope

The Jubilee Indulgence

At The Saint Mary Cathedral
of The Immaculate Conception

From December 29, 2024 through December 28, 2025, pilgrims are invited to visit and receive the Jubilee Indulgence. To obtain a plenary indulgence, participants must be repentant, receive the Sacrament of Penance, and pray for the intentions of the Pope. We encourage you to take part in this blessed opportunity and make use of the Sacrament of Penance during this Holy Year.

Make a brief pilgrimage to the Cathedral as a sign of your deep desire for true conversion and hope in the Lord’s Goodness.
Prayer. Devoutly participate in Holy Mass at the Cathedral or any of the following: a celebration of the Word of God; the Liturgy of the Hours (office of readings, lauds, vespers); the Via Crucis [Way of the Cross]; the Marian Rosary; the recitation of the Akathist hymn; a penitential celebration, which ends with the individual confessions of the penitents.
Confess your sins in the Sacrament of Reconciliation within about twenty days before or after your pilgrimage to the Cathedral.
Receive Holy Communion, reflecting on the hope God gives.
Pray for the Pope and for the intentions that he bears in his heart for the good of the Church and of the entire world. Any prayer may be said, according to personal devotion, but the Our Father and Hail Mary are suggested.
The Indulgence can be applied either to oneself or to the souls of the deceased, but they cannot be applied to other persons living on earth.
A Plenary Indulgence can be gained only once per day. Though, a second can be obtained if it is applied to the souls in purgatory.

Fr. Mike Schmitz explaining Indulgence
How to Obtain an Indulgence for the Deceased
Vatican: What is an Indulgence?

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