Conditions for Obtaining Plenary Indulgences
during the Jubilee Year of the 450th Anniversary
of the Birth of Saint Mary Magdalene de’ Pazzi
April 2, 2016 – May 25, 2017
To obtain a plenary indulgence, it is necessary, in addition to excluding any smallest affection for sin, even slight ones, to fulfill three conditions:
- to receive the sacrament of reconciliation
- to receive holy communion
- to pray for the intention of the Holy Father
These three conditions for obtaining a plenary indulgence can be performed several days before or after the prescribed act for obtaining the indulgence; however, it is advisable that holy communion and prayer for the Pope's intention be done on the same day;
and to visit a church or chapel “as a pilgrimage”
In the Archdiocese of Prague:
- St. Havlas Church in the Old Town of Prague
- Parish Church of St. Fabian and Sebastian in Prague-Liboc
- Chapel of the Carmelite Convent in Prague-Liboc
In the Archdiocese of Olomouc:
- Parish Church of St. Cyril and Methodius in Olomouc-Hejčín
- Chapel of the Virgin Mary at the Parish Church of St. Cyril and Methodius in Olomouc-Hejčín
- Parish Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Štípa
- Chapel of St. Elijah in the Carmelite Sisters' Monastery of the Institute of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Štípa
In the Diocese of Brno:
- Parish and Pilgrimage Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Kostelní Vydří
- Chapel of St. Elijah in the Carmelite Monastery in Kostelní Vydří
and to pray there:
- for faithfulness to the Christian vocation
- for the calling of priests and religious
- for the protection of families
- Our Father
- Apostles' Creed
- O Mary of Mount Carmel, intercede for us!
- Saint Mary Magdalene de’ Pazzi, intercede for us!
The sick and those who cannot visit the mentioned churches and chapels
can also obtain plenary indulgences on any day of the Jubilee Year, provided they fulfill the aforementioned conditions and prayers, and perform a spiritual pilgrimage with the desire of their heart to the designated church or chapel where Saint Mary Magdalene de’ Pazzi is publicly venerated, and confidently offer to merciful God the pains and sufferings of their life.
Indulgence is forgiveness of temporal punishment before God for sins that have already been forgiven in terms of guilt.
An indulgence can be obtained by one who has been baptized and is in a state of grace at least at the end of the prescribed acts.
Every believer can obtain indulgences for themselves or for the deceased.
Plenary indulgences can also be obtained at any time (even outside the Jubilee Year) in other ways.
It is always necessary to fulfill three usual conditions (Holy Communion, Holy Confession, and prayer for the intention of the Pope).
Additionally, it is required to perform the prescribed act, which may be, for example, praying the rosary in a church or chapel, communal praying of the rosary (anywhere), half an hour of reading the Word of God or meditating on it, or half an hour of adoration of the Most Holy Sacrament.
