Indulgences
for the Poor SoulsCurrent regulations in force by Pope Benedict XVI
I On All Souls’ Day (Nov. 2) a plenary indulgence, applicable only to the Poor Souls, is granted to those who visit any parish church or public oratory and there recite one Our Father and one Credo.II On all the days from November I though November 8 inclusive, a plenary indulgence, applicable only to the Poor Souls, is granted to those who visit a cemetery and pray even if only mentally for the departed.
Conditions for both indulgences:
1. Only one plenary indulgence can be granted per day.
2. It is necessary to be in the state of grace, at least by completion of the work.
3. Freedom
from attachment to sin, even venial
sin, is necessary; otherwise the
indulgence is only partial. (By this is meant attachment to a particular
sin, not sin in
general.)
4. Holy Communion must be received each time the
indulgence is sought.
5. Prayers
must he recited for the intentions of
the Holy Father on each day the
indulgence is sought. (No particular prayers are prescribed. One Our
Father and one Hail Mary
suffice, or other suitable prayers.
6. A
sacramental concession must he made within a week of
completion of the prescribed work.
(One confession made during the week, made with the intention of gaining
all the indulgences,
suffices.)
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