Cadereyta Guadalupe parish 40th-anniversary rescript (2025)
Cadereyta Guadalupe parish: Gospel visit to the sick
A sick parishioner who cannot attend Mass receives a parish representative who proclaims the current Sunday’s Gospel.
Time required The parish visit and Gospel proclamation; no fixed number of minutes.
- When
- Once a week, from the opening Mass on 12 December 2025 until the solemn Mass on 12 December 2026
- Where
- Sick members of Santuario de Guadalupe parish, Cadereyta Jiménez, Nuevo León, Mexico
- Who
- Sick members of this parish community who cannot attend Mass
- Application
- Self or the departed
The prescribed work
- Be a sick member of this parish community who is unable to participate in Mass because of illness.
- Receive a visit from a parish emissary, such as a missionary, extraordinary minister of Communion or catechist, who proclaims the Gospel of the Sunday in the current week.
- Perform the work with at least a contrite heart and the ordinary dispositions for a partial indulgence. This special concession is available once a week, from the anniversary opening Mass until the solemn closing Mass on 12 December 2026.
The work and its conditions
The general requirements include at least a general intention, the state of grace by the completion of the work, and a contrite heart. Complete the work as prescribed.
Conditions common to every indulgence
The person gaining an indulgence must be baptized, not excommunicated, and in the state of grace at least when the prescribed works are completed. There must be at least a general intention to gain indulgences, and the prescribed work must be performed at the time and in the manner required by the grant.
Read the full conditions and norms. The cited grant and its specific provisions govern.
Time required
Read each branch with its own conditions. An editorial estimate is not a prescribed minimum.
Parish visit and current Sunday’s Gospel
Duration varies
Duration of the arranged visit and Gospel proclamation
No fixed numeric minimum is prescribed. The whole parish visit with its Gospel proclamation is the work. Once weekly is a frequency limit, not a required week-long duration.
What the time estimate excludes
- Ordinary travel to and from the venue, and waiting outside the prescribed work; required procession or pilgrimage activity remains included
- Stated start
- 12 December 2025
- Stated end
- 12 December 2026
Source and exact reference
Prayer texts and grants have separate source histories. Consult the grant source for the prescribed work, occasion, and conditions.