Santa María Goretti jubilee in La Pitahaya, Cartago, papal concession announced by the diocesan bishop
Costa Rica: Santa María Goretti jubilee pilgrimage
Make a pilgrimage to Santa María Goretti parish church in La Pitahaya, Cartago, during its jubilee commemorating the 125th anniversary of the saint’s martyrdom.
Time required Variable time for the pilgrimage and church-visit prayers; no fixed minimum is stated.
- When
- 5 July 2026–6 July 2027
- Where
- Santa María Goretti parish church, La Pitahaya, Cartago, Costa Rica
- Who
- Faithful who make the pilgrimage and fulfil the ordinary conditions
- Application
- Self or the departed
The prescribed work
- Make a devout pilgrimage to Santa María Goretti parish church in La Pitahaya, Cartago, during the stated jubilee.
- During the church visit, pray the Our Father and Creed, as required by the general church-visit rule in Norm 19.
- Fulfil the usual plenary conditions: sacramental confession, Holy Communion, prayer for the Pope’s intentions, and complete detachment from every sin.
The work and its conditions
A plenary indulgence also requires complete detachment from every sin, sacramental confession, Holy Communion, and prayer for the Pope’s intentions, subject to the grant’s stated exceptions. The ordinary limit is one plenary indulgence per day.
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.
Pilgrimage to Santa María Goretti parish church
Duration varies
Variable; no fixed number of minutes is stated.
The bishop’s published announcement prescribes a pilgrimage, with the general church-visit prayers. Allow time for the whole pilgrimage; a short prayer-reading estimate does not represent the duration of the entire work. The jubilee dates are an availability window, not a required duration.
Timing sources
- Eco Católico, Costa Rica Episcopal Conference newspaper: Cartago bishop’s jubilee announcement8 May 2026, opening three paragraphs: papal concession; bishop’s communiqué gives 5 July 2026–6 July 2027 and pilgrimage to the parish church. Institutional report; original rescript not retrieved.
- Enchiridion Indulgentiarum, fourth editionNorms 19–20: Our Father and Creed for an indulgenced church/oratory visit; usual plenary conditions
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
- Separate confession, Communion and prayer for the Pope’s intentions, except where a branch expressly includes the prescribed celebration
- Stated start
- 5 July 2026
- Stated end
- 6 July 2027
Prayer texts and resources
Follow the prayer count and formula specified in the requirements. The two Creed readers are alternatives.
Source and exact reference
- Eco Católico, Costa Rica Episcopal Conference newspaper: Cartago bishop’s jubilee announcement8 May 2026, opening three paragraphs: papal concession; bishop’s communiqué gives 5 July 2026–6 July 2027 and pilgrimage to the parish church. Institutional report; original rescript not retrieved.
- Enchiridion Indulgentiarum, fourth editionNorms 19–20: Our Father and Creed for an indulgenced church/oratory visit; usual plenary conditions
- Radio Fides, Archdiocese of San José: jubilee pilgrimage at La Pitahaya1 October 2026: reports the 30 September jubilee pilgrimage; corroborates the current program, without adding conditions to the concession
- Diocese of Cartago: Bishop Mario Quirós’s jubilee message at Santa María Goretti parishBishop’s message for the saint’s feast: expressly attributes the parish jubilee and indulgence to the Holy See. Public video transcript corroborates authority and place; it does not reproduce the operative rescript.
Prayer texts and grants have separate source histories. Consult the grant source for the prescribed work, occasion, and conditions.