San Vicente Ferrer Special Year of Grace (2026)
San Vicente Ferrer, Cebu: fiftieth parish fiesta
Reported local anniversary concession; apostolic authorization for the stated local term remains to be verified.
Time required Variable: complete the required pilgrimage/visit and prayers.
- When
- 2026-04-25–2027-04-25
- Where
- San Vicente Ferrer Parish, Sambag, Cebu City, Philippines
- Who
- All eligible faithful
- Application
- Self or the departed
The prescribed work
- Make a pilgrimage to the parish chapel.
- Pray the Apostles’ Creed, Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory Be, and for the Pope’s intentions; fulfil the usual conditions.
- This local anniversary period is distinct from the worldwide Franciscan year.
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 and prayer
Duration varies
Variable; no fixed number of minutes is prescribed.
No fixed minimum number of minutes is stated. The source prescribes a pilgrimage/visit, not a timed stay. Complete the work and any required prayers; short prayer-recitation time alone does not measure the whole visit.
Timing sources
- Archdiocese of Cebu: parish pilgrimage designation11 May 2026, final paragraphs: local concession 25 April 2026–27 April 2027
- San Vicente Ferrer Parish — official poster reproducing Archbishop declaration N.69/26Official parish poster, signed declaration dated 12 February 2026; large date states 25 April 2026–25 April 2027; native image visually reviewed 27 October 2026. The small decree text is not fully transcribed.
What the time estimate excludes
- Ordinary travel to and from the venue, and waiting outside the prescribed work
- Separate confession, Communion and prayer for the Pope’s intentions, except where a branch expressly includes the prescribed celebration
- Stated start
- 25 April 2026
- Stated end
- 25 April 2027
Occasion and source notes
The archdiocese reports a local plenary-indulgence opportunity, but the underlying apostolic concession or delegation for this particular local term has not been located. The diocesan news report and publicly accessible official parish material do not identify it. This is an evidence gap, not a finding that no valid authorization exists. The reported period is retained as historical context; this row is excluded from confirmed current opportunities pending verification. The source independently identifies the parish as Franciscan-run; the separately verified worldwide Franciscan jubilee has its own dates and conditions and does not establish this longer local anniversary term. The official parish poster reproducing the signed 12 February 2026 declaration gives 25 April 2027 as the ending date; this controls the displayed endpoint over the 27 April 2027 reported in the archdiocesan news item. The poster’s large date gives 25 April 2026 as the start; the tiny decree line was not independently transcribed. No later operative amendment has been established.
Prayer texts and resources
Follow the prayer count and formula specified in the requirements.
Source and exact reference
- Archdiocese of Cebu: parish pilgrimage designation11 May 2026, final paragraphs: local concession 25 April 2026–27 April 2027
- Enchiridion Indulgentiarum, fourth editionNorms5 and7: grant-making authority and diocesan bishop faculties.
- San Vicente Ferrer Parish — official poster reproducing Archbishop declaration N.69/26Official parish poster, signed declaration dated 12 February 2026; large date states 25 April 2026–25 April 2027; native image visually reviewed 27 October 2026. The small decree text is not fully transcribed.
Prayer texts and grants have separate source histories. Consult the grant source for the prescribed work, occasion, and conditions.