Year of Saint Francis decree (2026)
Year of Saint Francis from home
A provision for the elderly, sick, caregivers and those homebound for a serious reason.
Time required No fixed duration; spiritual union and the prescribed offering.
- When
- 10 January 2026–10 January 2027
- Where
- Where the person is prevented
- Who
- Elderly people, sick people, caregivers, and others unable to leave home for a serious reason
- Application
- Self or the departed
The prescribed work
- Unite spiritually with the jubilee celebrations.
- Offer prayers and life’s pain or suffering to God.
- Be detached from sin and intend to fulfil the usual conditions as soon as possible.
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.
Spiritual union when legitimately impeded
Duration varies
Variable; no fixed number of minutes is prescribed.
No fixed minimum number of minutes is stated. Unite spiritually and perform the prescribed prayers or offering in the manner stated in this grant. No duration for suffering is imposed.
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
- 10 January 2026
- Stated end
- 10 January 2027
Source and exact reference
Prayer texts and grants have separate source histories. Consult the grant source for the prescribed work, occasion, and conditions.