Hospital San Vicente: Gospel visit to patients
Hospital San Vicente: Gospel visit to patients
A patient of the hospital who cannot attend Mass receives a Church representative proclaiming the current Sunday’s Gospel.
Time required The Church emissary’s visit and Gospel proclamation; no fixed number of minutes.
- When
- Once a week, from the opening Mass on 19 March 2026 until the solemn Mass on 19 March 2027
- Where
- Patients admitted to or treated by Hospital San Vicente I.B.P., Monterrey, Mexico
- Who
- Sick persons admitted to or treated by this hospital who cannot attend Mass
- Application
- Self or the departed
The prescribed work
- Be a sick person admitted to or treated by Hospital San Vicente who cannot participate in Mass.
- Receive a visit from a Church emissary, such as a missionary, extraordinary minister of Communion or catechist, who proclaims the Gospel of the Sunday in the current week.
- With at least a contrite heart, fulfil the ordinary dispositions for a partial indulgence. This special concession is available once a week, from the opening Mass until the solemn closing Mass on 19 March 2027.
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.
Visit by a Church emissary and Gospel proclamation
Duration varies
Duration of the arranged visit and Gospel proclamation
No fixed numeric minimum is stated. The complete visit and current Sunday’s Gospel are prescribed; once weekly limits frequency.
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
- 19 March 2026
- Stated end
- 19 March 2027
Source and exact reference
Prayer texts and grants have separate source histories. Consult the grant source for the prescribed work, occasion, and conditions.