La Rioja martyrs’ fiftieth anniversary, Apostolic Penitentiary concession announced by the diocesan bishop
Argentina: La Rioja martyrs’ jubilee
Make a pilgrimage in a spirit of conversion to one of the five sites connected with the Blessed Martyrs of La Rioja.
Time required Variable pilgrimage and prayer, or spiritual union for eligible impeded faithful.
- When
- During the 2026 diocesan jubilee, 1 January–31 December 2026
- Where
- La Rioja, Argentina: Cathedral and Saint Nicholas of Bari Shrine, La Rioja city; El Salvador parish, Chamical; Sacred Heart of Jesus church, Sañogasta; El Pastor hermitage near Punta de los Llanos; Martyrs’ Grotto, Bajo de Lucas, Chamical
- Who
- Eligible pilgrims; sick or impeded faithful under the bishop’s stated spiritual-union provision
- Application
- Self or the departed
The prescribed work
- Make a pilgrimage with faith and a spirit of conversion to one of the five designated sites associated with Blessed Enrique Angelelli, Carlos de Dios Murias, Gabriel Longueville and Wenceslao Pedernera.
- At a church or oratory, pray the Our Father and Creed in accordance with Norm 19. Fulfil the usual plenary conditions, including complete detachment from sin. The bishop recommends the martyrs’ canonization prayer when praying for the Pope’s intentions.
- Those who are sick or impeded may instead unite spiritually with the jubilee acts. The bishop’s published summary does not expressly defer the sacramental conditions; the ordinary requirements remain applicable.
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 a designated martyrs’ site
Duration varies
Variable; no fixed number of minutes is prescribed.
No fixed minimum number of minutes is stated. Complete the pilgrimage in a spirit of conversion and the applicable church-visit prayers. The bishop’s directions do not give a numeric duration.
Timing sources
- Bishop of La Rioja: jubilee indulgence announcementPublished 26 January 2026; explicitly confirms Apostolic Penitentiary concession, five sites and conditions; internal 2025 letter date is inconsistent with its 50th-anniversary 1976–2026 context
- Bishop of La Rioja: decree establishing the martyrs’ jubileeDecree of 4 December 2025, paragraphs 1 and 4: calendar 2026 jubilee, five pilgrimage sites and usual conditions
- Enchiridion Indulgentiarum, fourth editionNorm 19: Our Father and Creed for an indulgenced church/oratory visit
Spiritual union when sick or impeded
Duration varies
Variable; no fixed number of minutes is prescribed.
No fixed minimum number of minutes is stated. Unite spiritually with the jubilee acts. The published provision specifies neither numeric minutes nor a special deferral of the ordinary sacramental conditions.
Timing sources
- Bishop of La Rioja: jubilee indulgence announcementPublished 26 January 2026; explicitly confirms Apostolic Penitentiary concession, five sites and conditions; internal 2025 letter date is inconsistent with its 50th-anniversary 1976–2026 context
- Bishop of La Rioja: decree establishing the martyrs’ jubileeDecree of 4 December 2025, paragraphs 1 and 4: calendar 2026 jubilee, five pilgrimage sites and usual conditions
- Enchiridion Indulgentiarum, fourth editionNorm 19: Our Father and Creed for an indulgenced church/oratory visit
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
- 1 January 2026
- Stated end
- 31 December 2026
Prayer texts and resources
Follow the prayer count and formula specified in the requirements. The two Creed readers are alternatives.
Source and exact reference
- Bishop of La Rioja: jubilee indulgence announcementPublished 26 January 2026; explicitly confirms Apostolic Penitentiary concession, five sites and conditions; internal 2025 letter date is inconsistent with its 50th-anniversary 1976–2026 context
- Bishop of La Rioja: decree establishing the martyrs’ jubileeDecree of 4 December 2025, paragraphs 1 and 4: calendar 2026 jubilee, five pilgrimage sites and usual conditions
- Enchiridion Indulgentiarum, fourth editionNorm 19: Our Father and Creed for an indulgenced church/oratory visit
Prayer texts and grants have separate source histories. Consult the grant source for the prescribed work, occasion, and conditions.