Saint Joseph’s Church, Bukit Timah, 180th anniversary papal concession
Singapore: Saint Joseph’s Church 180th anniversary
Visit and pray before Saint Joseph’s statue at the Bukit Timah church, then attend Mass or perform a corporal or spiritual work of mercy.
Time required Variable: statue visit and prayer, followed by Mass or one work of mercy.
- When
- Available during the 2026 anniversary celebration through 31 December 2026; publicly launched 19 March 2026
- Where
- Saint Joseph’s Church, 620 Upper Bukit Timah Road, Singapore
- Who
- Eligible faithful visiting and praying before the specified statue and then completing one of the additional works
- Application
- Self or the departed
The prescribed work
- At Saint Joseph’s Church, Bukit Timah, visit and pray before its statue of Saint Joseph. The parish’s current poster expressly attributes this concession to Pope Leo XIV.
- After visiting the statue, do one of the prescribed alternatives: attend Mass; perform one corporal work of mercy; or perform one spiritual work of mercy.
- Fulfil the usual plenary conditions, including complete detachment from sin, sacramental confession, Holy Communion and prayer for the Pope’s intentions.
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.
Statue visit and prayer, then Mass
Complete the prescribed event
Length of the prescribed celebration.
Visit and pray before the statue, then participate in Mass for its actual duration; no fixed number of minutes is prescribed.
Timing sources
- Saint Joseph’s Church, Bukit Timah: current plenary-indulgence poster180th anniversary 1846–2026; papal concession through year end, statue visit and three alternative works
- Saint Joseph’s Church, Bukit Timah: parish bulletin22 March 2026, p.1: public launch 19 March; directs pilgrims to the poster for prescribed conditions
- Enchiridion Indulgentiarum, fourth editionNorms 17 and 20: fulfil the particular prescribed work and the usual plenary conditions.
Statue visit and prayer, then a corporal work of mercy
Duration varies
Variable; no fixed number of minutes is prescribed.
No fixed minimum number of minutes is stated. Complete the visit and prayer and one corporal work of mercy. Its actual nature determines its duration; no minimum number of minutes is supplied.
Timing sources
- Saint Joseph’s Church, Bukit Timah: current plenary-indulgence poster180th anniversary 1846–2026; papal concession through year end, statue visit and three alternative works
- Saint Joseph’s Church, Bukit Timah: parish bulletin22 March 2026, p.1: public launch 19 March; directs pilgrims to the poster for prescribed conditions
- Enchiridion Indulgentiarum, fourth editionNorms 17 and 20: fulfil the particular prescribed work and the usual plenary conditions.
Statue visit and prayer, then a spiritual work of mercy
Duration varies
Variable; no fixed number of minutes is prescribed.
No fixed minimum number of minutes is stated. Complete the visit and prayer and one spiritual work of mercy. Its actual nature determines its duration; no minute minimum is supplied.
Timing sources
- Saint Joseph’s Church, Bukit Timah: current plenary-indulgence poster180th anniversary 1846–2026; papal concession through year end, statue visit and three alternative works
- Saint Joseph’s Church, Bukit Timah: parish bulletin22 March 2026, p.1: public launch 19 March; directs pilgrims to the poster for prescribed conditions
- Enchiridion Indulgentiarum, fourth editionNorms 17 and 20: fulfil the particular prescribed work and the 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 end
- 31 December 2026
Source and exact reference
- Saint Joseph’s Church, Bukit Timah: current plenary-indulgence poster180th anniversary 1846–2026; papal concession through year end, statue visit and three alternative works
- Saint Joseph’s Church, Bukit Timah: parish bulletin22 March 2026, p.1: public launch 19 March; directs pilgrims to the poster for prescribed conditions
- Enchiridion Indulgentiarum, fourth editionNorms 17 and 20: fulfil the particular prescribed work and the usual plenary conditions.
Prayer texts and grants have separate source histories. Consult the grant source for the prescribed work, occasion, and conditions.