Arenzano shrine: current proper Pious Union indulgence instructions
Arenzano Pious Union of the Infant Jesus
Enrolled members have a plenary indulgence on enrollment and five feasts, with a church visit and renewal of their commitments.
Time required Church visit, prayers and promise renewal: about 5–15 minutes (estimate); enrollment varies.
- When
- Enrollment; Christmas; Mary, Mother of God (1 January); Annunciation (25 March); Ascension; the shrine’s annual solemnity of the Infant Jesus (first Sunday of September).
- Where
- Shrine of the Infant Jesus of Prague, Arenzano, Italy; another church only if prevented from visiting the shrine.
- Who
- Members of the Arenzano Pious Union. This is a distinct membership grant, not automatic enrollment through another Infant Jesus devotion.
- Application
- Self or the departed
The prescribed work
- Be enrolled in the Pious Union’s register at the Arenzano shrine. Membership duties include wearing its medal and daily prayer to the Infant Jesus.
- Visit the Shrine of the Infant Jesus at Arenzano; if prevented, visit another church.
- During the indulgenced church visit, pray an Our Father and the Creed under the general rule in Norm 19.
- Firmly renew the intention to fulfill the Pious Union’s commitments.
- Fulfill the usual plenary conditions: sacramental confession, Communion, prayer for the Pope’s intentions, and complete detachment from every sin, including venial sin.
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.
Actual enrollment together with the required visit, prayers and commitment
Complete the prescribed event
Full rite or event; duration varies
Complete the actual admission procedure, rite or event specified by this grant. The source sets no fixed duration; follow the organizer’s schedule.
Qualifying feast: shrine visit, Our Father, Creed and commitment renewal
Editorial estimate
About 5–15 minutes at the church (editorial estimate)
No fixed minimum is prescribed. About 5–15 minutes is an editorial estimate for the devout visit, Our Father, Creed and simple renewal. The substitute church is permitted only when prevented from visiting Arenzano.
What the time estimate excludes
- Ordinary travel to and from the venue, and waiting outside the prescribed work
- Separate fulfillment of the usual plenary conditions, except prayers or Mass expressly included in the branch.
- The daily Infant Jesus prayer and wearing the medal are continuing membership duties.
Occasion and source notes
Ascension and Annunciation follow lawful local transfers. The annual September solemnity is separate from monthly celebrations, for which this source states no additional indulgence. Annunciation, St Joseph and Immaculate Conception use standard Roman transfer rules where listed. The applicable local or proper calendar, lawful external solemnity and any specific indult govern the actual observance. For the dated church or oratory visit, Norm 14 permits the visit from noon on the preceding day until midnight ending the observance. Follow the actual local observance and access hours; any required celebration, membership and frequency limits still apply.
Prayer texts and resources
Follow the prayer count and formula specified in the requirements. The two Creed readers are alternatives.
Source and exact reference
- Arenzano shrine: Pious Union of the Infant JesusSections 2 and 4: enrollment and membership duties; plenary occasions, visit, renewed commitment, usual conditions.
- Arenzano shrine: annual celebrationsAnnual solemnity of the Infant Jesus on the first Sunday of September.
- Enchiridion Indulgentiarum, fourth editionNorms 13–14 and 17–19: transfer, preceding-noon visit window, prescribed work and frequency.
Prayer texts and grants have separate source histories. Consult the grant source for the prescribed work, occasion, and conditions.