Enchiridion · Grant 1
First family consecration to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
Participate as a family member in the family’s first consecration to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Time required Length of the approved family consecration rite
- When
- The day of the family’s first consecration
- Where
- Before the appropriate sacred image
- Who
- Members of the family being consecrated
- Application
- Self or the departed
The prescribed work
- Use an approved consecration prayer.
- Pray devoutly before an image of the Sacred Heart or Holy Family, as appropriate.
- Have a priest or deacon conduct the rite if 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.
Prescribed work
Complete the prescribed event
Length of the approved family consecration rite
No fixed number of minutes is prescribed. Use an approved prayer before the appropriate image; the approved form and any surrounding service determine the length.
What the time estimate excludes
- Ordinary travel to and from the venue, and waiting outside the prescribed work
- Preparation and separately fulfilled sacramental conditions, except where the prescribed work itself includes Communion or a liturgical celebration
Source and exact reference
- Enchiridion indulgentiarum, fourth edition (1999)1
- Manual of Indulgences, approved USCCB English edition (2006), hosted copy1
Prayer texts and grants have separate source histories. Consult the grant source for the prescribed work, occasion, and conditions.