Enchiridion · Grant 8 §1, 2°
Prayer before a crucifix after Communion on a Lenten Friday
En ego, O bone et dulcissime Iesu
After Communion, pray En ego, O bone et dulcissime Iesu before an image of Christ crucified.
Time required About 30–75 seconds to recite the prayer
- When
- Any Friday during Lent
- Where
- Before an image of Christ crucified
- Who
- All eligible faithful
- Application
- Self or the departed
The prescribed work
- Recite the prescribed prayer devoutly after receiving Communion.
- Pray before a crucifix or image of Jesus crucified.
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 prayer or work
Editorial estimate
About 30–75 seconds to recite the prayer
Editorial recitation estimate, not an indulgence requirement; no fixed minimum in minutes is prescribed. The range spans the cited complete English and Latin forms at the reader’s stated vocal pace (English 100–160 and Latin 80–140 words/minute); devotional pauses and individual pace may extend it. The prayer must still follow Communion before an image of Christ crucified on a Lenten Friday; allow separately for Communion and the surrounding celebration.
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
Occasion and source notes
Fridays from Ash Wednesday through the end of Lent, before the Easter Triduum. Good Friday is shown separately for adoration of the Cross.
Prayer texts and resources
Follow the prayer count and formula specified in the requirements.
Source and exact reference
- Enchiridion indulgentiarum, fourth edition (1999)8 §1, 2°
- Manual of Indulgences, approved USCCB English edition (2006), hosted copy8 §1, 2°
Prayer texts and grants have separate source histories. Consult the grant source for the prescribed work, occasion, and conditions.