Adoration of the Cross on Good Friday

Participate devoutly in the adoration of the Cross within the solemn Good Friday liturgy.

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Time required Length of the prescribed liturgical adoration of the Cross

When: Good Friday
Where: At the solemn Good Friday liturgy
Who: All eligible faithful
Application: Self or the departed

The prescribed work

Participate in the Cross’s adoration as part of the specified liturgical celebration.

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.

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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 prescribed liturgical adoration of the Cross

No fixed number of minutes is prescribed. The adoration belongs to the Good Friday Passion liturgy; allow for that scheduled liturgical celebration.

Timing sources

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

Dates follow the General Roman Calendar. If the liturgical celebration or its external solemnity is legitimately transferred, follow the authorized observance (Norm 13).

Source and exact reference

Prayer texts and grants have separate source histories. Consult the grant source for the prescribed work, occasion, and conditions.