Enchiridion · Grant 13, 2°
Join the Pope’s live Stations of the Cross
Unite yourself devoutly to the Way of the Cross while the Pope leads it live on television or radio.
Time required Length of the Pope’s live Stations of the Cross
- When
- While the Pope leads the broadcast Way of the Cross
- Where
- Through the live broadcast described by the grant
- Who
- All eligible faithful
- Application
- Self or the departed
The prescribed work
- Follow the papal celebration devoutly as it occurs.
- The grant concerns the Pope’s live celebration, not an arbitrary recording of the Stations.
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 Pope’s live Stations of the Cross
No fixed number of minutes is prescribed. Follow the actual papal celebration devoutly as it occurs; a recording is not the live participation described.
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
Prayer texts and resources
Follow the prayer count and formula specified in the requirements.
Source and exact reference
- Enchiridion indulgentiarum, fourth edition (1999)13, 2°
- Manual of Indulgences, approved USCCB English edition (2006), hosted copy13, 2°
Prayer texts and grants have separate source histories. Consult the grant source for the prescribed work, occasion, and conditions.