Enchiridion · Grant 17 §1, 2°
Join the Pope’s Rosary live
Rosarium mariale
Devoutly join the Rosary as the Pope recites it in a live radio or television broadcast.
Time required Length of the live five-decade recitation
- When
- During a live papal Rosary broadcast
- Where
- Where the live radio or television broadcast is received
- Who
- All eligible faithful
- Application
- Self or the departed
The prescribed work
- Join the actual live recitation by the Supreme Pontiff, rather than a recording.
- Observe the Rosary requirements of five consecutive decades, vocal prayer, and meditation on the mysteries.
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.
Live papal Rosary
Complete the prescribed event
Length of the live five-decade recitation
No fixed minute minimum is prescribed. Join the actual live recitation, with five consecutive decades and meditation; the Pope’s pace and the broadcast’s devotional pauses determine its length.
What the time estimate excludes
- Ordinary travel to and from the venue, and waiting outside the prescribed work
- Preparation and the ordinary conditions for a plenary indulgence, unless they are themselves part of the prescribed work
Prayer texts and resources
Follow the prayer count and formula specified in the requirements.
Source and exact reference
Prayer texts and grants have separate source histories. Consult the grant source for the prescribed work, occasion, and conditions.