Enchiridion · Grant 23 §1
The Office of the Paraclisis
Paraclisis
Devout recitation carries a plenary indulgence in the specified settings and a partial indulgence in other circumstances.
Time required No fixed duration; length of the Office
- When
- Any day
- Where
- A church or oratory, or one of the specified communal settings; elsewhere for the partial grant
- Who
- All eligible faithful
- Application
- Self or the departed
The prescribed work
- For the plenary grant, pray in a church or oratory, as a family, in a religious community or association of the faithful, or with others gathered for a worthy purpose.
This is a named example within a broader grant, not an additional independent grant.
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.
Office of the Paraclisis
Duration varies
No fixed duration; length of the Office
No fixed minute minimum is prescribed. Recite the Office according to the relevant approved form. The Akathistos provision allowing a suitable portion is not stated for the Paraclisis.
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.