Enchiridion · Grant 33 §1, 5° (b)
Parish church for the Portiuncula indulgence
Make a devout visit to the specified sacred place on the qualifying occasion, praying the Our Father and the Creed there.
Time required No fixed minimum; prayer visit about 2–10 minutes.
- When
- August 2, or another day appointed by the local Ordinary for the good of the faithful
- Where
- A parish or quasi-parish church, or a co-cathedral church even if it is not parochial
- Who
- All eligible faithful
- Application
- Self or the departed
The prescribed work
- Visit the qualifying sacred place.
- Pray the Our Father and the Creed during the visit.
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.
Devout visit with Our Father and Creed
Editorial estimate
About 2–10 minutes for the visit’s prayers
No fixed minute minimum is prescribed. The range is an editorial allowance for the specified prayers and a brief devout visit; travel, processions and a group pilgrimage’s overall itinerary are separate. Date limits and once-a-year or once-per-event limits are frequency restrictions, not time spent praying.
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
Occasion and source notes
The universal manual specifies August 2. Observe any applicable authorized local provision. Under Norm 14, the qualifying church visit may be made from noon on the preceding day until midnight closing the qualifying day; the preceding date is not an all-day window. Grant 33 footnote 63 permits this Enchiridion visit-and-prayer indulgence on the stated day or on another day appointed by the local Ordinary for the good of the faithful. An alternative date requires that appointment and is not chosen independently by a visitor.
Grant 33 footnote 66 explicitly extends these parish-church indulgences to quasi-parish churches and to the co-cathedral church, if one exists, even when it is not a parish church. This extension does not confer every cathedral-specific occasion on a quasi-parish church.
Prayer texts and resources
Follow the prayer count and formula specified in the requirements. The two Creed readers are alternatives.
Source and exact reference
- Enchiridion Indulgentiarum, fourth edition (1999)Grant 33 §1, 5° (b)
- Enchiridion Indulgentiarum, fourth edition (1999)Norms 13–14; church or oratory visits attached to a specified day may begin at noon on the preceding day
- Enchiridion Indulgentiarum, fourth edition (1999)Grant 33, footnote 63: Ordinary-appointed alternative days for §1.2(b,c), 3(b,e), 4(a), 5(a,b); footnote 66: co-cathedral and quasi-parish churches share the parish-church grants
Prayer texts and grants have separate source histories. Consult the grant source for the prescribed work, occasion, and conditions.