Colle Don Bosco: additional basilica grant
Colle Don Bosco on the pope’s election anniversary
Visit the basilica on the anniversary of the reigning pope’s election.
Time required About 3–5 minutes; no fixed timed minimum
- When
- Anniversary of the reigning pope’s election
- Where
- Basilica of Saint John Bosco, Colle Don Bosco, Italy
- Who
- All eligible faithful
- Application
- Self or the departed
The prescribed work
- Make a devout visit to the basilica and pray the Our Father and Creed.
- The shrine’s notice includes the period from noon on the preceding day until midnight of the anniversary.
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 prayer or work
Editorial estimate
About 3–5 minutes
Editorial planning estimate, not an indulgence requirement; no fixed timed minimum is prescribed. For the Our Father and Creed during a devout basilica visit; the noon-to-midnight observance window is an eligible period, not the required visit length.
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. The two Creed readers are alternatives.
Source and exact reference
Prayer texts and grants have separate source histories. Consult the grant source for the prescribed work, occasion, and conditions.