Colle Don Bosco perpetual grant, no. 4
Spiritual gathering at Colle Don Bosco
Participate in a retreat, spiritual exercises or another spiritual gathering at these churches.
Time required Length of the qualifying spiritual gathering or retreat, including the required shrine visit
- When
- On the occasion of a qualifying spiritual gathering
- Where
- Basilica of Saint John Bosco or little Shrine of Mary Help of Christians, Colle Don Bosco, Italy
- Who
- All eligible faithful
- Application
- Self or the departed
The prescribed work
- Visit the specified church and participate in a sacred service, or recite at least the Our Father and Creed.
- The shrine notice specifies sacramental confession and Communion within eight days, together with prayer for the pope’s intentions; consult the shrine or confessor about its application alongside current general Penitentiary guidance.
- Participate in a spiritual gathering such as a retreat or spiritual exercises.
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.
Spiritual gathering with the prayer alternative
Complete the prescribed event
Length of the gathering or retreat and required visit
No fixed number of minutes is prescribed. Participation in the spiritual gathering or retreat is required; the Our Father and Creed are only a prayer component (editorially about 3–5 minutes), not the whole indulgenced work.
Spiritual gathering with a sacred service
Complete the prescribed event
Length of the gathering or retreat and sacred service
No fixed number of minutes is prescribed. Participate in the qualifying spiritual gathering and fulfil the visit/service requirements; follow its actual programme.
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.