Apostolic Penitentiary concession, as published in current institutional directions
Casa Betania, Orito: jubilee for the elderly and sick unable to attend
Elderly and sick people unable to attend may unite with the celebrations and offer the pains and troubles of life to God.
Time required No fixed duration; time for spiritual union and offering
- When
- 17 October 2026 through 14 December 2027
- Where
- Where the impeded person is staying, in union with the Casa Betania jubilee
- Who
- Elderly and sick people unable to attend
- Application
- Self or the departed
The prescribed work
- Because age or illness prevents attending, unite devoutly with the jubilee celebrations.
- Reject every sin, with complete detachment, and intend to fulfil the three usual conditions as soon as possible.
- Offer to God the pains and troubles of one’s life.
The work and its conditions
This grant has a special provision for the ordinary conditions. Follow the requirements above and the source closely.
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 union and offering by the elderly or sick
Duration varies
Variable: spiritual union and offering
The current directions prescribe no numerical duration, broadcast, devotional image or named prayer formula for this alternative.
What the time estimate excludes
- Ordinary travel to and from the venue, and waiting outside the prescribed work
- Preparation and separately fulfilled sacramental conditions
- Stated start
- 17 October 2026
- Stated end
- 14 December 2027
Occasion and source notes
This narrowly framed record follows the community’s current directions, which expressly attribute the concession to the Apostolic Penitentiary. The original rescript, its date and protocol number have not been retrieved. It concerns Casa Betania’s jubilee, distinct from the nearby Orito shrine’s separate concession.
Source and exact reference
- Pequeña Familia de Betania: current institutional indulgence directions40th-anniversary jubilee; explicit Penitentiary attribution, work and impeded provision
- Pequeña Familia de Betania: current 40th-anniversary jubilee announcement17 October 2026–14 December 2027; 1987–2027 anniversary
Prayer texts and grants have separate source histories. Consult the grant source for the prescribed work, occasion, and conditions.