Virgen de la Fuensanta coronation centenary jubilee, 2026–2027
Fuensanta jubilee: designated celebrations and pilgrimage
Participate devoutly in one of the specified Fuensanta jubilee celebrations or the designated September 2026 return pilgrimage.
Time required Duration of the prescribed jubilee liturgy or pilgrimage
- When
- 19 April 2026–11 April 2027, only on the specified jubilee occasions
- Where
- Murcia Cathedral, the specified parish/institution celebrations during the image’s itinerary, or the designated return pilgrimage in Murcia, Spain
- Who
- All eligible faithful who participate devoutly in a listed jubilee occasion
- Application
- Self or the departed
The prescribed work
- Devoutly participate in one of these authorized occasions: the opening Mass in Murcia Cathedral on 19 April 2026; the closing Mass there on 11 April 2027; liturgical celebrations during the image’s scheduled visits to parishes and institutions in April–June or October 2026 or February–March 2027; the Eucharistic celebrations of the September 2026 or April 2027 novenas; the cathedral Masses on 13 September 2026; or the 15 September 2026 pilgrimage returning the image to its shrine.
- Fulfil the ordinary plenary conditions. The diocesan announcement confirms the Penitentiary granted this indulgence for participation in any one of those occasions.
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.
Authorized jubilee celebration or return pilgrimage
Complete the prescribed event
Duration of the prescribed jubilee liturgy or pilgrimage
No fixed timed minimum is given. Participate in the selected scheduled event. A novena Mass is an eligible occasion; the source does not require all nine days.
Timing sources
- Diocese of Cartagena: approved Fuensanta jubilee occasions23 February 2026; Año Jubilar, six occasions, express confirmation of Penitentiary concession
- Bishop of Cartagena: decree establishing the Fuensanta jubilee programme25 August 2025, pp.1–2; programme and exact opening/closing dates; subsequent grant confirmed by diocesan 23 February 2026 announcement
- Cathedral of Murcia: jubilee and plenary indulgenceCurrent centenary jubilee instructions; participation in proposed celebrations and pilgrimages
What the time estimate excludes
- Travel and waiting time outside the prescribed work
- Preparation and separately fulfilled sacramental conditions
- Stated start
- 19 April 2026
- Stated end
- 11 April 2027
Occasion and source notes
The jubilee ends 11 April 2027; the following thanksgiving week and 18 April 2027 return pilgrimage are not included by the published concession. A general shrine visit on another day is not this work.
Source and exact reference
- Diocese of Cartagena: approved Fuensanta jubilee occasions23 February 2026; Año Jubilar, six occasions, express confirmation of Penitentiary concession
- Bishop of Cartagena: decree establishing the Fuensanta jubilee programme25 August 2025, pp.1–2; programme and exact opening/closing dates; subsequent grant confirmed by diocesan 23 February 2026 announcement
- Cathedral of Murcia: jubilee and plenary indulgenceCurrent centenary jubilee instructions; participation in proposed celebrations and pilgrimages
Prayer texts and grants have separate source histories. Consult the grant source for the prescribed work, occasion, and conditions.