Our Lady of the Head eighth centenary: papal jubilee grant implemented by the Bishop of Jaén
Our Lady of the Head: Jaén jubilee pilgrimage and liturgical celebration
Make a devout pilgrimage to an authorized jubilee church during its designated period and participate devoutly in Mass or a jubilee liturgical act.
Time required Time for the devout pilgrimage and actual liturgical participation
- When
- 4 October 2026–8 December 2027 at the shrine; the other two churches only during their specified 2027 periods
- Where
- Royal Shrine and Minor Basilica of Nuestra Señora de la Cabeza, Andújar; Santa María la Mayor, Andújar; Jaén Cathedral, Spain
- Who
- All eligible faithful fulfilling the prescribed pilgrimage and liturgical work
- Application
- Self or the departed
The prescribed work
- Make a devout pilgrimage to an authorized jubilee church within that church’s authorized dates.
- Participate devoutly in Holy Mass or a jubilee liturgical act, following the diocesan directions.
- Be detached from every sin and fulfil the ordinary plenary conditions.
- The shrine is authorized from 4 October 2026 through 8 December 2027. Santa María la Mayor in Andújar is authorized on 18–25 September and 2–30 October 2027, and Jaén Cathedral on 25 September–2 October 2027, during the image’s stay there.
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.
Shrine of Our Lady of the Head during the full jubilee term
Complete the prescribed event
Time for the devout pilgrimage and liturgical participation
No fixed numerical minimum is stated. Allow for the devout pilgrimage and participation in Holy Mass or a jubilee liturgical act. This repeatable route is at the shrine, from 4 October 2026 through 8 December 2027, subject to the actual prescribed liturgy.
Timing sources
- Apostolic Penitentiary: Our Lady of the Head jubilee decreeSigned Latin original, 25 March 2026, Prot. 00780/2026–1332/25/I; pilgrimage and prayer alternative, followed by the impeded provision
- Bishop of Jaén: decree proclaiming the jubilee and appointing its celebrationsSigned decree, 16 April 2026, registration 2026–301; §§2–4 term and places, §5 eight blessing occasions, §6 pastoral directions for homebound faithful
- Bishop of Jaén: pastoral letter for the eighth centenary of Our Lady of the Head15 September 2026, section XIII: papal concession, exact authorized places and periods, pilgrimage and liturgical participation
- Diocese of Jaén: official jubilee portalCómo vivir el Año Jubilar and Templos jubilares: devout visit and Mass or a jubilee liturgical act
- Apostolic Penitentiary: Enchiridion Indulgentiarum, fourth editionNorm 19: the ordinary church/oratory visit rule expressly yields when the particular concession prescribes otherwise.
Santa María la Mayor, Andújar, during the image’s authorized stays
Complete the prescribed event
Time for the devout pilgrimage and liturgical participation
No fixed numerical minimum is stated. Allow for the devout pilgrimage and participation in Holy Mass or a jubilee liturgical act. Santa María la Mayor is authorized only on 18–25 September and 2–30 October 2027, while the image is there.
Timing sources
- Apostolic Penitentiary: Our Lady of the Head jubilee decreeSigned Latin original, 25 March 2026, Prot. 00780/2026–1332/25/I; pilgrimage and prayer alternative, followed by the impeded provision
- Bishop of Jaén: decree proclaiming the jubilee and appointing its celebrationsSigned decree, 16 April 2026, registration 2026–301; §§2–4 term and places, §5 eight blessing occasions, §6 pastoral directions for homebound faithful
- Bishop of Jaén: pastoral letter for the eighth centenary of Our Lady of the Head15 September 2026, section XIII: papal concession, exact authorized places and periods, pilgrimage and liturgical participation
- Diocese of Jaén: official jubilee portalCómo vivir el Año Jubilar and Templos jubilares: devout visit and Mass or a jubilee liturgical act
- Apostolic Penitentiary: Enchiridion Indulgentiarum, fourth editionNorm 19: the ordinary church/oratory visit rule expressly yields when the particular concession prescribes otherwise.
Jaén Cathedral during the image’s authorized stay
Complete the prescribed event
Time for the devout pilgrimage and liturgical participation
No fixed numerical minimum is stated. Allow for the devout pilgrimage and participation in Holy Mass or a jubilee liturgical act. Jaén Cathedral is authorized only on 25 September–2 October 2027, while the image is there.
Timing sources
- Apostolic Penitentiary: Our Lady of the Head jubilee decreeSigned Latin original, 25 March 2026, Prot. 00780/2026–1332/25/I; pilgrimage and prayer alternative, followed by the impeded provision
- Bishop of Jaén: decree proclaiming the jubilee and appointing its celebrationsSigned decree, 16 April 2026, registration 2026–301; §§2–4 term and places, §5 eight blessing occasions, §6 pastoral directions for homebound faithful
- Bishop of Jaén: pastoral letter for the eighth centenary of Our Lady of the Head15 September 2026, section XIII: papal concession, exact authorized places and periods, pilgrimage and liturgical participation
- Diocese of Jaén: official jubilee portalCómo vivir el Año Jubilar and Templos jubilares: devout visit and Mass or a jubilee liturgical act
- Apostolic Penitentiary: Enchiridion Indulgentiarum, fourth editionNorm 19: the ordinary church/oratory visit rule expressly yields when the particular concession prescribes otherwise.
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
- 4 October 2026
- Stated end
- 8 December 2027
Occasion and source notes
This card describes the in-person liturgical route set out in the bishop’s signed decree, pastoral letter and diocesan portal. The original Apostolic Penitentiary decree is now linked as well. The cathedral and Andújar parish are authorized only while the image is present within their specified dates.
Source and exact reference
- Apostolic Penitentiary: Our Lady of the Head jubilee decreeSigned Latin original, 25 March 2026, Prot. 00780/2026–1332/25/I; pilgrimage and prayer alternative, followed by the impeded provision
- Bishop of Jaén: decree proclaiming the jubilee and appointing its celebrationsSigned decree, 16 April 2026, registration 2026–301; §§2–4 term and places, §5 eight blessing occasions, §6 pastoral directions for homebound faithful
- Bishop of Jaén: pastoral letter for the eighth centenary of Our Lady of the Head15 September 2026, section XIII: papal concession, exact authorized places and periods, pilgrimage and liturgical participation
- Diocese of Jaén: official jubilee portalCómo vivir el Año Jubilar and Templos jubilares: devout visit and Mass or a jubilee liturgical act
- Apostolic Penitentiary: Enchiridion Indulgentiarum, fourth editionNorm 19: the ordinary church/oratory visit rule expressly yields when the particular concession prescribes otherwise.
Prayer texts and grants have separate source histories. Consult the grant source for the prescribed work, occasion, and conditions.