Apostolic Penitentiary, 3 April 2023
Orito shrine: corresponding opportunity for the seriously impeded
On the qualifying occasions, those impeded by age, sickness or another grave cause may unite with the shrine’s celebrations or pilgrimages before an image of Our Lady of Orito.
Time required No fixed duration; spiritual union, prayer and offering on the qualifying occasion
- When
- On the corresponding granted occasions: May; 15 August–8 September; a once-yearly chosen day; or actual devotional group-pilgrimage occasions
- Where
- Before an image of Our Lady of Orito, wherever the impeded person is staying
- Who
- Faithful impeded by old age, sickness or another grave cause
- Application
- Self or the departed
The prescribed work
- On one of the corresponding granted occasions, before an image of Our Lady of Orito, unite spiritually with the shrine’s celebrations and pilgrimages.
- Be detached from every sin and intend to fulfil the three usual conditions as soon as possible.
- Offer prayers and the pains or troubles of one’s life to merciful God.
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 with an actual devotional group pilgrimage
Duration varies
Variable: spiritual union, prayers and offering
No numerical minimum or named prayer formula is prescribed for the impeded alternative. Its image, qualifying occasion and spiritual union are part of the work. The chosen-day filter refers to spiritual union with an actual devotional group pilgrimage; all image and impediment requirements remain.
Spiritual union during the granted seasons or one annual chosen day
Duration varies
Variable: spiritual union, prayers and offering
No numerical minimum or named prayer formula is prescribed for the impeded alternative. Its image, qualifying occasion and spiritual union are part of the work. The May and 15 August–8 September seasons and the once-yearly chosen-day route retain their stated limits.
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
- 3 April 2023
- Stated end
- 3 April 2030
Occasion and source notes
The signed decree expressly grants seven years from its date of 3 April 2023. The corresponding occasion limits apply to this impeded spiritual-union route. This shrine concession is distinct from Casa Betania’s 2026–2027 jubilee.
Source and exact reference
- Orito shrine: signed Latin Apostolic Penitentiary decree3 April 2023, Prot.01379/2023–310/23/I; seven-year concession
- Orito shrine: Spanish translation and current local directionsDecree images and instructions linked on the shrine’s institutional page
Prayer texts and grants have separate source histories. Consult the grant source for the prescribed work, occasion, and conditions.