Archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas: Saint Maria Soledad shrine concession
Saint Maria Soledad shrine, Kansas City: pilgrimage and prayer
Make a pilgrimage to the shrine and pray before Saint Maria Soledad’s first-class relic.
Time required Time for the pilgrimage and prayer before the relic
- When
- Any day the shrine is accessible
- Where
- Cathedral of Saint Peter, 416 North 14th Street, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
- Who
- Eligible faithful making this pilgrimage within the archdiocese under its local concession
- Application
- Self or the departed
The prescribed work
- Make the pilgrimage to the Archdiocesan Shrine of Saint Maria Soledad in the Cathedral of Saint Peter.
- Pray before the saint’s first-class relic in the cathedral chapel, with the dispositions required for a partial indulgence.
The work and its conditions
The general requirements include at least a general intention, the state of grace by the completion of the work, and a contrite heart. Complete the work as prescribed.
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.
Pilgrimage and prayer
Duration varies
No fixed duration; include the prescribed pilgrimage and prayer
The local directions prescribe no numerical minimum or fixed prayer formula. The whole pilgrimage is part of the work; a brief prayer estimate would not measure it.
What the time estimate excludes
- Ordinary travel to and from the venue, and waiting outside the prescribed work
- Preparation and separately fulfilled sacramental conditions
Occasion and source notes
The cathedral attributes this partial indulgence to the archbishop. Its separate October 11 plenary notice overlaps the universal shrine titular-feast route; this card indexes only the distinct partial concession.
Source and exact reference
- Cathedral of Saint Peter, Kansas City: official Saint Maria Soledad shrine directionsIndulgences: archbishop’s partial concession for pilgrimage and prayer before the first-class relic
- Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann: decree establishing the shrine, described in his own column8 December 2023; shrine designation and devotional purpose (not the indulgence text)
Prayer texts and grants have separate source histories. Consult the grant source for the prescribed work, occasion, and conditions.