Apostolic Penitentiary, 4 January 2023
Regnum Christi: Christ the King, Sacred Heart and Our Lady of Sorrows
The decree specifies participation in sacred rites and prayers on three celebrations.
Time required Participate in the sacred rites, with the required Creed and Our Father; duration varies.
- When
- Christ the King; Sacred Heart; Our Lady of Sorrows (15 September); within the seven-year term beginning 4 January 2023.
- Where
- At the sacred rites, before the Blessed Sacrament or an image of Our Lady of Sorrows.
- Who
- Regnum Christi Federation members
- Application
- Self or the departed
The prescribed work
- Devoutly participate in the sacred rites.
- Recite the profession of faith and Our Father before the Blessed Sacrament or an image of Our Lady of Sorrows.
- Fulfil the ordinary plenary conditions.
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.
Sacred rites and the specified concluding prayers
Complete the prescribed event
Rites and prescribed prayers; duration varies
The grant requires participation in the sacred rites and the profession of faith and Our Father before the Blessed Sacrament or the image of Our Lady of Sorrows. No minute minimum is specified; the rite must not be omitted from a duration estimate.
What the time estimate excludes
- Ordinary travel to and from the venue, and waiting outside the prescribed work
- Separate fulfillment of the usual plenary conditions, except prayers or Mass expressly included in the branch.
- Stated start
- 4 January 2023
- Editorial review due
- 4 January 2030. This is not a legal expiry date.
Occasion and source notes
Dates show customary Roman or proper religious-family celebrations. Follow lawful liturgical transfers and the grant’s own local calendar. Membership, place, frequency and other conditions remain necessary.
The decree states seven years from 4 January 2023. Review the grant before its January 2030 anniversary; the publication does not spell out an inclusive final date.
Prayer texts and resources
Follow the prayer count and formula specified in the requirements. The two Creed readers are alternatives.
Source and exact reference
Prayer texts and grants have separate source histories. Consult the grant source for the prescribed work, occasion, and conditions.