Diocese of Bunbury, Saint Joseph shrine declaration (2025–2026)
Visit and pray at Saint Joseph’s shrine in Albany
A local partial indulgence is granted for visiting and praying at the shrine on the two stated feasts of Saint Joseph.
Time required A devout shrine visit and prayer; duration varies
- When
- Annually on the Solemnity of Saint Joseph (19 March) and the feast of Saint Joseph the Worker (1 May)
- Where
- Saint Joseph’s Diocesan Shrine, Aberdeen Street, Albany, Western Australia; Diocese of Bunbury
- Who
- All eligible faithful visiting the shrine
- Application
- Self or the departed
The prescribed work
- Visit Saint Joseph’s Diocesan Shrine in Albany and pray there on one of the stated feast days.
- The diocesan announcement does not prescribe a particular prayer formula.
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.
Shrine visit and prayer
Duration varies
A devout shrine visit and prayer; duration varies
No fixed duration or prayer formula is prescribed in the diocesan announcement. The feast dates limit when the work is available, not how long it takes.
Timing sources
- Diocese of Bunbury — Saint Joseph Church of Albany shrine announcementDiocesan media release: annual partial indulgence for visit and prayer on 19 March and 1 May; shrine decree promulgated 16 November 2025 and solemn declaration 22 March 2026
- Diocese of Bunbury — Saint Joseph shrine declarationAnnual partial indulgence for everyone who visits and prays on the two feasts of Saint Joseph
What the time estimate excludes
- Travel and waiting
Occasion and source notes
The calendar shows the ordinary dates named in the diocesan announcement. Follow lawful local transfers of the Solemnity of Saint Joseph and the shrine’s directions. Annunciation, St Joseph and Immaculate Conception use standard Roman transfer rules where listed. The applicable local or proper calendar, lawful external solemnity and any specific indult govern the actual observance. Under Norm 14, this day-attached church or oratory visit may be made from noon on the preceding day until midnight closing the qualifying day. The preceding date is not an all-day window; the actual feast observance, shrine access and grant validity still govern.
Source and exact reference
- Diocese of Bunbury — Saint Joseph Church of Albany shrine announcementDiocesan media release: annual partial indulgence for visit and prayer on 19 March and 1 May; shrine decree promulgated 16 November 2025 and solemn declaration 22 March 2026
- Diocese of Bunbury — Saint Joseph shrine declarationAnnual partial indulgence for everyone who visits and prays on the two feasts of Saint Joseph
- Enchiridion Indulgentiarum, fourth edition (1999)Norms 13–14; preceding-noon window for an indulgence attached to a day and requiring a church/oratory visit, including partial indulgences
Prayer texts and grants have separate source histories. Consult the grant source for the prescribed work, occasion, and conditions.