Apostolic Penitentiary, 28 October 2003, Prot.168/03/I
Buchenhüll: devout visit during the Frauendreißiger
With at least a contrite heart, visit Saint Mary’s church during its defined annual Marian season.
Time required No fixed duration for the devout church visit.
- When
- Annually, from first Vespers of the Assumption until sunset on Our Lady of Sorrows; ordinarily the evening of 14 August through sunset on 15 September
- Where
- Catholic pilgrimage church Saint Mary (St. Marien), Buchenhüll, Eichstätt, Bavaria, Germany
- Who
- All eligible faithful
- Application
- Self or the departed
The prescribed work
- With at least a contrite heart, devoutly visit Saint Mary’s church, Buchenhüll, individually or with a group.
- Visit during the Frauendreißiger: from first Vespers of the Assumption until sunset on the liturgical commemoration of Our Lady of Sorrows.
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.
Devout visit during the Marian season
Duration varies
No fixed duration; time spent in the devout visit
The annual season is the availability window, not a required month-long course. No numerical minimum or particular prayer text is prescribed.
Timing sources
- Apostolic Penitentiary — Buchenhüll decree, 28 October 2003Original signed Latin, Prot.168/03/I; linked by the official parish; perpetual plenary and Frauendreißiger partial concessions
- Stadtkirche Eichstätt — Saint Mary’s pilgrimage church, BuchenhüllSection IV: rector’s current directions and link to the original Apostolic Penitentiary decree
What the time estimate excludes
- Ordinary travel to and from the venue, and waiting outside the prescribed work
- Stated start
- 28 October 2003
Occasion and source notes
The first and last dates are partial days: the concession begins at first Vespers of the Assumption and ends at sunset on Our Lady of Sorrows. The church’s proper liturgical observance governs any transfer.
The original perpetual decree defines the season by liturgical boundaries and grants a partial indulgence for each devout visit, individually or in a group, with at least a contrite heart. It imposes no fixed prayer formula or numerical duration. The plenary sacramental conditions in the preceding paragraph are not imposed on this distinct partial concession.
Source and exact reference
- Apostolic Penitentiary — Buchenhüll decree, 28 October 2003Original signed Latin, Prot.168/03/I; linked by the official parish; perpetual plenary and Frauendreißiger partial concessions
- Stadtkirche Eichstätt — Saint Mary’s pilgrimage church, BuchenhüllSection IV: rector’s current directions and link to the original Apostolic Penitentiary decree
Prayer texts and grants have separate source histories. Consult the grant source for the prescribed work, occasion, and conditions.