Apostolic Penitentiary, Canberra shrine renewal, 10 January 2023
St Volodymyr, Canberra: annual eparchial pilgrimage
Participate in the annual eparchial pilgrimage to the Canberra shrine on the dates appointed by the eparchy.
Time required Time for the annual eparchial pilgrimage, shrine visit, prescribed prayers and Divine Liturgy; follow the announced programme.
- When
- The annual June eparchial pilgrimage on the dates announced by the Melbourne Eparchy
- Where
- Ukrainian Catholic Church and Shrine of St Volodymyr, 82 Archibald Street, Lyneham, Canberra, ACT 2602, Australia
- Who
- Eligible faithful participating in the Melbourne Eparchy’s annual pilgrimage
- Application
- Self or the departed
The prescribed work
- Devoutly visit and pray at the shrine on the specified occasion.
- During the visit, pray the Our Father and a profession of faith (the general church-visit rule in Norm 19).
- Participate in the Divine Liturgy and receive Holy Communion, as directed in the eparchy’s explanation; fulfil the ordinary plenary conditions.
- Participate in the annual eparchial pilgrimage on its announced dates.
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.
Annual eparchial pilgrimage, shrine visit and Divine Liturgy
Complete the prescribed event
Length of the qualifying pilgrimage activity and prescribed celebration.
No fixed number of minutes or days is prescribed. Participate in the actual annual eparchial pilgrimage and complete the shrine visit, prayers, Divine Liturgy and Communion as directed by the eparchy. Follow the announced programme; no separate every-minute attendance rule is stated. The annual event dates and the seven-year grant term are eligibility periods, not continuous attendance requirements.
Timing sources
- Melbourne Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy — Canberra, place of pilgrimageFinal paragraphs: Apostolic Penitentiary renewed four specified routes for seven years from 10 January 2023
- Melbourne Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy — conditions for the Canberra indulgence26 April 2024; visit and prayer, Divine Liturgy and Communion, Confession and prayer for papal intentions
- Melbourne Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy — Canberra parish directorySt Volodymyr, 82 Archibald Street, Lyneham ACT 2602
- Bishop Mykola Bychok — decree establishing the annual Canberra pilgrimage12 December 2023; annual June pilgrimage, in accordance with the Apostolic Penitentiary letter of 10 January 2023; pro tempore
- Melbourne Eparchy — proclamation and indulgence for annual pilgrims16 December 2023, final paragraphs: indulgence on the annual pilgrimage days
- Melbourne Eparchy — 2026 pilgrimage dates2 March 2026 announcement: pilgrimage on 6–7 June 2026
- Enchiridion Indulgentiarum — general norm for a church visitNorm 19: a plenary indulgence attached to visiting a church/oratory includes the Our Father and a profession of faith, unless otherwise provided
What the time estimate excludes
- Ordinary travel to and from the venue, and waiting outside the prescribed work
- Separate confession, Communion and prayer for the Pope’s intentions, except where a branch expressly includes the prescribed celebration
- Stated start
- 12 December 2023
- Editorial review due
- 10 January 2030. This is not a legal expiry date.
Occasion and source notes
The 2023 decree says the second weekend of June, but the eparchy announced 6–7 June for 2026. Follow the actual annual announcement; this entry does not promise a separately calculated weekend.
The eparchy reports a seven-year renewal from 10 January 2023. This entry requires renewed verification from 10 January 2030.
Prayer texts and resources
Follow the prayer count and formula specified in the requirements. The two Creed readers are alternatives.
Source and exact reference
- Melbourne Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy — Canberra, place of pilgrimageFinal paragraphs: Apostolic Penitentiary renewed four specified routes for seven years from 10 January 2023
- Melbourne Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy — conditions for the Canberra indulgence26 April 2024; visit and prayer, Divine Liturgy and Communion, Confession and prayer for papal intentions
- Melbourne Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy — Canberra parish directorySt Volodymyr, 82 Archibald Street, Lyneham ACT 2602
- Bishop Mykola Bychok — decree establishing the annual Canberra pilgrimage12 December 2023; annual June pilgrimage, in accordance with the Apostolic Penitentiary letter of 10 January 2023; pro tempore
- Melbourne Eparchy — proclamation and indulgence for annual pilgrims16 December 2023, final paragraphs: indulgence on the annual pilgrimage days
- Melbourne Eparchy — 2026 pilgrimage dates2 March 2026 announcement: pilgrimage on 6–7 June 2026
- Enchiridion Indulgentiarum — general norm for a church visitNorm 19: a plenary indulgence attached to visiting a church/oratory includes the Our Father and a profession of faith, unless otherwise provided
Prayer texts and grants have separate source histories. Consult the grant source for the prescribed work, occasion, and conditions.