Apostolic Penitentiary, 24 June 1992
Gáldar: visits during the recurring Jacobean Holy Year
Visit the designated church during an officially celebrated Jacobean Holy Year, on an opening or closing occasion, once on a chosen day within that Holy Year, or with an organized devotional pilgrimage.
Time required No fixed duration; a simple qualifying visit with prayers may take about 2–5 minutes, while a sacred function or organized pilgrimage varies.
- When
- Only during the locally celebrated Jacobean Holy Year: its opening/closing occasions, one chosen day within that Holy Year, or organized devotional pilgrimages. Ordinary Compostelan Holy Years occur when 25 July is Sunday; follow the local programme.
- Where
- Diocesan Shrine of Santiago de los Caballeros, Gáldar, Gran Canaria, Spain
- Who
- All eligible faithful
- Application
- Self or the departed
The prescribed work
- Visit the specified church during the officially celebrated Jacobean Holy Year corresponding to Santiago de Compostela.
- Use one of the rescript’s occasions: the inauguration or closing of that Holy Year; once within that Holy Year on a freely chosen day; or whenever participating in an organized devotional pilgrimage to the church.
- During the visit, devoutly attend a sacred function OR pray at least the Our Father and Creed.
- 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.
Opening/closing occasion or chosen-day visit with prayers
Editorial estimate
About 2–5 minutes for a devout visit and the specified prayers
Editorial estimate, not a required minimum. Applies only to a qualifying opening/closing occasion or the one chosen day within that Holy Year, without an organized-pilgrimage requirement.
Timing sources
- Diocese of Canarias — complete 2004 Jacobean indulgence directions (archived institutional page)Visit; sacred function or Our Father and Creed; opening/closing, chosen day, and organized pilgrimages
- Diocese of Canarias — Bishop’s homily at San Bartolomé, 24 July 2022Confirms the Tunte Jacobean privilege renewed in perpetuity on 24 June 1992
- Spanish Federation of Associations of Friends of the Camino — transcription of the 24 June 1992 rescriptOrígenes Históricos: complete Spanish petition and rescript for Gáldar and Tunte; transcript of a certified copy dated 12 November 1992
- Diocese of Canarias — perpetual Gáldar privilege (archived institutional page)Explicitly attributes perpetual concession to the 24 June 1992 rescript
Visit with participation in a sacred function
Complete the prescribed event
Length of the visit and qualifying sacred function
No fixed minute minimum. For an organized pilgrimage, include the required pilgrimage activity as well; the duration is not limited to the rite.
Timing sources
- Diocese of Canarias — complete 2004 Jacobean indulgence directions (archived institutional page)Visit; sacred function or Our Father and Creed; opening/closing, chosen day, and organized pilgrimages
- Diocese of Canarias — Bishop’s homily at San Bartolomé, 24 July 2022Confirms the Tunte Jacobean privilege renewed in perpetuity on 24 June 1992
- Spanish Federation of Associations of Friends of the Camino — transcription of the 24 June 1992 rescriptOrígenes Históricos: complete Spanish petition and rescript for Gáldar and Tunte; transcript of a certified copy dated 12 November 1992
- Diocese of Canarias — perpetual Gáldar privilege (archived institutional page)Explicitly attributes perpetual concession to the 24 June 1992 rescript
Organized devotional pilgrimage with the stated prayers
Duration varies
Length of the organized devotional pilgrimage and visit prayers
No fixed minute minimum or walking distance is specified. Required pilgrimage activity is included; a short prayer estimate alone does not time this route.
Timing sources
- Diocese of Canarias — complete 2004 Jacobean indulgence directions (archived institutional page)Visit; sacred function or Our Father and Creed; opening/closing, chosen day, and organized pilgrimages
- Diocese of Canarias — Bishop’s homily at San Bartolomé, 24 July 2022Confirms the Tunte Jacobean privilege renewed in perpetuity on 24 June 1992
- Spanish Federation of Associations of Friends of the Camino — transcription of the 24 June 1992 rescriptOrígenes Históricos: complete Spanish petition and rescript for Gáldar and Tunte; transcript of a certified copy dated 12 November 1992
- Diocese of Canarias — perpetual Gáldar privilege (archived institutional page)Explicitly attributes perpetual concession to the 24 June 1992 rescript
What the time estimate excludes
- Ordinary travel to and from the venue, and waiting outside the prescribed work; required pilgrimage activity remains included
- Separate confession and preparation; Communion and prayers are included when part of the qualifying celebration
Occasion and source notes
A standing recurring concession does not make this work available during ordinary years. Consult the church’s announced Jacobean programme.
The complete Spanish rescript transcription is followed, corroborated by the diocese’s archived operative directions and its later confirmation of perpetuity. The original signed rescript has not been inspected. The once-chosen day belongs to each qualifying Holy Year, not to every calendar year; a private visit on every day is not claimed. Opening/closing denotes the qualifying occasion; the published work permits either a sacred function or the stated prayers.
Prayer texts and resources
Follow the prayer count and formula specified in the requirements. The two Creed readers are alternatives.
Source and exact reference
- Diocese of Canarias — complete 2004 Jacobean indulgence directions (archived institutional page)Visit; sacred function or Our Father and Creed; opening/closing, chosen day, and organized pilgrimages
- Diocese of Canarias — Bishop’s homily at San Bartolomé, 24 July 2022Confirms the Tunte Jacobean privilege renewed in perpetuity on 24 June 1992
- Spanish Federation of Associations of Friends of the Camino — transcription of the 24 June 1992 rescriptOrígenes Históricos: complete Spanish petition and rescript for Gáldar and Tunte; transcript of a certified copy dated 12 November 1992
- Diocese of Canarias — perpetual Gáldar privilege (archived institutional page)Explicitly attributes perpetual concession to the 24 June 1992 rescript
Prayer texts and grants have separate source histories. Consult the grant source for the prescribed work, occasion, and conditions.