Giewartów Saint Roch jubilee: those unable to leave home

Eligible people unable to leave home may unite spiritually with the jubilee celebrations and offer their prayers and sufferings.

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Time required Spiritual union and an offering of prayers, suffering or hardships; duration varies

When: 16 August 2026–16 August 2027
Where: Where the eligible person is prevented from leaving home; spiritual union with the Giewartów jubilee celebrations
Who: Elderly people, the sick and others unable to leave home for a grave reason
Application: Self or the departed

The prescribed work

This provision is for the elderly, the sick and all who cannot leave home for a grave reason.
Reject every sin and intend to fulfil the three ordinary conditions as soon as possible.
Unite spiritually with the jubilee celebrations, offering prayers, suffering or the hardships of life to the merciful God.

The work and its conditions

This grant has a special provision for the ordinary conditions. Follow the requirements above and the source closely.

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.

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Time required

Read each branch with its own conditions. An editorial estimate is not a prescribed minimum.

Those unable to leave home

Duration varies

Spiritual union and an offering of prayers, suffering or hardships; duration varies

No fixed duration or particular prayer formula is prescribed. The decree supplies a distinct provision for those unable to leave home.

Timing sources

What the time estimate excludes

Ordinary travel to and from the venue, and waiting outside the prescribed work. Required pilgrimage activity remains included.
Sacramental confession, Communion and prayer for the Pope’s intentions under the ordinary conditions

Stated start: 16 August 2026
Stated end: 16 August 2027

Source and exact reference

Prayer texts and grants have separate source histories. Consult the grant source for the prescribed work, occasion, and conditions.