Apostolic Penitentiary, 15 March 2012, clause b
Saint Paul Cathedral, Minnesota: Conversion of Saint Paul
Visit the Cathedral of Saint Paul under its perpetual affiliation grant.
Time required No fixed minimum; prayer visit about 2–10 minutes, or the length of a sacred function.
- When
- 25 January
- Where
- Cathedral of Saint Paul, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
- Who
- All eligible faithful
- Application
- Self or the departed
The prescribed work
- Devoutly participate in a sacred function, or pray at least the Our Father and a Creed in the cathedral.
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.
Visit with the required prayers
Editorial estimate
About 2–10 minutes for the visit’s prayers
No fixed minute minimum is prescribed. This is an editorial estimate for the Our Father and the prescribed Creed with a brief devout visit; annual or feast-day limits are frequency restrictions.
Timing sources
- Cathedral of Saint Paul — bond of spiritual affinityLinked English and Latin decree, Apostolic Penitentiary Protocol 127/12/I, 15 March 2012
- Apostolic Penitentiary decree for Saint Paul Cathedral, English translationOperative grant, clauses a–f; perpetual validity
- Apostolic Penitentiary decree for Saint Paul Cathedral, signed Latin originalProtocol 127/12/I, 15 March 2012; operative clause: Orationem Dominicam et Symbolum Fidei; clauses a–f; perpetual validity
Alternative: participate in a sacred function
Complete the prescribed event
Length of the sacred function
No fixed minute minimum is prescribed. Devoutly participate in the sacred function itself; its actual length depends on the service. The short prayer-visit estimate does not apply to this alternative.
Timing sources
- Cathedral of Saint Paul — bond of spiritual affinityLinked English and Latin decree, Apostolic Penitentiary Protocol 127/12/I, 15 March 2012
- Apostolic Penitentiary decree for Saint Paul Cathedral, English translationOperative grant, clauses a–f; perpetual validity
- Apostolic Penitentiary decree for Saint Paul Cathedral, signed Latin originalProtocol 127/12/I, 15 March 2012; operative clause: Orationem Dominicam et Symbolum Fidei; clauses a–f; perpetual validity
What the time estimate excludes
- Ordinary travel to and from the venue, and waiting outside the prescribed work
- Preparation and the ordinary conditions for a plenary indulgence, unless they are themselves part of the prescribed work
Occasion and source notes
Use the date named in the cathedral’s rescript; check local observance where a feast is transferred. Under Norm14, this day-attached church visit may begin at noon on the preceding day and continue until midnight closing the qualifying day. The preceding date is not an all-day window; the actual grant conditions and legitimate observance remain applicable.
The signed Latin decree asks for the Our Father and a profession of faith (Symbolum Fidei), without specifying the Nicene form. The cathedral’s English translation uses the wording “Nicene Creed”. Participation in a sacred function is the decree’s alternative to these 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
- Cathedral of Saint Paul — bond of spiritual affinityLinked English and Latin decree, Apostolic Penitentiary Protocol 127/12/I, 15 March 2012
- Apostolic Penitentiary decree for Saint Paul Cathedral, English translationOperative grant, clauses a–f; perpetual validity
- Apostolic Penitentiary decree for Saint Paul Cathedral, signed Latin originalProtocol 127/12/I, 15 March 2012; operative clause: Orationem Dominicam et Symbolum Fidei; clauses a–f; perpetual validity
- Enchiridion Indulgentiarum, fourth edition (1999)Norm14: church or oratory visits attached to a specified day may begin at noon on the preceding day; Norm13 governs legitimate liturgical transfers
Prayer texts and grants have separate source histories. Consult the grant source for the prescribed work, occasion, and conditions.