Apostolic Penitentiary, 15 March 2012, clause f
Saint Paul Cathedral, Minnesota: group pilgrimage
Visit the Cathedral of Saint Paul under its perpetual affiliation grant.
Time required No fixed minimum; complete group-pilgrimage duration varies. The visit’s prayers alone take about 2–10 minutes.
- When
- Whenever a group makes a devotional pilgrimage
- 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.
- Visit as a group of pilgrims for devotion.
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.
Group pilgrimage with the prescribed visit
Duration varies
Length of the group pilgrimage and prescribed visit
No fixed minute minimum is prescribed. Include the required group-pilgrimage activity itself; its itinerary and pace vary. Ordinary travel to reach the pilgrimage and waiting outside the prescribed work are separate.
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
Prayer component of the group-pilgrimage visit
Editorial estimate
About 2–10 minutes for the visit’s prayers
No fixed minute minimum is prescribed. This editorial estimate covers only the Our Father and prescribed Creed with a brief visit, not the complete required group pilgrimage.
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
Sacred-function alternative within the group pilgrimage
Complete the prescribed event
Length of the group pilgrimage and sacred function
No fixed minute minimum is prescribed. The sacred function replaces the specified prayers, not the group-pilgrimage requirement. Include the actual function and pilgrimage activity.
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.
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
Prayer texts and grants have separate source histories. Consult the grant source for the prescribed work, occasion, and conditions.