Bishop Michael Olson has established St. Philip the Apostle as one of the five pilgrimage sites in our Diocese for the Ordinary Jubilee Year called by Pope Francis. These special sites are places where the Faithful may obtain the special grace of a plenary indulgence during the Jubilee year by performing devout and pious acts, in addition to the usual conditions attached to an indulgence (see below).
Along with the usual conditions (listed in the next section), make a Pilgrimage or Pious Visit to a Jubilee Site and participate in Mass or another of the following devotions:
“The faithful, pilgrims of hope, will be able to obtain the Jubilee Indulgence granted by the Holy Father if they undertake a pious pilgrimage to any sacred Jubilee site: by devoutly participating in Holy Mass (…); a ritual Mass for the conferral of the sacraments of Christian Initiation or the Anointing of the Sick; or any of the following: a celebration of the Word of God; the Liturgy of the Hours (office of readings, lauds, vespers); the Via Crucis; the Marian Rosary; the recitation of the Akathist hymn; a penitential celebration, which ends with the individual confessions of the penitents, as established in the Rite of Penance...
Likewise, the faithful can obtain the Jubilee Indulgence if, individually or in a group, they devoutly visit any Jubilee site and there, for a suitable period of time, engage in Eucharistic adoration and meditation, concluding with the Our Father, the Profession of Faith in any legitimate form, and invocations to Mary, the Mother of God, so that in this Holy Year everyone ‘will come to know the closeness of Mary, the most affectionate of mothers, who never abandons her children’ (Spes non confundit, 24).”
~Decree on the Granting of an Indulgence during the Ordinary Jubilee Year 2025 called by His Holiness Pope Francis, 13 May 2024
To gain a plenary (or total) indulgence:
· Perform the act (such as one of those described here) while in a state of grace and with the interior disposition of complete detachment from sin (even venial sin)
· Make a sacramental Confession
· Receive Holy Communion
· Pray for the Pope’s intentions (one Our Father and one Hail Mary is customary)
In order to be granted the indulgence, it is permissible to go to Confession and receive Holy Communion within 20 days of the act; however, it is preferred that this be done on the same day as the act. One sacramental Confession suffices for several plenary indulgences, but a separate Holy Communion and a separate prayer for the Holy Father's intentions are required for each plenary indulgence.