A plenary indulgence can be obtained during Holy Week for oneself or for a deceased person if one of the following works established by the Church is performed.
A plenary indulgence is a grace granted by the Catholic Church through the merits of Jesus Christ, Mary and all the saints to remove the temporal punishment due to sin.
The indulgence applies to sins already forgiven. A plenary indulgence cleanses the soul as if the person had just been baptized.
A plenary indulgence can be obtained during Holy Week for oneself or for a deceased person if one of the following works established by the Church is performed.
Holy Thursday – April 14, 2022
1. If during the solemn reservation of the Blessed Sacrament (typically on a side altar), which follows the Mass of the Lord’s Supper, you recite or sing the Eucharistic hymn “Tantum Ergo.”
2. If you adore the solemnly reserved Blessed Sacrament for a half hour.
Good Friday – April 15, 2022
1. If you venerate the Cross in the solemn celebration of the Lord’s Passion.
2. If you piously participate in the Stations of the Cross….
Conditions in all cases:
In order to obtain the plenary indulgence, in addition to performing the specific works mentioned above, the following conditions must be fulfilled:
1. Detachment from all sin, even venial. Read more»
NCR Staff | “How to Obtain a Plenary Indulgence During Holy Week 2022” | Apr 11, 2022
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Sounds very much like the Catholic church I grew up in during the 1950s. It is amusing to watch the Popes pretend that Vatican II never happened (well, except the present one. People remark about how extreme he sounds. But just about everything he says is consistent with Vatican II schema, particularly Lumen Gentium, Gaudium et Spes, and Apostolicam Actuositatem.
Francis = the (Vatican 2) Empire Strikes Back
More like the VAMPIRE striking back…sucking the “Benjamins” out of RC Sheeple.
Apostolicam Actuositatem sounds like a disease of one’s unmentionables, but moving along…
May God bless Martin Luther! https://youtu.be/GYyP5a_BD90