A jubilee year in Fatima!

Pope Francis granted the Shrine of Fatima the right to offer a plenary indulgence to pilgrims – according to the usual conditions - during the jubilee year of the centenary of the apparitions of the Virgin Mary, starting on November 26, 2016.

Sacramental confession, Eucharistic communion and prayer for the Holy Father's intentions are the conditions for the pilgrims, in a spirit of penance, to receive this grace of total liberation which the Church calls "plenary indulgence." This indulgence is really a "Christological" indulgence, since the Church draws on the infinite merits of Christ to free souls from sin and its consequences.

The diocese of Leiria-Fatima recommends that pilgrims actively participate in a celebration or a prayer in honor of the Virgin Mary, pray the Our Father, recite the Creed, and invoke the Virgin of Fatima. The indulgence may be granted to Catholics who participate in a celebration or a prayer in honor of Our Lady of Fatima in another church where the image of the Virgin is exposed, on the anniversary date of the apparitions, namely the 13th of each month between May and October 2017.

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