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Decree for Plenary Indulgence on the occasion of
the Second World Day of Grandparents and the
Elderly, 30.05.2022
DECREE
The Apostolic Penitentiary, in order to increase
the devotion of the faithful and to procure the
salvation of souls, by virtue of the faculties
attributed to it by the Supreme Pontiff Francis,
accepting the request presented by His Eminence
Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell, prefect of the
Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life, on the
occasion of the Second World Day of Grandparents
and the Elderly, already instituted by the
Supreme Pontiff on the fourth Sunday of July,
graciously grants from the heavenly treasures of
the Church the Plenary Indulgence under the
usual conditions (Sacramental Confession,
Eucharistic Communion and prayer in accordance
with the intentions of the Supreme Pontiff) to
grandparents, the elderly and all the faithful
who, motivated by a true spirit of penance and
charity, will participate on 24 July 2022, on
the occasion of the Second World Day of
Grandparents and the Elderly, in the solemn
celebration that the Holy Father Francis will
preside over in the Vatican Papal Basilica, or
in the various functions that will be held
throughout the world, an Indulgence that may
also be applied for the repose of souls in
Purgatory.
This Court of Mercy will also grant the Plenary
Indulgence on this same day to the faithful who
devote adequate time to visit, in presence or
virtually, through the media, their elderly
brothers and sisters in need or in difficulty
(such as the sick, the abandoned, the disabled).
The Plenary Indulgence may also be granted,
provided that they remove themselves from any
sin and with the intention of fulfilling the
three usual conditions as soon as possible, to
the sick elderly and to all those who, unable to
leave their homes for a serious reason, will
unite spiritually with the sacred services of
World Youth Day, offering to the Merciful God
their prayers, and the pains and sufferings of
their lives, especially while the words of the
Supreme Pontiff and the various celebrations are
broadcast through the media.
In order, therefore, that this opportunity to
attain divine grace through the power of the
Keys of the Church may be more easily realized
through pastoral charity, this Penitentiary
firmly requests priests, equipped with the
appropriate faculties to hear confessions, to
make themselves available with a ready and
generous spirit for the celebration of the
Sacrament of Penance.
This decree is valid for the Second World Day of
the Grandparents and the Elderly.
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary.
Given in Rome, at the Seat of the Apostolic
Penitentiary, on 30 May 2022.
Mauro Card. Piacenza
Major Penitentiary
Krzysztof Nykiel
Regent
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