Receive a Plenary Indulgence

The Holy Year is marked by the offering of God’s abundant forgiveness through the granting of a plenary indulgence, a remission of the temporal punishment a person is due for their sins. The following, with the four foundation conditions for an indulgence, are the different ways to receive an indulgence:

• Visit and Pray at a Pilgrimage Site
• Perform a work of mercy or penance
• Recitation of specific prayers (If you are homebound and cannot participate in pilgrimage)

Father in heaven,
may the faith you have gifted us in
your son Jesus Christ, our brother,
and the flame of charity
kindled in our hearts by the Holy Spirit,
reawaken in us, the blessed hope
for the coming of your Kingdom.

May your grace transform us
into diligent cultivators of the evangelical seeds
that make humanity and the cosmos rise
unto the confident expectation
of the new heavens and the new earth,
when with the powers of Evil overcome,
your glory shall be manifested eternally.

May the grace of the Jubilee
reawaken in us, Pilgrims of Hope,
the yearning for heavenly treasures
and pour over all the earth
the joy and peace
of our Redeemer.
To you God blessed in eternity,
be praise and glory for ever and ever.

Amen.

Pilgrimage Sites

Bishop Vásquez has designated the following parishes and university centers Pilgrimage Sites during the Year of Jubilee beginning Dec. 29, 2024, through January 6, 2026.

• St. Mary Cathedral, Austin
• Holy Cross Parish, Austin
• Holy Vietnamese Martyrs Parish, Austin
• Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, Temple
• Our Lady of Wisdom University Parish @ Texas State University, San Marcos
• Santa Cruz Parish, Buda
• St. Joseph Parish, Bryan
• St. Mary Church of the Assumption Parish, Waco
• St. Mary Catholic Center @ Texas A&M University, College Station
• St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Parish, Lampasas
• University Catholic Center @ University of Texas, Austin