Teresian Jubilee Year - V Centenary of the birth of Saint Teresa
Teresian Jubilee Year
April 24 has been very special for all Spaniards since Pope Francis has granted all the dioceses of Spain the grace of the Teresian Jubilee Year.
The Teresian Jubilee Year will be celebrated from October 15, 2014 to October 15, 2015, three days after the solemnity of the Virgen del Pilar . This grace will serve to celebrate the five hundredth anniversary of the birth of Saint Teresa of Jesus.
Together with San Isidro Labrador , San Juan de la Cruz, etc... Santa Teresa de Jesús is one of the most important religious personalities in Spain.
Through this grace, the indulgences of the Jubilee Year will be granted.
Indulgences of the Teresian Jubilee Year.
1. Plenary indulgence to the faithful who are truly repentant with the following conditions:
a. sacramental confession.
b. Eucharistic communion.
c. Prayer for the intentions of the Roman Pontiff.
2. The faithful may apply for the souls in Purgatory if they visit a cathedral, temple or jubilee sanctuary as a pilgrimage and attend a sacred rite there or, at least, pray long enough before an image of Saint Teresa. solemnly displayed. They must finish the prayer with Our Father, Creed, invocation to the Virgin Mary and Saint Teresa of Jesus. The cathedrals, temples or jubilee sanctuaries are pending confirmation.
3. The devotees who could not undertake the pilgrimage due to old age or serious illness , may profit from the plenary indulgence as long as, repentant of their sins and intending to fulfill the three conditions, before some religious image or figure de la Santa , join in spirit to the jubilee celebrations or pilgrimages and pray the Creed and the Our Father in their home or in the place where they have to be due to their disability.
4. The faithful who were in bed can reach a partial indulgence provided that, with a contrite heart, they practice works of mercy , penitential or evangelization acts proposed by the diocesan bishop, invoking Saint Teresa of Jesus, who compensated their desire for martyrdom with alms and other good deeds.