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DECREE
The Apostolic Penitentiary, in order to increase the devotion of the faithful
and for the salvation of souls, by virtue of the faculties attributed to it by
the Supreme Pontiff Pope Francis by Divine Providence, listening to the recent
request presented by the Most Eminent Cardinal of the Holy Roman Church, Kevin
Joseph Farrell, Prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, on the
occasion of the Fourth World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly, recently
instituted by the Supreme Pontiff on the fourth Sunday of the month of July and
which this year will be held on the theme "Do not cast me off in my old age"
(cf. Ps 71:9), graciously grants the Plenary Indulgence from the heavenly
treasures of the Church, under the usual conditions (sacramental confession,
Eucharistic communion and prayer according to 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 28 July 2024, on the
occasion of the Fourth World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly, in the various
functions that will be held throughout the world, a Plenary Indulgence that may
also be applied as a suffrage to the souls in Purgatory.
This Court of Mercy also grants the Plenary Indulgence on this same
day to the faithful who devote adequate time to actually or virtually visiting
their elderly brothers and sisters in need or in difficulty (such as the sick,
the lonely, the disabled…).
The Plenary Indulgence may also be granted to, provided that they
detach themselves from any sins and intend to fulfill the three usual conditions
as soon as possible, the elderly sick and all those who, unable to leave their
homes for a serious reason, will unite themselves spiritually to the sacred
functions of the World Day, offering to the Merciful God their prayers, pains or
sufferings of their lives, especially during the various celebrations which will
be broadcast through the media.
Therefore, in order that the opportunity to attain divine grace
through the power of the Keys of the Church may be more easily realised through
pastoral charity, this Penitentiary earnestly requests priests, equipped with
the appropriate faculties to hear confessions, to make themselves available, in
a ready and generous spirit, for the celebration of Penance.
This Decree is valid for the Fourth World Day of Grandparents and
the Elderly, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary.
Given at Rome, at the See of the Apostolic Penitentiary, on 9 July
2024.
Angelo Card. De Donatis
Major Penitentiary
+ S.E.R. Mons. Krzysztof Józef Nykiel
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