Below are the norms for obtaining the Jubilee Year Indulgence. They are also available as a printable document (PDF) in the following formats:

For more information on the Holy Year, visit the Jubilee Year page.

Pilgrims of Hope

“Now the time has come for a new Jubilee, when once more the Holy Door will be flung open to invite everyone to an intense experience of the love of God.” – Pope Francis

The Apostolic Penitentiary began its Decree granting the Jubilee Year Indulgence, by stating: “the Holy Father calls on all Christians to become pilgrims of hope. This is a virtue which must be sourced above all in the grace of God and in the fullness of His mercy. It is to be rediscovered in the signs of the times, which, encompassing ‘the yearning of human hearts in need of God’s saving presence, ought to become signs of hope’” (quoting Pope Francis). It went on to say that the Jubilee Year Indulgence “acquired an even more important meaning” in the context of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (in 2016), “since God’s mercy becomes the ‘indulgence on the part of the Father who, through the Bride of Christ, his Church, reaches the pardoned sinner and frees him or her from every residue left by the consequences of sin’. Similarly, now the Holy Father declares that the gift of the Indulgence ‘is a way of discovering the unlimited nature of God’s mercy.’”

The conditions for the obtaining of the Jubilee Indulgence:

All the faithful, who are …

• truly repentant and free from any affection for sin,
• moved by a spirit of charity,
• purified through the Sacrament of Penance,
• refreshed by Holy Communion,
• and who pray for the intentions of the Supreme Pontiff,

… will be able to obtain from the treasury of the Church a plenary indulgence, with remission and forgiveness of all their sins, which can be applied in suffrage to the souls in Purgatory.

Jubilee Year Indulgence

Below are the ways the faithful can gain the Jubilee Indulgence throughout the Holy Year:

• In Rome: Dec. 24, 2024–Jan. 6, 2026;
• In the Diocese of Fargo: Dec. 29, 2024–Dec. 28, 2025.

I. Undertake a Pilgrimage

Make a pilgrimage to a major basilica in Rome, or other designated basilicas or shrines around the world, such as a Jubilee Pilgrimage Site in the Diocese of Fargo Jubilee (listed on the Jubilee page).

While there, participate in Holy Mass, a celebration of the Word of God, the Liturgy of the Hours, the Way of the Cross, the Marian Rosary, or a Penitential Celebration with individual confession.

II. Make a Pious Visit

Visit any Jubilee site in the world, including a Jubilee Pilgrimage Site in the Diocese of Fargo. While there, engage in Eucharistic Adoration and meditation, concluding with the Our Father, the Profession of Faith (the creed), and invocations to Mary, the Mother of God (such as the Hail Mary, Hail Holy Queen, Memorare, etc.).

For the faithful who cannot participate, such as the elderly, the sick, or those imprisoned (or those who care for them in hospitals or other care facilities): offer up your sufferings or the hardships of your lives in a spirit of union with the faithful making pilgrimages or pious visits in person, and recite the Our Father, the Profession of Faith (the creed), and a prayer expressive of the Holy Year (see the Jubilee page for the Jubilee Prayer written by Pope Francis).

III. Perform a Work of Mercy or Penance

Visit someone in need or in difficulty, making a pilgrimage to Christ present in them.

• Corporal Works of Mercy: feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, clothe the naked, welcome the stranger, heal the sick, visit the imprisoned, bury the dead.
• Spiritual Works of Mercy: counsel the doubtful, instruct the ignorant, admonish sinners, comfort the afflicted, forgive offenses, bear patiently with those who do us ill, pray for the living and dead.

Jubilee Year Bonus! Normally only one plenary indulgence may be gained each day. However, during the Jubilee Year you can receive a second plenary indulgence on behalf of the souls in Purgatory by carrying out an act of charity. Since you need to receive Holy Communion for each plenary indulgence, you must receive Holy Communion a second time the same day in the context of Mass.

Rediscover the penitential nature of Friday

• Abstain the day from futile distractions; including virtual distractions, such as social media and networks.
• Abstain the day from superfluous consumption, and donate a proportionate sum of money to the poor.

Support religious or social works 

• Defend and protect life in all its phases.
• Support abandoned children, young people in difficulty, the needy or lonely or elderly, or migrants.
• Dedicate free time to serve the community.

Pilgrims of Hope