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PRAYER AND REFLECTIONS
FOOD FOR THE SOUL (08/Aug/2026)
Nothing will separate us from the love of Christ. -A Reflection By Friar Adolphus Nwandu
......As we listen to and reflect on His Word, and celebrate the Eucharist, that supreme manifestation of this love, may we so be illumined unto recalling, acknowledging and reaffirming our personal experiences of the love of God which will serve to rekindle and sustain in us that profound confidence in God's love,...
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PARDON OF ASSISI
Portiuncula indulgence
The Pardon of Assisi (Portiuncula indulgence)
Thousands make the pilgrimage to the Portiuncula on Aug. 2 to receive a plenary indulgence for
repenting their sins, known locally as the Pardon of Assisi.
St. Francis wanted everyone to experience God’s overwhelming love and mercy,
just as he had at the Portiuncula. He convinced Pope Honorius III to grant the
indulgence to visitors seeking absolution. Legend says that St. Francis received
the indulgence from Jesus in a vision in 1216. However, some question the validity
of this account because it is not mentioned in the earliest accounts of St. Francis.
At first, one was required to visit the Portiuncula on Aug. 2 to receive the plenary indulgence.
Pope Sixtus IV extended the indulgence to all Franciscan churches in 1481, the first of many extensions.
Most recently, Pope Paul VI confirmed the indulgence’s permanence worldwide at all Franciscan churches in 1967.
You can receive this indulgence from noon on Aug. 1 to midnight on Aug. 2 at any Franciscan chapel or church
worldwide.
The Portiuncula indulgence is special indeed. St. John Paul II called it a “pardon and reconciliation,
that is, of grace, which divine goodness ours out on us if we are well disposed because God is truly
rich in mercy.”
Here’s how to obtain the "Pardon of Assisi," or the Portiuncula indulgence:
1) Visit a Catholic Church between noon on Aug. 1 and midnight on Aug. 2, to honor Our Lady of the Angels.
2) Go to Confession (within 20 days).
3) Receive Holy Communion (within 20 days).
4) Pray the Apostles Creed, the Our Father, and pray for the Pope’s intentions.
Note: To obtain a plenary indulgence, detachment from all sin is required.
If a soul is not detached, a partial indulgence applies.
Thousands make the pilgrimage to the Portiuncula on Aug. 2 to receive a plenary indulgence for repenting their sins, known locally as the Pardon of Assisi. St. Francis wanted everyone to experience God’s overwhelming love and mercy, just as he had at the Portiuncula. He convinced Pope Honorius III to grant the indulgence to visitors seeking absolution. Legend says that St. Francis received the indulgence from Jesus in a vision in 1216. However, some question the validity of this account because it is not mentioned in the earliest accounts of St. Francis. At first, one was required to visit the Portiuncula on Aug. 2 to receive the plenary indulgence. Pope Sixtus IV extended the indulgence to all Franciscan churches in 1481, the first of many extensions. Most recently, Pope Paul VI confirmed the indulgence’s permanence worldwide at all Franciscan churches in 1967. You can receive this indulgence from noon on Aug. 1 to midnight on Aug. 2 at any Franciscan chapel or church worldwide. The Portiuncula indulgence is special indeed. St. John Paul II called it a “pardon and reconciliation, that is, of grace, which divine goodness ours out on us if we are well disposed because God is truly rich in mercy.”
Here’s how to obtain the "Pardon of Assisi," or the Portiuncula indulgence:
1) Visit a Catholic Church between noon on Aug. 1 and midnight on Aug. 2, to honor Our Lady of the Angels.
2) Go to Confession (within 20 days).
3) Receive Holy Communion (within 20 days).
4) Pray the Apostles Creed, the Our Father, and pray for the Pope’s intentions.
Note: To obtain a plenary indulgence, detachment from all sin is required.
If a soul is not detached, a partial indulgence applies.
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Silver Jubilee celebrants receiving blessings from the bishop.
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