MadisonDiocese: Decree Designating a Place of Pilgrimage for the Year of Faith, plenary indulgence

Now, therefore, I, the undersigned Bishop of Madison, hereby designate the Schoenstatt Founder Shrine at Schoenstatt Heights in Madison (5901 Cottage Grove Road, Madison) as a place of pilgrimage for the Year of Faith, and I exhort all of the faithful to make a devout pilgrimage there and to perform the devotional acts prescribed by the Apostolic Penitentiary.

Furthermore, whereas a plenary indulgence can also be obtained during the Year of Faith by those who, in any sacred place, take part in a solemn Eucharistic celebration or in the Liturgy of the Hours, adding the Profession of Faith in any legitimate form, on the days determined by the local ordinary;

Therefore I elect the following memorials, feasts, and solemnities as days on which the indulgence can be obtained:

I. The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe -- Wednesday, December 12, 2012
II. The Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul -- Friday, January 25, 2013
III. The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord -- Saturday, February 2, 2013
IV. The Feast of the Chair of St. Peter the Apostle -- Friday, February 22, 2013
V. The Solemnity of Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary -- Tuesday, March 19, 2013
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