July 31, 2023

Portiuncula Indulgence for the Feast of Our Lady of the Angels (August 2nd)

Our Lady of Angels, ora pro nobis
From noon of August 1st until midnight of August 2nd the faithful can gain a plenary indulgence applicable to themselves or the Souls in Purgatory under the usual conditions:

1. Be in the state of grace.
2. Confession (8 days before or after).
3. Holy Communion.
4. Prayers for the intention of the Pope (Our Father, Hail Mary & Glory be.)
5. And by visiting a cathedral, any parish church or a Franciscan church and there praying one Our Father and the Creed.

The Portiuncula is a small church located in a little town situated about three quarters of a mile from Assisi and is officially known as Santa Maria degli Angeli.

Source: The Shrine Church of the Holy Innocents (128 W 37th St., NYC) July 26, 2020 bulletin

The accompanying photo of Our Lady of the Angels was taken at the Shrine Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Williamsburg, Brooklyn before the 2017 renovation.