Plenary indulgence gained by attending the 2011 Eucharistic Congress
Last Updated on Thursday, 08 March 2012 10:25 18 September 2011
CHARLOTTE — A plenary, or full, indulgence is offered to those who attended the 2011 Eucharistic Congress, went to confession, received Holy Communion and offered prayers for the Holy Father within one week of the Congress, Bishop Peter Jugis announced following the closing Mass Saturday at the congress.
"An indulgence is a remission before God of the temporary punishment due to sins whose guilt has already been forgiven," according to the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
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