Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
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Visit to a Cemetery
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Christian Doctrine
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Moment of Death
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Use of Articles of Devotion
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Mental Prayer
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Reading of Sacred Scripture
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Veneration of the Saints
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Way of the Cross
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Visiting and adoring the Blessed Sacrament merits a partial indulgence; a visit of at least one half of an hour merit a plenary indulgence. **(3)
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A partial indulgence is granted to the Souls in Purgatory when one visits a cemetery and
offers vocal or mental prayer for the departed. A plenary indulgence may be gained from November 1-8. **(13)
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A partial indulgence is granted when the faithful take part in teaching or learning Christian doctrine in a spirit of faith and charity. **(20)
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If a priest is unavailable at the moment of death, the dying may obtain a plenary indulgence provided they have been in the habit of reciting some prayers during their lifetime . This plenary indulgence may be in
addition to another gained the same day. **(28)
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A partial indulgence is earned each time an object of devotion (crucifix/cross, rosary. scapular or medal) properly blessed by a priest is used. **(35)
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A partial indulgence is earned whenever time is piously spent in mental prayer. **(38)
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Reading the Holy Bible with an attitude of proper veneration earns a partial indulgence. A plenary indulgence is earned when reading for at least thirty minutes. **(50)
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A partial indulgence is earned on a Saint's Feast Day when a prayer from the Missal or other approved source is recited in the Saint's honor. **(54)
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A plenary indulgence is granted for making the Fourteen Stations of the Cross, recalling the sufferings of Christ from the unjust sentence of Pilate to the burial in the tomb. The exercise must be made
before fourteen crosses legitimately erected moving from station to station (unless done in public where one person may move from station to station while everyone else remains in their place). A pious meditation at each station meets the conditions, though typically prayers
and a brief reading are included. **(63)
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