Congratulations to the newly ordained Fr. Joseph Walsh, and thank you for giving us the honor of singing for your First Mass today. We pray for the Holy Spirit to bear you up when, as Fr. Jacob Carazo said during his homily today, the novelty of your ordination wears off and the reality of your vocation sets in.
A plenary indulgence is available for those who attend a First Mass of a newly ordained priest. Here is an explanation of how to receive a plenary indulgence:
The Handbook of Indulgences states that a plenary indulgence is granted to the faithful who perform the works listed below. This means the full remission of all temporal punishment (time spent in purgatory) due to sin in one's entire lifetime up to that point. Plenary indulgences can also be requested of Our Lord for the deceased.
There are additional conditions that must be met for the acquiring of a plenary indulgence: 1) that the person truly repudiate and be sorry for all sin, mortal and venial; 2) reception of Holy Communion on the day the indulgence is sought; 3) Sacrament of Penance several days (not specified how many) before or after the indulgence is sought; 4) prayer (which can in the form of an Our Father and a Hail Mary) for the intentions of the pope on the day the indulgence is sought. Only one plenary indulgence per day can be obtained (unless it is the hour of death—see indulgence number 28). Several plenary indulgences may be gained on the basis of a single sacramental confession; only one may be gained, however, on the basis of a single Holy Communion and prayer for the pope’s intentions.
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