Norms for Indulgences at the Commemoration of All Souls

  1. From Noon on 1st November until midnight on 2nd November, all who have confessed, received Holy Communion and prayed for the pope’s intentions can gain one plenary indulgence by visiting a church or oratory and there reciting one Our Father and the Apostle’s Creed. This indulgence is applicable only to the souls of the faithful departed. Confession may be made at any time within the week preceding or the week following November 1st.
  2. The faithful who visit a cemetery and pray for the dead may gain a plenary indulgence applicable only to the Holy Souls on the usual conditions once per day from 1st to 8th November. The conditions mentioned in n.1 above apply also for this.