The Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (Spain), Mons. Francisco José Prieto, invited Pope Leo XIV to join the events of the next Holy Compostela year, which will be held in 2027, at the end of the General Hearing held last Wednesday.
The Compostela Archbishop was in Rome on the occasion of the diocesan pilgrimage on the occasion of the ordinary jubilee of hope that this 2025 is celebrated.
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At the end of the General Hearing, as is traditional, the Holy Father was completed by the cardinals, archbishops and bishops present, in a brief greeting that took advantage of Mons. Prieto to transfer to the Pontiff the invitation to go to the tomb of the apostle Santiago within two years.
On the other hand, Mons. Prieto “also wanted to conve Archbishopric website.
“Leo XIV cordially thanked the invitation. The confirmation of an eventual visit must be realized within the framework of the usual protocol channels,” they point out from the archbishopric of Santiago de Compostela.
The city where the remains of Santiago el Mayor, brother of the evangelist San Juan rest, is one of the only five cities that have granted the celebration of retired years to perpetuity next to Jerusalem, Rome, Santo Toribio de Liébana and Caravaca de la Cruz.
In the compostelano case, it is celebrated every time on July 25, when the martyrdom of the apostle Santiago is commemorated, coincides on Sunday, a fact that occurs periodically every 11, 6, 5 and 6 years.
Throughout the 21st century, the Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela has celebrated jubilee years in 2004, 2010 and 2021. The latter due to the Covid-19 pandemic, was extended one year by decision of Pope Francis. The next years Jacobeans are scheduled for the 2027, 2032, 2038 and 2049.
The conditions for profiting plenary indulgence are three: visit the tomb of the Santiago apostle in the cathedral performing a prayer; Confess fifteen days before or fifteen days after visiting the grave; and commune. This indulgence can be applied to the deceased.
Nicolás de Cárdenas
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