Jasna Gora has been granted the privilege of a plenary indulgence during the 2025 Jubilee Holy Year whose central theme is “Pilgrims of Hope.” Any pilgrim who visits Jasna Gora’s Basilica or Chapel of the Miraculous Icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary and fulfils the spiritual requirements ascribed to indulgences may obtain a plenary indulgence for himself or herself or for a soul in Purgatory.
The conditions for receiving an indulgence are traditionally:
- state of sanctifying grace
- receiving the Holy Communion
- praying in accordance with the Pope's intentions
- exclusion of all attachment to any sin
But also as a part of the pilgrimage:
- participation in Holy Mass or
- the Liturgy of the Hours,
- the Divine Word Service,
- the Stations of the Cross,
- the Rosary,
- the recitation of the Akathist hymn
- a penitential service concluding with individual confession.
The Jubilee indulgence can also be obtained by visiting Jasna Gora individually or in groups, and on this occasion performing adoration and meditation concluded with the Our Father prayer, the profession of faith in any authorized form and a prayer to Mary, Mother of God.
During the Jubilee Year 2025, the faithful may obtain a plenary indulgence twice during the day, with the second indulgence to be applied to the souls in Purgatory.
The Jubilee Year 2025 is meant to remind believers that the life of a Christian is a pilgrimage whose goal is salvation. The Holy Year's motto “Pilgrims of Hope” is very much in keeping with the charism of Jasna Gora.
