St. John's Catholic Newman Center is honored to have been selected as a pilgrimage site as part of the Catholic Diocese of Peoria's 150th Anniversary celebration. As part of the 150th Anniversary, the faithful will be able to obtain the 150th Anniversary plenary indulgence if they partake in a pious pilgrimage to any of the designated sacred pilgrimage sites, including St. John's Catholic Chapel.
St. John's Catholic Chapel is open for prayer and pilgrimage visits from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM daily. The full Mass & Sacrament times are available on the Mass, Adoration & Reconciliation page.
What is an indulgence?
From the Catechism of the Catholic Church: "An indulgence is a remission before God of the temporal punishment due to sins whose guilt has already been forgiven, which the faithful Christian who is duly disposed gains under certain prescribed conditions through the actions of the Church which, as the minister of redemption, dispenses and applies with authority and treasury of the satisfactions of Christ and the saints. An indulgence is partial or plenary according as it removes either part or all of the temporal punishment due to sin. The faithful can gain indulgences for themselves or apply them to the dead." (CCC #1471)
The 150th Anniversary Indulgence is plenary. The Church's usual conditions for gaining an indulgence apply in connection with the 150th Anniversary Indulgence.
Conditions for Receiving an Indulgence
- Be in a state of grace, and have the interior disposition of complete detachment from sin
- While in the Chapel:
- Pray one Our Father and the Creed
- Pray for the intentions of the Pope with one Our Father and one Hail Mary
- Receive Holy Communion
- Within 7-10 days:
- Receive the sacrament of Confession at any Catholic Church
