4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

This Mass fulfills your Sunday obligation AND a PLENARY INDULGENCE is available to you!

At the end of Mass, Bishop Boyea will administer a papal blessing, which comes with a plenary indulgence. The Apostolic Blessing, or papal blessing, is a blessing imparted by the pope either directly or by delegation through others. A bishop is empowered to impart the Apostolic Blessing three times a year within his own diocese in the context of a solemn liturgical celebration designated by the bishop himself. The blessing is imparted in place of the usual blessing at the end of Mass, using a formula that invokes the intercession of the blessed apostles, Peter and Paul.

A plenary indulgence is available to those who fulfill the following conditions:

1. Sacramental Confession within 20 days of the Apostolic Blessing.

2. Reception of Communion.

3. Pray for the intentions of the pope.

4. Freedom from attachment to sin.

It is granted also to those who are unable to be present at the rite itself and who instead follow it piously by live transmission over radio, television, or other means of social communication.

Join us for the joyful culmination of the day with a celebration of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass offered by Bishop Earl Boyea and nearly all the clergy of the Diocese of Lansing.

*REMINDER: Parishes throughout the diocese have been asked to refrain from scheduling any events on the day of the Assembly and will not have the regularly schedule Saturday afternoon/evening Vigil Masses in an effort to better enable parishioners and clergy from across the diocese to join us for this special Mass.