On 6 October 2025, the Apostolic Penitentiary published a decree granting a plenary indulgence on the occasion of the sanjuanist Centenaries, which will be celebrated from 14 December 2025 to 27 December 2026, during which the third centenary of the canonization and the first centenary of the ecclesiastical Doctorate of Saint John of the Cross will be celebrated.
The decree specifies that the faithful will be able to benefit from the indulgence, under the usual conditions (sacramental confession, Eucharistic communion and prayer for the intentions of the Holy Father), if they participate in a spirit of penance and devotion in the jubilee celebrations or if they go on pilgrimage to the designated churches.
The decree mentions in particular the Church of San Juan de la Cruz of the Discalced Carmelites in Segovia, where his mortal remains are buried, as the main jubilee site, as well as the churches associated with the jubilee in the dioceses of Ávila, Segovia and Jaén.
The possibility of obtaining the indulgence is also extended to the elderly, the sick, and the disabled, provided that they unite themselves spiritually to the jubilee celebrations from their place of residence, offering their prayers, sufferings, or sacrifices to our merciful God, with sincere contrition and the desire to fulfil the established conditions as soon as possible.
The Penitentiary also encourages priests to promote the celebration of the sacrament of reconciliation during the jubilee year, so that the faithful may experience this time of grace with a complete inner disposition.
The decree thus officially recognizes the Sanjuanist Jubilee Year as a time of spiritual renewal during which the Church invites the faithful to rediscover the mystical and theological heritage of St John of the Cross under the theme: ‘Hope obtains as much as it hopes’.
