On All Souls’ Day (Monday 2 November) a plenary indulgence, applicable only to the Poor Souls in Purgatory, is granted to those who visit any parish church or public oratory and there recite one Our Father and one Credo.

On all the days from 1–8 November inclusive, a plenary indulgence, applicable only to the Poor Souls, is granted to those who visit a cemetery and pray, even if only mentally, for the departed.

Conditions:

1. Only one plenary indulgence may be gained per day;
2. It is necessary to be in the state of grace, at least by completion of the work;
3. Freedom from attachment to sin, even venial sin, is necessary, otherwise the indulgence is only partial;
4. Holy Communion must be received each time the indulgence is sought;
5. Prayers must be recited for the intentions of the Holy Father on each day the indulgence is sought;
6. A sacramental confession must be made within a week of completion of the prescribed work.