In an Apostolic letter Pope Pius IX has proclaimed a jubilee on the occasion of his elevation to the Papal throne to which he attached a plenary indulgence. The Bishop has already urged them to fulfill the obligations of lent. He now adds to that his urgent plea that they fulfill the conditions to obtain this plenary indulgence. The time for enjoying the indulgence is limited by the Holy Father to three weeks. In this diocese this will be from the third Sunday of Lent until Palm Sunday. Those pastors outside of New York for peculiar circumstances can choose any other three weeks between the third Sunday of Lent and Pentecost. He adds the four conditions necessary for obtaining the plenary indulgence. The three churches in New York to be visited are the Cathedral of St. Patrick, St. Peter's and Transfiguration. Exceptions are made for those absent on journeys and those sick or infirm. Children who have not made their First Communion need not receive the Eucharist. The Bishop urgently suggests as the object of alms in this connection the suffering poor in Ireland, and the new Institution for destitute females soon to be opened by the Sisters of Mercy. The printed letter is signed by Father James Roosevelt Bayley as secretary. :: I-1-a Printed Circular 2pp. 4to.