Enjoy the restored Cathedral of Santiago. Although it is not a fundamental requirement, the Church recommends attending Mass as well.Ĥ. But there are two more: say a prayer and ask for the Pope, in addition to confessing and receiving communion in the 15 days before or after visiting the Cathedral.

Many pilgrims from all over the world decide to visit Santiago and its Cathedral in Holy Year to obtain forgiveness of sins or, what is the same, plenary indulgence.Īs we have just seen, one of the requirements to achieve this is to go through the Holy Door of the Cathedral. The Christian tradition assures that going through it is one of the three necessary requirements to achieve plenary indulgence. Exceptionally, it will continue open during 2022 to celebrate the Xacobeo. This door, whose access can be found in the Plaza de la Quintana, is one of the most important rituals of the Holy Year. On December 31, 2020, the Holy Door of the Cathedral of Santiago reopened for pilgrims after being sealed for years. Go through the Holy Door of the Cathedral of Santiago. As if this exception were not enough, in this 2021 the 120th Holy Year of its history is celebrated. And to round off the exceptionality of this event, Pope Francis decided to extend the Holy Year to 2022 due to the coronavirus, which prevented many pilgrims from making the pilgrimage to Santiago throughout 2021.Īll this will make Santiago de Compostela and the entire Camino dress in their best clothes and welcome pilgrims from all over the world.Ģ. This 2021 was special because July 25 falls on a Sunday, something that has not happened for 11 years. This situation is very frequent: it usually occurs only 14 times every century.

As you well know, to celebrate a Holy Year in Santiago de Compostela, the Apostle's Day has to fall on Sunday.

Camino de santiago 2022