The Catholic plenary indulgence at the moment of death — granted by the priest at the conclusion of the Last Sacraments to a dying Catholic who has made their last Confession.
Per sacrosancta humanae reparationis mysteria, remittat tibi omnipotens Deus omnes praesentis et futurae vitae poenas, paradisi portas aperiat, et ad gaudia sempiterna perducat. Amen. Ego facultate mihi ab Apostolica Sede tributa, indulgentiam plenariam et remissionem omnium peccatorum tibi concedo, et benedico te. In nomine Patris, et Filii, ✠ et Spiritus Sancti. Amen.
Through the holy mysteries of our redemption, may almighty God release you from all punishments in this life and in the life to come. May he open to you the gates of paradise and welcome you to everlasting joy. By the authority which the Apostolic See has given me, I grant you a full pardon and the remission of all your sins. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, ✠ and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Granted by the priest at the conclusion of the Last Rites for the dying. Catholics are encouraged to ensure that a priest is called for the Last Sacraments at the time of any serious illness or the approach of death, so that the Apostolic Pardon may be received.
The Apostolic Pardon — also called the Apostolic Blessing at the Hour of Death — is the plenary indulgence granted by the Catholic Church through the priest at the moment of a Catholic's death, releasing the dying person from all temporal punishment due to sin (after the eternal punishment has been absolved by the priest's sacramental absolution in the Last Confession of the Last Rites).
The Apostolic Pardon is granted by the priest at the conclusion of the Last Rites — Last Confession, Last Anointing of the Sick, and Last Holy Communion (the Viaticum) — to a dying Catholic who is properly disposed. The Pardon may be granted by any priest, not only by the regularly assigned parish priest.
In emergency situations where no priest is available, the dying Catholic may make a personal Act of Perfect Contrition (which itself remits sin and temporal punishment if combined with the intention of sacramental confession), and the same plenary indulgence is granted automatically by the Holy See to any dying Catholic who has been habitually in the practice of praying the Rosary during life.
