The Vicariate of Rome is organising a number of liturgical events on the eve of Sunday’s canonisation.
At 5pm on Saturday, in the basilica of St. Paul’s Outside the Walls, there will be an evening of vespers and a vigil Mass for Divine Mercy Sunday, followed by exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. Up until compline at 8.30pm, the basilica’s cloister will put on display memories of Pope John XXIII and the Second Vatican Council.
Prayer vigils will take place at 6pm in the basilica of St. John Lateran for faithful from Bergamo, the home of John XXIII, as well as another at Santa Maria in Montesanto (Chiesa degli Artisti) in Piazza del Popolo from 7pm.
Then at 9pm, there will be a “white night” of prayer when churches in Rome’s centre will be open for prayer vigils and confession. The following eleven churches will be taking part, each with liturgies in various languages.
S. Agnese in Agone a Piazza Navona – Via di Santa Maria dell’Anima 30 A – 00186 Portuguese
S. Marco al Campidoglio – Piazza San Marco 48 – 00186 Italian, English
S. Anastasia – Piazza di Sant’Anastasia – 00186 Portuguese
Santissimo Nome di Gesù all’Argentina – Piazza del Gesù – 00186 Italian, Spanish
S. Maria in Vallicella – Via del Governo Vecchio 134 – 00186 Italian
S. Giovanni dei Fiorentini – Via Acciaioli 2 – 00186 Italian
S. Andrea della Valle – Piazza Vidoni 6 – 00186 French
S. Bartolomeo all’Isola Tiberina – Isola Tiberina 22 – 00186 Italian, Arab
S. Ignazio di Loyola in Campo Marzio – Via del Caravita 8/a – 00186 Italian
Chiesa delle SS. Stimmate – Largo delle Stimmate 1 – 00187 Italian
Chiesa dei XII Apostoli – Piazza Santi Apostoli 51 – 00186 Italian
Basilica Sacro Cuore di Gesù – Via Marsala 42 – 00186 Italian
Catholic Action will also be holding a prayer vigil in the parish of Santa Maria delle Grazie al Trionfale, from 10.30pm until 5am.
