Other Celebrations

The continuous Adoration takes place from Monday to Saturday: at the end of the 8.30 a.m. Holy Mass, Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament takes place, followed by Eucharistic Adoration, which continues uninterrupted until 6.45 p.m., when Eucharistic Benediction takes place.

The Petrine Prayer, in Italian, takes place at the Altar of Confession at 12 noon on weekdays, except Wednesdays.

In the months of May and October, every Saturday evening at 21.00 in Saint Peter’s Square the recitation of the Rosary “aux flambeaux” takes place, in which the image of the Mater Ecclesiae, venerated in the Basilica, is carried in procession. On 31 May the Rosary is recited in procession towards the Grotto of Lourdes in the Vatican Gardens.

Every Wednesday in June at 16.00, departing from the atrium of the Basilica, it is possible to participate in a spiritual itinerary following the footsteps of the apostle Peter, through the images and symbols present in some of the most significant places in the Vatican Basilica. The salient moments of Peter’s life as a disciple and his mission as pastor of the universal Church are recalled.

Every Saturday in June at 21.00 it is possible to participate in the prayer of the “Via Petri”, a meditation on the life of the apostle along the wings of the colonnade in Saint Peter’s Square. During the prayer, the images of the twelve stations that retrace the life of Saint Peter, from his calling on Lake Tiberias to his martyrdom and burial on the Vatican hill, are projected from the maxi-screens in the square.

At the Sacristy of the Basilica, it is possible to ask one of the Canons of the Chapter of Saint Peter’s for holy water, as well as the blessing of sacred objects and mementos in the Basilica.