English-language religious services in Rome during Easter Week.
VATICAN CEREMONIES
28 March. Holy Thursday – Holy Chrism Mass, St Peter’s Basilica, 09.30.
29 March. Good Friday – ‘Celebration of the Passion of the Lord’, Papal Mass, St Peter’s Basilica, 17.00.
29 March. Good Friday – Way of the Cross at the Colosseum presided over by the Holy Father, 21.15.
30 March. Holy Saturday – Easter Vigil in the Holy Night of Easter, Papal Mass, St Peter’s Basilica, 19.30.
31 March. Easter Sunday – Holy Mass of the day, Papal Mass, St Peter’s Square, 10.00.
31 March. Easter Sunday – “Urbi et Orbi” Blessing, Central loggia of St Peter’s Basilica, 12.00.
Please note that tickets (free of charge) are required for all ceremonies listed above, except the Way of the Cross and Urbi et Orbi. For information contact the Prefecture of the Pontifical Household, tel. 0669884857 or see website.
EASTER CHURCH SERVICES IN ENGLISH
All Saints’ Anglican Church, Via del Babuino 153/b, tel. 0636001881.
17 April. Easter Sunday – Easter pre-dawn Eucharist 05.30. Easter ceremony 10.30.
Ponte S. Angelo Methodist Church, Piazza Ponte S. Angelo 68, tel. 0668768314.
17 April Easter Sunday Mass, 10.30.
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Pontifical Irish College (Roman Catholic), Via dei SS. Quattro 1, tel. 06772631.
14 April. Holy Thursday 18.00.
15 April. Good Friday 15.00.
16 April. Easter Vigil 21.00
17 April. Easter Sunday 10.00.
Rome Baptist Church, S. Lorenzo in Lucina 35, tel. 066876652.
14 April. Maundy Thursday 19.00.
15 April. Church open 06.00-18.00 for personal prayer.
17 April. Sunrise Service at Pincio 07.00. Easter Resurrection Service 10.30.
St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church of Scotland, Via XX Settembre 7, tel. 064827627.
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14 April. Maundy Thursday Communion and supper 18.30.
17 April. Easter Sunday worship 11.00.
St Isidore’s College (Roman Catholic), Via degli Artisti 41, tel. 064885359.
17 April. Easter Sunday 10.00.
St Francis Xavier del Caravita (Roman Catholic), Via della Caravita 7.
14April. Mass of the Lord’s Supper and Footwashing 18.00.
15 April. Solemn Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion 15.00.
16 April. Great Vigil of Easter 20.30.
17 April. Easter Sunday 11.00.
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St Patrick’s (Roman Catholic), Via Buoncompagni 31, tel. 0642903787.
14 April. Holy Thursday 19.00.
15 April. Good Friday 17.00.
16 April. Holy Saturday 19.00.
17 April. Easter Sunday 10.00.
St Paul’s Within-the-Walls (Episcopal), Via Nazionale, corner Via Napoli 58, tel. 064883339.
14 April. Maundy Thursday 19.00.
15 April. Good Friday 19.00.
16 April. Easter Vigil 20.00.
17 April. Holy Eucharist 10.30.
S. Silvestro in Capite (Roman Catholic), Piazza S. Silvestro 1, tel. 066797775.
14 April. Holy Thursday 17.00.
15 April. Good Friday Liturgy 17.00.
16 April. Easter Vigil 20.00.
17 April. Easter Sunday 10.00, 17.30.
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S. Susanna American Church (Roman Catholic), Via XX Settembre 15, tel. 0642014554.
Due to temporary closure, the Holy Week services are celebrated at the nearby Basilica di S. Camillo de Lellis, except for the 09.00 Easter Sunday Mass at the Basilica di S. Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri, also nearby.
14 April. Holy Thursday 17.30.
15 April. Good Friday 19.00.
16 April. Easter Vigil 19.30.
17 April. Easter Sunday 09.00, 10.00.
Venerable English College (Roman Catholic), Via di Monserrato 45, tel. 066868546.
14 April. Mass of the Lord’s Supper. 19.30.
15 April. Solemn Celebration of the Passion 15.00.
16 April. Easter Vigil 21.30.
17 April. Easter Sunday 10.00.
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