Join us for English Mass in the Basilica of Saint Francis. During the winter, Mass is celebrated weekly in Cappella Frate Leone, one of the chapels inside the Sacro Convento of the Basilica of Saint Francis in Assisi.
Join us for English Mass in the Basilica of Saint Francis. During the winter, Mass is celebrated weekly in Cappella Frate Leone, one of the chapels inside the Sacro Convento of the Basilica of Saint Francis in Assisi.
On the last Sunday of each liturgical year, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, or Christ the King. Pope Pius XI instituted this feast in 1925 with his encyclical Quas primas (“In the first”) to respond to growing secularism and atheism, encouraging us to celebrate and live out our faith […]
Join us for English Mass in the Basilica of Saint Francis. During the winter, Mass is celebrated weekly in Cappella Frate Leone, one of the chapels inside the Sacro Convento of the Basilica of Saint Francis in Assisi. This Sunday marks the First Sunday of Advent. Beginning the Church’s liturgical year, Advent (from, “ad-venire” in […]
Today we celebrate one of the most important Marian feasts on the liturgical calendar, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Read Pope Francis’ Prayer for the Immaculate Conception. Join us for English Mass in the Basilica of Saint Francis. During the winter, Mass is celebrated weekly in Cappella Frate Leone, […]
An English Mass is celebrated monthly in the tomb of Saint Francis of Assisi. Join us this month for the Memorial of Our Lady of Loreto, a young Advent feast celebrating a revered Christian relic—the Holy House of Loreto. Readings for the Memorial of Our Lady of Loreto.
Join us for English Mass in the Basilica of Saint Francis. During the winter, Mass is celebrated weekly in Cappella Frate Leone, one of the chapels inside the Sacro Convento of the Basilica of Saint Francis in Assisi. This Sunday marks the Third Sunday of Advent. Beginning the Church’s liturgical year, Advent (from, “ad-venire” in Latin […]
Join us for English Mass in the Basilica of Saint Francis. During the winter, Mass is celebrated weekly in Cappella Frate Leone, one of the chapels inside the Sacro Convento of the Basilica of Saint Francis in Assisi. This Sunday marks the Fourth Sunday of Advent. Beginning the Church’s liturgical year, Advent (from, “ad-venire” in Latin […]
Today we celebrate the Nativity of the Lord and the beginning of the Christmas season. During this season, we celebrate the birth of Christ into our world and into our hearts. Readings for the Nativity of the Lord (Mass during the Day)
On the second day of the Christmas season we celebrate the Feast of Saint Stephen, the first martyr. During the winter, Mass is celebrated in Cappella Frate Leone, one of the chapels inside the Sacro Convento of the Basilica of Saint Francis in Assisi. Readings for the Feast of Saint Stephen, the first martyr.
Today we celebrate the Christmas Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph and the sacredness of family life. During the winter, Mass is celebrated in Cappella Frate Leone, one of the chapels inside the Sacro Convento of the Basilica of Saint Francis in Assisi. Readings for the Feast of the Holy Family […]
Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God. During the winter, Mass is celebrated in Cappella Frate Leone, one of the chapels inside the Sacro Convento of the Basilica of Saint Francis in Assisi. Readings for the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God.