![]() In the evenings, Italian Mass is celebrated at the same churches but also includes a procession before Mass in which clergy and lay people chant the Litany of Saints, and relics of that particular church are laid out for veneration. ![]() It’s also a tradition that can be followed in Italian or English since the Pontifical North American College (PNAC) celebrates Mass in English at each of the Station Churches at 7.00am. It is one of the most incredible ways to really experience some of ancient Roman culture since this tradition dates back to the late second or early third century. ![]() For the forty days from Ash Wednesday to Easter, not including Sundays or the Easter Triduum, pilgrims in Rome follow in the footsteps of ancient Romans by attending daily Mass at 40 different ‘Station’ Churches.
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