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Station church
Station churches are the churches that are appointed for special morning and evening services during Lent, Easter and some other important days.
The tradition started in order to strengthen the sense of community within the Church in Rome, as this system meant that the Holy Father would visit each part of the city and celebrate Mass with the congregation.
In addition to Mass, the station services consist of a procession, the Litany of Saints and veneration of relics. The scheduled times for each church change from one year to the next, and are posted by the entrance of the preceding day's church. Try to get there early, as these services can attract large crowds.
Because of restoration works and other practical problems, stations are sometimes changed. The list below is the standard list, and the only way to be absolutely certain if it's correct in a given year is to check the schedules when you're there; changes may occur on quite short notice. On some days, there is more than one station church. The reason is simply that the crowds would be too large to handle if only one church was used. In such cases, the most important (i.e. the original station) is listed first.
Each year, since 1975, the Pontifical North American College (the American seminary in Rome) has coordinated a Stational Mass in English at all the original Station Churches (Monday thru Saturday). Masses begin promptly at 7:00 a.m., and all are welcome to attend. More information can be found at the NAC's Station Church website.
In addition to the Station Churches, a long-standing Roman custom is to visit the four Major Basilicas as well as the three more important minor basilicas in what is commonly called the Seven-Church Walk . This is traditionally done on the Wednesday of Holy Week.
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Lent and Easter
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Ash Wednesday and following daysEdit
Ash Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
First Sunday and following weekEdit
First Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Second Sunday and following weekEdit
Second Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Third Sunday and following weekEdit
Third Sunday
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Wednesday
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Saturday
Fourth Sunday and following weekEdit
Fourth Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Fifth Sunday and following weekEdit
Fifth Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
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Saturday
Palm Sunday and Holy WeekEdit
Palm Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Holy Thursday
Good Friday
Holy Saturday
Easter Sunday
