Solemnity of Saint Francis 2026

Assisi is preparing to experience the central days of the Celebrations in honor of Saint Francis of Assisi, which this year take on a particular significance in the eighth centenary of the Saint’s passing.

On Saturday, October 3, the celebrations will take place at Santa Maria degli Angeli. At 11:00 a.m., the solemn Eucharist “In the Transitus of St. Francis” will be celebrated in the Papal Basilica, presided over by the Provincial Minister, Br. Marco Vianelli, OFM. In the afternoon, after the remembrance of the final moments of Francis’s life at the Shrine of the Renunciation, at 5:30 p.m., the Porziuncola will host the solemn commemoration of the Transitus.

At 8:30 pm, “In Cammino con San Francesco” (Walking with Saint Francis) will depart from the Basilica’s parvis. This nighttime pilgrimage, stopping at San Damiano, Santa Chiara, and Piazza del Comune, will reach the Basilica of Saint Francis. Here, at midnight, the Eucharist will be celebrated. Reservations are required and free for both events.

On Sunday, October 4, the Feast of St. Francis, celebrations will continue at the Basilica of St. Francis with the solemn Eucharist at 9:45 a.m., presided over by Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi. At 11:20 a.m., messages from the Franciscan Family and from the President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella, will be delivered from the Loggia of the Sacred Convent; at 4:00 p.m., Pontifical Vespers will conclude the celebrations.

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