DIRECTIONS

ASH WEDNESDAY

5 March 2025

“STATION” IN THE BASILICA
OF SANTA SABINA ALL’AVENTINO

1. On the first day of Lent there will be a celebration, in the form of the Roman “Stations”, presided over by His Eminence Cardinal Angelo De Donatis, major penitentiary and delegate of the Holy Father Francis, with the following procedure:

 - At 16.30, in the Church of Sant’Anselmo all’Aventino, the liturgy of the Stations will begin, followed by the penitential procession towards the Basilica of Santa Sabina.

The Cardinals, Archbishops, Bishops, Benedictine Monks of Sant’Anselmo, the Dominican Fathers of Santa Sabina and some of the faithful will participate in the procession.

 - At the end of the procession, in the Basilica of Santa Sabina, the Eucharistic Celebration will take place, with the rite of the blessing and imposition of the ashes.

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2. The Cardinals, Archbishops, Bishops, Benedictine Monks and Dominican Fathers who wish to participate in the celebration are requested to be present by 16.00 in the Church of Sant’Anselmo, wearing their own choral habit.

Vatican City, 28 February 2025

✠ Diego Ravelli
Titular Archbishop of Recanati
Master of Pontifical Liturgical Celebrations