PAPAL BASILICA OF SAINT PAUL OUTSIDE-THE-WALLS

CLOSING OF THE HOLY DOOR

Sunday 28 December 2025

FIRST SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS

On 28 December, at 10.00, His Eminence Cardinal J. M. Harvey, Archpriest of the Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls, will preside at the Eucharistic Concelebration with the rite of the closing of the Holy Door.

The faithful who wish to participate may freely access the Basilica without the need for a ticket.

All those who wish to conclebrate are invited to communicate their intention by 26 December at: sacrestia@abbaziasanpaolo.org

The Cardinals, Archbishops and BIshops who wish to concelebrate are requested to be present by 9.30 in the Sacristy of the Basilica to put on their liturgical vestments, bringing with them: The Cardinals, their white damask mitre; the Archbishops and Bishops, their white mitre.

The Presbyters who wish to concelebrate are requested to be present by 9.25 at the Chapel of Saint Benedict, bringing with them their amice, alb, cincture and white stole.