Schedule of Events

The schedule below lists events which are open to all family and friends who will be present in Rome for the diaconate ordinations.

As the 2024 diaconate ordination approaches and details are finalized, precise times and locations for the following events are subject to change. Please check back accordingly.

DateEventTime & Location
Sunday,
September 29
Opening Mass & light receptionPNAC, 5:30 PM
Wednesday,
October 2
Tentative Audience with Pope Francis*
Prayer Vigil for Family & Friends
St. Peter’s Square, 8:30 AM
Sant’Andrea della Valle, 5:00 PM
Thursday,
October 3
Ordination to the Diaconate*
Post-Ordination Reception
St. Peter’s Basilica, Time TBD
PNAC, Time TBD
Friday,
October 4
Masses of ThanksgivingVarious locations & times

* Please note that attendance at the papal audience and at the ordination is ticketed. Tickets are free, but must be obtained through the College. If you are a confirmed guest of one the ordinandi, he will have already requested the tickets for you. Please note that for the October 2024 ordination, due to the second session of the Sixteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (the “Synod on Synodality”), the College is still awaiting confirmation of the week’s schedule. Further information will be released when available.