Entrance
For prayers, Mass and Services, freely enter by the ‘Porta dei Fiori’ (North-side, Piazzetta ‘dei leoncini’).
Opening Times
The Basilica opens for prayers at 7.30 am each day, and closes at 7.30 pm.
Regular Mass and Services Times
Mass and Services are ordinarily celebrated by a canon of the Chapter of St Mark’s, while the Patriarch of Venice celebrates the main solemnities of the liturgical year.
From Monday to Saturday (at the Altar of the Nicopeia)
| 07:40 | Morning Prayer (Lauds) |
| 08:00 | Holy Mass |
| 10:00 | Holy Mass |
| 17:00 (Tuesday) | Eucharistic Adoration |
| 17:45 | Evening Prayer (Vespers) and Office of Readings |
| 18:15 | Rosary |
| 18:45 | Holy Mass (on Saturday in the nave) |
Sunday and Holy Days of obligation (in the nave)
| 08:00 | Holy Mass |
| 10:00 | Solemn Mass (sung by the Cappella Marciana) |
| 12:00 | Holy Mass (‘Organ Mass’) |
| 17:45 | Evening Prayer (Vespers), Eucaristic Blessing, and Litany of the Blessed Virgin (at the Altar of the Nicopeia) |
| 18:45 | Holy Mass |
Sacrament of Reconciliation
On weekdays (Monday to Saturday), 10am to 12 am and 5 pm to 7 pm (except during Vespers and Office of Readings).
Concelebrants
Priests desiring to concelebrate at any public Mass at Basilica di San Marco, must come into the Sacristy 20 minutes before the Mass is due to begin. They have to present their ‘celebret’ (letter of recommendation) to the Sacristan to be admitted.
Concerts
We don’t guest concerts.
Pilgrimages, Mass, and Prayers
Write to sacrestia@procuratoriasanmarco.it for information about pilgrimages, Mass, and Prayers.
Write to info@procuratoriasanmarco.it for any other information.