The Vicariate of Rome has announced the celebration of a nighttime pilgrimage under the motto “In Prayer with the Peoples”, an initiative that will bring together faithful from different nationalities to pray for peace in an international context marked by instability. According to the Social Communications Office of the Roman diocese, the event will have the support of the Rome City Council and will be presided over by Cardinal Vicar Baldo Reina.
A Prayer in 22 Languages in the Heart of Rome
The call, promoted by the Diocese’s Migrants Office, seeks to give visibility to the universal dimension of the Church through a common prayer in 22 different languages. The event is specially organized with the active participation of foreign communities present in Rome, although the invitation extends to all the faithful.
The pilgrimage will begin on the night of Saturday, April 18, at 11:30 PM, from the Porta Capena area, near the Circus Maximus. From there, the participants will follow the traditional Marian itinerary to the Sanctuary of the Virgin of Divine Love.
A Path of Faith that Culminates with Mass at Dawn
The pilgrimage will conclude in the early morning of Sunday, April 19, with the celebration of Holy Mass at five in the morning in the Marian sanctuary, also presided over by Cardinal Reina. During the route, various communities will accompany the prayer with songs from their own traditions, underscoring the universal character of the initiative.
From the organization, they emphasize the symbolic value of this call at a particularly delicate moment for world peace. The director of the Rome Diocese’s Migrants Office, Father Pietro Guerini, has highlighted that it is “an opportunity to remain united and raise a common supplication for peace”, expressing the desire that this gesture be a visible sign of hope before the world.