Pilgrim groups traveling with their own priest register in writing with the Pilgrims Service (SEPE: sepe@fatima.pt, +351 249 539 608) and can have Mass in English at a time of their choosing; this is the usual arrangement for parish groups, with private celebrations limited during the International Anniversary Pilgrimages on May 12–13 and in October. The Rosary in the Chapel of the Apparitions is prayed at 10:00 a.m., 4:00, 6:30 and 9:30 p.m., and the 9:30 p.m. Rosary leads into the candlelight procession.

Confession is celebrated daily in the Chapels of Reconciliation on the lower floor of the Basilica of the Most Holy Trinity; hours and languages are not published on the static page, so check the live schedule under “Reconciliation” or look for the language signs on the confessionals.