The Shrine of St. Pio of Pietrelcina in San Giovanni Rotondo celebrates weekday Masses at 6:30 a.m. (Santa Maria delle Grazie), 7:30 a.m. (lower church of San Pio, where the saint’s body rests), 10:00 and 11:30 a.m. (Church of San Pio) and 6:00 p.m. (Santa Maria delle Grazie), with an extra 4:30 p.m. Mass on Saturdays, Sundays and holy days and a 7:30 p.m. Mass on Sundays and holy days. The Church of San Pio, its lower church, the crypt and the route past Padre Pio’s cell are open 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., and Santa Maria delle Grazie from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Confession hours and languages are not published online; contact the Pilgrimages Office (+39 0882 417500).
Every detail below was verified on October 4, 2026 against the friary’s official pages and the shrine’s broadcaster, Padre Pio TV; times are local and change for feasts, so confirm before you go. The Rosary is prayed every evening at 8:45 p.m., and the Pilgrimages Office on the parvis of the San Pio church, open 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., books guided tours in six languages including English.
The liturgical year peaks in September: the novena to St. Pio runs September 14–22 with Mass daily at 6:00 p.m. in the lower church; September 20 commemorates the stigmata of 1918 with a 10:00 a.m. liturgy in Santa Maria delle Grazie, a procession to the San Pio church and Mass at 11:00 a.m.; the vigil of September 22 begins at 7:00 p.m. and runs through catechesis, adoration, the Rosary and a Mass at 12:15 a.m. to the commemoration of Padre Pio’s death at about 2:30 a.m.; and on September 23, his feast, Masses were celebrated in 2026 at 12:15 a.m. (open air), 7:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., the last followed by the procession with the statue. Padre Pio was canonized by John Paul II in St. Peter’s Square on June 16, 2002.
Related questions, answered
What are the opening hours of the Padre Pio shrine?
The church of Santa Maria delle Grazie is open 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., as are the gates of the Piazzale of the San Pio church. The crypt of Santa Maria delle Grazie and the visitor routes past Padre Pio’s cell and the crucifix of the stigmata are open 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., and the Church of San Pio da Pietrelcina with its mosaics and lower church is open 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Source: Shrine of St. Pio of Pietrelcina: opening hours
Where is the tomb of St. Pio, and when is it open?
St. Pio’s body rests in the lower church (Chiesa Inferiore) of the Church of San Pio da Pietrelcina, which is open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.; Mass is celebrated there at 7:30 a.m. every day.
Source: Shrine of St. Pio of Pietrelcina: opening hours
When can I visit Padre Pio's cell?
The friary route (“Percorsi: Cella – Crocifisso”), which takes in Padre Pio’s cell and the crucifix before which he received the stigmata, is open together with the crypt of Santa Maria delle Grazie from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. No separate museum timetable is published.
Source: Shrine of St. Pio of Pietrelcina: opening hours
What are the weekday Mass times at the Padre Pio shrine?
Monday to Friday: 6:30 a.m. in Santa Maria delle Grazie; 7:30 a.m. in the lower church of San Pio at the tomb; 10:00 and 11:30 a.m. in the Church of San Pio; 6:00 p.m. in Santa Maria delle Grazie.
Source: Shrine of St. Pio of Pietrelcina: celebration times
What are the Saturday, Sunday and holy-day Mass times?
Saturdays, Sundays and holy days: 6:30 a.m. in Santa Maria delle Grazie (not on December 25 or January 1); 7:30 a.m. in the lower church; 10:00 and 11:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. in the Church of San Pio; 6:00 p.m. in Santa Maria delle Grazie; and 7:30 p.m. in Santa Maria delle Grazie on Sundays and holy days only.
Source: Shrine of St. Pio of Pietrelcina: celebration times
Is there an English-language Mass at the Padre Pio shrine?
No English-language Mass is published on the shrine’s official timetable. Groups wanting Mass in English should ask the Pilgrimages Office (+39 0882 417500) when they book; priests travelling with a group can concelebrate by arrangement with the sacristy.
Source: Shrine of St. Pio of Pietrelcina: celebration times
What evening devotions are held at the shrine?
The Rosary is prayed every evening at 8:45 p.m.; Eucharistic adoration follows on Thursdays and “Prayer under the Cross” on Fridays at 8:45 p.m., except in Advent, Christmas, Lent and Easter.
Source: Shrine of St. Pio of Pietrelcina: celebration times
When can I go to confession at the Padre Pio shrine?
Confession hours and languages are not published on the shrine’s sacraments page. Contact sacramenti@santuariopadrepio.it or the Pilgrimages Office on +39 0882 417500 (8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. daily) and ask for the current times and the languages on duty.
Source: Shrine of St. Pio of Pietrelcina: sacraments
What does the Pilgrimages Office offer?
The Pilgrimages Office is on the parvis of the Church of San Pio and is open 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. It books guided tours in Italian, English, French, German, Spanish and Polish and issues tickets for the Marian torchlight procession held on Saturdays from April to September.
Source: Shrine of St. Pio of Pietrelcina: Pilgrimages Office
Where are the pilgrim services and toilets?
The Sala del Pellegrino (pilgrim hall) is open 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; toilets are reached via Sant’Agostino from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and in the foyer of the San Pio church from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Source: Shrine of St. Pio of Pietrelcina: opening hours
