
Parking, visiting the niche, medical center and celebrations will have special opening hours during the Patron Saint holiday
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The October 12th holiday celebrates the Day of Our Lady of Aparecida, patron saint of Brazil, attracting a large number of pilgrims to the Sanctuary.
According to information from the Sanctuary itself, the parking lot, for example, started operating at 5:15 am this Friday and will continue uninterruptedly until 10 pm on Monday (12).
The visit to the niche where the image of Our Lady of Aparecida is also located follows the same parking hours and will be available for visitation until Monday (12), 24 hours a day.
The Sanctuary's medical center, in turn, will operate uninterruptedly from 10am this Saturday (10th), closing at 9pm on October 12th.
The Pilgrims' Tent, also located in the Sanctuary complex, will operate from 7am this Saturday until 7pm on Monday.
Masses will take place at times established by the National Shrine. This Saturday (10), celebrations take place at 6am, 9am, 10:30am, 12pm and 4:30pm. On Sunday (11), they take place at 5:30 am, 8 am, 10 am, 12 pm and 4:30 pm.
On Our Lady's Day, Monday (12), masses are scheduled for 5 am, 7 am, 9 am (solemn mass), 12 pm, 2 pm, 4 pm and 6 pm.
Also according to the Sanctuary, these times also take place on weekends. As the holiday is on Monday, the opening of the space was extended until Patron Saint's Day.

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