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Participate in a night of adoration

The vocation of the Basilica is to offer continuous Eucharistic adoration, day and night. Every evening, after the doors close at 11 p.m., the prayer relay continues in the Basilica, led by those who have signed up for the night of adoration (and are staying at the Basilica’s guesthouse).

Adoration at the Sacred Heart

Welcome, everyone, to this beautiful experience of nighttime adoration.

You will be accommodated at the Basilica guesthouse, in a dormitory or a single room, depending on your choice and availability. Bed linen is provided in both rooms and dormitories. Towels are only provided in rooms.

Registration at least 24 hours in advance:

  • by phone at +33 1 53 41 89 00 between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.
  • or by email (especially for groups of more than 8 people) via the contact form.

You should receive confirmation of your registration by email or phone. Please note that without this confirmation, your request has not been validated. If we are unable to accommodate you on your chosen date, we will notify you and suggest an alternative date.

Useful information

There are many requests on weekends, and we have to turn down registrations almost every Friday and Saturday evening, but please note that we often have a shortage of worshipers on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday evenings.

Keep this in mind!

After registering, if you are unable to attend, please notify us by email as soon as possible so that others can register.

Schedules

ArrivalDeparture
8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.until 9 a.m.

Contributions to expenses

Rooms

Room with sink and showerRoom with sink, shower, and toilet
Single room40 €45 €
Shared room35 €40 €
Children’s room (ages 3 to 17)20 €20 €
Price per person

Dormitory

Dormitory box15 €
Price per person

Upon arrival at reception, payment can be made in cash, by check, or by credit card.

We are grateful to those who support the mission of our hospitality through their donations and participation beyond the indicated offerings.

Food service

2023 Staff Christmas Dinner

Breakfast

Between 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 a.m.Offered to anyone who participated in the night of adoration

Dinner

Reservations must be made 10 days in advance (15 days for groups).

Please ensure you arrive before 7:30 p.m., when dinner service begins.

Dinner optionsScheduleParticipation
Adult dinner7:30 p.m.15 €
Children’s dinner7:30 p.m.10 €

Upon arrival at reception, payment can be made in cash, by check, or by credit card.

Night of adoration Program

  • Reception: between 8:15 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Groups must check in at reception before 9 p.m.

When you arrive, you will be shown to your dormitory or room. Upon arrival, you will choose the time at which you wish to pray during the night between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. (ensuring, along with us, that the prayer relay is respected). We will then give you your “pass.”

Important: Each time you come to participate in night adoration, you must pick up this personalized bracelet at the reception desk between 8:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. For organizational and security reasons, the reception desk closes at 9:30 p.m. and no exceptions can be made.

Participating in spiritual life and liturgy
9:00 p.m.Spiritual introduction to the night of adoration (except Mondays)
9:30 p.m.Compline sung in the basilica (except Mondays)
10 p.m.Mass
From 11 p.m. to 7 a.m.Silent adoration by guests staying at the guesthouse. Each person keeps vigil for an hour—or more—in the basilica before the Blessed Sacrament, so that the prayer relay is never interrupted.
6:30 a.m.Opening of the basilica doors (departure possible)
7 a.m.Mass in the basilica
8 a.m.Morning services in the basilica (except Mondays)

We are delighted to welcome you to the night of adoration at the basilica… since August 1, 1885!

It is up to you to be the morning watchmen who announce the arrival of the sun, which is the risen Christ.
The light that Jesus speaks of in the Gospel is the light of faith, a free gift from God, which illuminates the heart and enlightens the mind.
A personal encounter with Christ illuminates our lives with new light, sets us on the right path, and commits us to be his witnesses.
The new way of looking at the world and at people, a way that comes from him, allows us to penetrate more deeply into the mystery of faith, which is an experience to be assimilated, a truth to be lived, the salt and light of all reality.

Saint John Paul II Pope