Calendar of Celebrations presided over by the Holy Father Leo XIV (February – April 2026)
15 February
Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Pastoral visit to the parish of “Santa Maria Regina Pacis a Ostia Lida”, 17.00
Holy Mass
18 February
Ash Wednesday
Church of Saint Anselm, 16.30
Statio and penitential procession
Basilica of Saint Sabina, 17.00
Holy Mass with the blessing and imposition of the ashes
22 February
First Sunday of Lent
Pastoral visit to the parish of “Sacro Cuore di Gesù a Castro Pretorio”, 9.00
Holy Mass
22 February
Apostolic Palace, 17.00
Beginning of the Spiritual Exercises of the Holy Father and the Roman Curia
27 February
Apostolic Palace, 17.00
Conclusion of the Spiritual Exercises of the Holy Father and the Roman Curia
1 March
Second Sunday of Lent
Pastoral visit to the parish of “Ascensione di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo”, 17.00
Holy Mass
8 March
Second Sunday of Lent
Pastoral visit to the parish of “Santa Maria della Presentazione”, 17.00
Holy Mass
15 March
Fourth Sunday of Lent
Pastoral visit to the parish of “Sacro Cuore di Gesù a Ponte Mammolo”, 17.00
Holy Mass
29 March
Palm Sunday: Passion of the Lord
Saint Peter’s Square, 10.00
PAPAL CHAPEL
Commemoration of the Lord’s Entrance into Jerusalem and Holy Mass
2 April
Holy Thursday
Saint Peter’s Basilica, 9.30
Chrism Mass
2 April
Holy Thursday, “The Lord’s Supper”
Basilica of Saint John Lateran, 17.30
PAPAL CHAPEL
Vespertine Mass
3 April
Good Friday, “Passion of the Lord”
Saint Peter’s Basilica, 17.00
PAPAL CHAPEL
Celebration of the Passion of the Lord
3 April
Good Friday, “Passion of the Lord”
Colosseum, 21.15
Via Crucis - Way of the Cross
4 April
Easter Sunday, “Resurrection of the Lord”
Saint Peter’s Basilica, 21.00
PAPAL CHAPEL
Easter Vigil on the Holy Night
5 April
Easter Sunday, “Resurrection of the Lord”
Saint Peter’s Square, 10.15
PAPAL CHAPEL
Mass of the day
5 April
Easter Sunday, “Resurrection of the Lord”
Central loggia of Saint Peter’s Basilica, 12.00
“Urbi et Orbi” Blessing
Vatican City, 3 February 2026
✠ Diego Ravelli
Titular Archbishop of Recanati
Master of Pontifical Liturgical Celebrations
