OFFICE FOR THE LITURGICAL CELEBRATIONS OF THE SUPREME PONTIFF
CALENDAR OF CELEBRATIONS OVER WHICH THE HOLY FATHER BENEDICT XVI WILL PRESIDE
2006
JANUARY 2006 1 Sunday Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God Vatican Basilica, at 10.00 CAPPELLA PAPALE Holy Mass Images of the celebration 6 Friday Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord Vatican Basilica, at 9.30 CAPPELLA PAPALE Holy Mass Images of the celebration 8 Sunday Feast of the Baptism of the Lord Sistine Chapel, at 10.00 Holy Mass and Baptism of children Images of the celebration 25 Wednesday Feast of the Conversion of St Paul Apostle Basilica of St Paul-Outside-the-Walls, at 17.30 Celebration of Vespers Images of the celebration FEBRUARY 2006 2 Thursday Feast of the Presentation of the Lord Day of Consecrated Life Vatican Basilica, at 17.30 Blessing of the candles, Procession Mass with the members of the Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life Images of the celebration 5 - V Sunday "per annum" Pastoral Visit to St. Anne's Parish in the Vatican, at 10.00 Holy Mass Images of the celebration MARCH 2006 1 Ash Wednesday Basilica of S. Sabina, at 17.00 Procession from the Church of Saint Anselm, at 16.30 Liturgy of the Word, Blessing and Imposition of the Ashes Images of the celebration 5 - I Sunday of Lent Apostolic Building "Redemptoris Mater" Chapel, at 18.00 Beginning of the Spiritual Exercises for the Roman Curia 11 Saturday "Redemptoris Mater" Chapel, at 9.00 Conclusion of the Spiritual Exercises 19 - III Sunday of Lent Vatican Basilica, at 9.30 Altar of the Confession Mass for workers Images of the celebration 24 - Friday Saint Peter's Square, at 10.30 Ordinary Public Consistory for the creation of new Cardinals Images of the celebration 25 - Saturday Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord Saint Peter's Square, at 10.30 CAPPELLA PAPALE Eucharistic Concelebration with the new Cardinals and presentation of the cardinalitial ring 26 - IV Sunday Lent Pastoral visit to the Roman Parish of "Dio Padre Misericordioso", at 9.30 Mass Images of the celebration
APRIL 2006 3 Monday Saint Peter's Square, at 17.30 CAPPELLA PAPALE Holy Mass in suffrage of the deceased Holy Father John Paul II Images of the celebration 9 Palm Sunday Saint Peter's Square, at 9.30 Blessing of the Palms, Procession Mass Images of the celebration 11 Holy Tuesday Vatican Basilica, at 17.30 CAPPELLA PAPALE Celebration of the Sacrament of Penance Rite of reconciliation of the faithful with individual confession and absolution Images of the celebration 13 Holy Thursday Vatican Basilica, at 9.30 Chrismal Mass Images of the celebration Basilica of St. John Lateran, at 17.30 CAPPELLA PAPALE Beginning of the Paschal Triduum Mass of the Lord's Supper Images of the celebration 14 Good Friday Vatican Basilica, at 17.00 CAPPELLA PAPALE Celebration of the Lords Passion Images of the celebration Colosseum, at 21.15 Way of the Cross Images of the celebration
15 Holy Saturday Vatican Basilica, at 22.00 CAPPELLA PAPALE Easter Vigil in the Holy Night 16 - Easter Sunday Saint Peter's Square, at 10.30 Mass of the Day with Resurrexit rite Images of the celebration Central Loggia of the Vatican Basilica, at 12.00 "Urbi et Orbi" Message and Blessing RITES OF BEATIFICATION APPROVED BY THE HOLY FATHER 30 - III Sunday of Easter Beatification of the Servants of God: Milan (Italy) - Luigi Biraghi, priest [Italian, Portuguese, Spanish] - Luigi Monza, priest [Italian, Portuguese, Spanish] Ramapuram, Palai (India) - Agostino Thevarparampil ("Kunjachan"), priest [Italian, Portuguese, Spanish] MAY 2006 1st Monday Sanctuary of Our Lady of Divine Love, at 17.30 Recital of the Rosary Images of the celebration 6 Saturday Vatican Basilica, at 9.30 Holy Mass on occasion of the V Centenary of the foundation of the Pontifical Swiss Guard Images of the celebration 7 - IV Sunday of Easter Vatican Basilica, at 9.00 Ordination of Deacons in the Diocese of Rome Images of the celebration 25 Thursday - 28 Sunday Apostolic Journey to Poland Images of the celebration RITES OF BEATIFICATION APPROVED BY THE HOLY FATHER 13 - Saturday Beatification of the Servants of God: Roermond (The Netherlands) - Maria Teresa of Saint Joseph (Anna Maria Tauscher van den Bosch) Foundress of the Carmelite Sisters of the Divine Heart of Jesus [Italian, Portuguese, Spanish] 14 - V Sunday of Easter Beatification of the Servant of God: Naples (Italy) - Maria of the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Maria Grazia Tarallo) Virgin, foundress of the Institute of the Sisters, Crucified Adorers of the Eucharist [Spanish] 28 - VII Sunday of Easter Beatification of the Servant of God: Viseu (Portugal) - Rita Amada de Jesus (Rita Lopes de Almeida) Virgin, foundress of the Institute of the Sisters of Jesus, Mary and Joseph [English, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish] JUNE 2006 3 Saturday Pentecost Vigil Saint Peter's Square at 18.00 Pentecost Vigil with the participation of Ecclesial Movements and New Communities Images of the celebration 4 - Pentecost Sunday Saint Peter's Square, at 10.00 CAPPELLA PAPALE Holy Mass Images of the celebration 15 Thursday Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ Basilica of Saint John in Lateran, at 19.00 Holy Mass, Procession to Saint Mary Major and Eucharistic Blessing Images of the celebration 29 Thursday Solemnity of Saint Peter and Paul Vatican Basilica, at 9.30 CAPPELLA PAPALE Holy Mass and imposition of the pallium on Metropolitan Archbishops Images of the celebration RITE OF BEATIFICATION APPROVED BY THE HOLY FATHER 15 - Thursday Beatification of the Servant of God: Belo Horizonte (Brazil) - Eustáquio van Lieshout Priest, from the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary [English, Portuguese, Spanish] JULY 2006 1 Saturday Apostolic Palace Consistory Hall, at 11.00 Consistory for several Causes of Canonization Images of the celebration 8 Saturday - 9 Sunday Apostolic journey to Valencia (Spain) on occasion of the Fifth World Meeting of Families Images of the celebration AUGUST 2006 15 Tuesday Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Castel Gandolfo, Parish Church of San Tommaso, at 8.00 Holy Mass Images of the celebration
SEPTEMBER 2006 9 Saturday - 14 Thursday Apostolic journey to Munich, Altötting and Regensburg (Germany) Images of the celebration
RITES OF BEATIFICATION APPROVED BY THE HOLY FATHER 17 XXIV Sunday "per annum" Budapest, Square of the Basilica of Saint Stephen, at 11.00 Beatification of the Servant of God - Sára Salkaházi [English, Portuguese, Spanish] 17 XXIV Sunday "per annum" Brescia, Cathedral, at 16.00 Beatification of the Servant of God - Moses Tovini [English, Portuguese, Spanish] OCTOBER 2006 15 XXVIII Sunday "per annum" Saint Peter's Square, at 10.00 CAPPELLA PAPALE Canonization of the Blesseds: - Rafael Guízar Valencia (1878-1938) [English, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish] - Filippo Smaldone (1848-1923) [English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish] - Rosa Venerini (1656-1728) [English, French, Italian, Portuguese] - Theodore Guérin (1798-1856) [English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish] Images of the celebration 16 Monday Vatican Basilica, at 17.00 Cappella Papale for the funeral of Card. Dino Monduzzi Images of the celebration
19 Thursday Verona, Bentegodi Stadium, at 16.00 Eucharistic celebration on the occasion of the Fourth Italian Bishops' National Ecclesial Congress Images of the celebration 20 Friday Vatican Basilica, at 17.00 Cappella Papale for the funeral of Card. Mario Francesco Pompedda Images of the celebration RITES OF BEATIFICATION APPROVED BY THE HOLY FATHER 8 XXVII Sunday "per annum" Fiesole (Italy), Roman Amphitheater, at 16.00 Beatification of the Servant of God - Maria Teresa of Jesus (Maria Scrilli) [English] 22 XXIX Sunday "per annum" Speyer (Germany), Cathedral, at 14.30 Beatification of the Servant of God - Paul Josef Nardini [English, Portuguese, Spanish] Bilbao (Spain), Cathedral, at 17.00 Beatification of the Servant of God - Margarita María López de Maturana [English, Portuguese, Spanish] NOVEMBER 2006 1 Wednesday Solemnity of All Saints Vatican Basilica, at 10.00 CAPPELLA PAPALE Holy Mass Images of the celebration 2 Thursday Vatican Grottos, at 18.00 Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed Prayer for the deceased Pontiffs Images of the celebration 4 Saturday Vatican Basilica, Altar of the Chair, at 11.30 CAPPELLA PAPALE Mass for the deceased Cardinals and Bishops of the year 2006 Images of the celebration 28 Tuesday - 1 (December) Friday Apostolic Journey to Turkey RITE OF BEATIFICATION APPROVED BY THE HOLY FATHER 5 XXXI Sunday "per annum" São Paulo (Brazil), Cathedral, at 10.00 Beatification of the Servant of God: - Mariano de la Mata Aparicio [English, Portuguese, Spanish] DECEMBER 2006 2 I Sunday of Advent Saturday afternoon Vatican Basilica, at 17.00 CAPPELLA PAPALE First Vespers Images of the celebration 8 Friday Spanish Steps, at 16.00 Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Homage to the Immaculate Images of the celebration 10 II Sunday of Advent Pastoral visit to the Parish of Saint Mary Star of Evangelization (Rome) at 9.00 Holy Mass Images of the celebration 24 Sunday Solemnity of the Birth of Our Lord Vatican Basilica, at 24.00 CAPPELLA PAPALE Midnight Mass Images of the celebration
25 Monday Solemnity of the Birth of Our Lord Central Loggia of the Vatican Basilica, at 12 "Urbi et Orbi" Blessing Images of the celebration 31 Sunday Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God Vatican Basilica, at 18.00 First Vespers of thanksgiving for the end of the year Images of the celebration RITE OF BEATIFICATION APPROVED BY THE HOLY FATHER 3 I Sunday of Advent Ollur (Archdiocese of Trichur-India) Beatification of the Servant of God: - Euphrasia of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Eluvathingal [English, Spanish] Vatican City, 30 December 2005 Latest revision: December 14, 2006 + Piero Marini Titular Archbishop of Martirano Master of the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff |