OFFICE FOR THE LITURGICAL CELEBRATIONS OF THE SUPREME PONTIFF
CALENDAR OF CELEBRATIONS OVER WHICH THE HOLY FATHER BENEDICT XVI WILL PRESIDE
2007
JANUARY 2007 1 Monday Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God Vatican Basilica, at 10.00 CAPPELLA PAPALE Holy Mass Images of the celebration 6 Saturday Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord Vatican Basilica, at 9.30 CAPPELLA PAPALE Holy Mass Images of the celebration 7 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 2007 2 Friday Vatican Basilica, at 12.00 Cappella Papale for the funeral of Card. Antonio María Javierre Ortas, S.D.B. Images of the celebration 21 Ash Wednesday Basilica of St. Sabina, at 17.00 Holy Mass, Blessing and Imposition of the Ashes Images of the celebration 23 Friday Apostolic Palace Consistory Hall, at 11.00 Consistory for several Causes of Canonization Images of the celebration 25 - 1st Sunday of Lent Apostolic Building Redemptoris Mater Chapel, at 18.00 Beginning of the Spiritual Exercises for the Roman Curia Images of the celebration
MARCH 2007 3 Saturday Redemptoris Mater Chapel, at 9.00 Conclusion of the Spiritual Exercises Images of the celebration 25 - 5th Sunday of Lent Pastoral visit to the Parish of Santa Felicita e Figli martiri, at 9.30 Holy Mass Images of the celebration
29 Thursday Vatican Basilica, at 17.30 Celebration of the Sacrament of Penance with the youth of the Diocese of Rome Images of the celebration APRIL 2007 1 Palm Sunday and Passion of the Lord Saint Peter's Square, at 9.30 Blessing of the Palms, Procession Mass Images of the celebration 2 Holy 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 5 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 6 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
7 Holy Saturday Vatican Basilica, at 22.00 CAPPELLA PAPALE Easter Vigil in the Holy Night Images of the celebration
8 Easter Sunday Saint Peter's Square, at 10.30 Mass of the Day Images of the celebration Central Loggia of the Vatican Basilica, at 12.00 "Urbi et Orbi" Message and Blessing Images of the celebration 15 - 2nd Sunday of Easter Vatican Basilica, at 10.00 Holy Mass on the occasion of the 80th birthday of the Holy Father Benedict XVI Images of the celebration 21 Saturday - 22/3rd Sunday of Easter Pastoral Visit to Vigevano and Pavia Images of the celebration 29 - 4th Sunday of Easter Vatican Basilica, at 9.00 Priestly Ordination of the Deacons of the Diocese of Rome Images of the celebration RITES OF BEATIFICATION APPROVED BY THE HOLY FATHER 14 Saturday of the Octave of Easter Turin (Italy), Church of the Holy Face, at 15.30 Beatification of the Servant of God: - Luigi Boccardo [English, Portuguese, Spanish] 15 - 2nd Sunday of Easter Castellammare di Stabia (Italy), Cathedral, at 10.30 Beatification of the Servant of God: - Maria Maddalena of the Passion (Costanza Starace) [English, Portuguese, Spanish] 21 - 3rd Sunday of Easter Palermo (Italy), Cathedral, at 17.00 Beatification of the Servant of God: - Francesco Spoto [Portuguese] 29 - 4th Sunday of Easter Rimini (Italy), Cathedral, at 10.30 Beatification of the Servant of God: - Maria Rosa Pellesi [English, Portuguese, Spanish] MAY 2007 9 Wednesday - 14 Monday Apostolic Journey to Brazil on the occasion of the Fifth General Conference of the Latin American Episcopate and of the Caribbean Images of the celebration RITES OF BEATIFICATION APPROVED BY THE HOLY FATHER 6 - 5th Sunday of Easter Antequera - Málaga (Spain), Recinto ferial, at 11 Beatification of the Servant of God: - Mother Maria del Carmen of the Child Jesus [English, Portuguese, Spanish] 27 Sunday Solemnity of Pentecost Città di Castello (Italy), Cathedral, at 11 Beatification of the Servant of God: - Carlo Liviero [English, Portuguese, Spanish] JUNE 2007 3 Sunday Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity Saint Peter's Square, at 10.00 CAPPELLA PAPALE Canonization of the Blesseds: - George Preca [English, French, Italian, Maltese, Spanish] - Simon of Lipnica [English, French, Italian, Polish, Spanish] - Fr. Charles of St. Andrew [Dutch, English, French, Italian, Spanish] - Marie Eugenie of Jesus Milleret [English, French, Italian, Spanish] Images of the celebration 7 Thursday Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ Basilica of Saint John Lateran, at 19 Holy Mass Procession to Saint Mary Major and Eucharistic Blessing Images of the celebration 16 Saturday Redemptoris Mater Chapel, at 12 Celebration of the Sext Hour on the occasion of the visit of His Beatitude Chrisostomos II Archbishop of New Justiniana and All Cyprus Images of the celebration 17 Sunday 11th in Ordinary Time Pastoral Visit to Assisi Images of the celebration 19 Tuesday Vatican Basilica, at 17.00 CAPELLA PAPALE Funeral Rites for the deceased Card. Angelo Felici Images of the celebration 28 Thursday Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, at 17.30 CAPPELLA PAPALE First Vespers Images of the celebration 29 Friday Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul Vatican Basilica, at 9.30 CAPPELLA PAPALE Holy Mass and imposition of the pallium on Metropolitan Archbishops Images of the celebration AUGUST 2007 15 Wednesday Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Castel Gandolfo, Parish Church of Saint Thomas, at 8.00 Holy Mass Images of the celebration SEPTEMBER 2007 1 Saturday - 2/22nd Sunday "per annum" Pastoral visit to Loreto on the occasion of the "Agorà of the Italian youth" Images of the celebration
7 Friday - 9/23rd Sunday "per annum" Apostolic Journey to Austria Images of the celebration
23 - 25th Sunday "per annum" Pastoral visit to Velletri Square in front of the Cathedral, at 9.30 Holy Mass Images of the celebration 29 Saturday Feast of the Holy Archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael Vatican Basilica, at 10.00 CAPPELLA PAPALE Episcopal Ordinations Images of the celebration
RITES OF BEATIFICATION APPROVED BY THE HOLY FATHER 15 - Saturday 24th Sunday "per annum" Le Mans (France), Centre Antarès, at 16.00 Beatification of the Servant of God - Basile-Antoine Marie Moreau [English, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish] 16 - 24th Sunday "per annum" Licheń (Włocławek Poland), Marian Shrine, at 10.00 Beatification of the Servant of God - Stanislaw of Jesus and Mary (Jana Papczyński) [English, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish] 16 - 24th Sunday "per annum" Bordeaux (France), Cathedral, at 16.00 Beatification of the Servant of God - Marie-Céline de la Présentation (Jeanne Germaine Castang) [English, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish] 30 - 26th Sunday "per annum" Nysa (Opole Poland) Church of Saint James and Saint Agnes, at 10.00 Beatification of the Servant of God - Maria Merckert [English, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish] OCTOBER 2007 21 - 29th Sunday per annum Pastoral visit to Naples Images of the celebration RITES OF BEATIFICATION APPROVED BY THE HOLY FATHER 20 Saturday Tubarão (Brazil), Cathedral Square, at 16.00 Beatification of the Servant of God - Albertina Berkenbrock [English, Portuguese, Spanish] 21 - 29th Sunday per annum Frederico Westphalen (Brazil) Parque Municipal de Exposições, at 16.00 Beatification of the Servants of God: - Emmanuel Gómez González [English, Portuguese, Spanish] - Adilio Daronch [English, Portuguese, Spanish] 26 Friday Linz (Austria), Cathedral, at 10.00 Beatification of the Servant of God - Franz Jägerstätter [English, Portuguese, Spanish] 27 Saturday Rome, Basilica of Saint John Lateran, at 16.00 Beatification of the Servant of God - Celina Chludzińska v. Borzęcka [English, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish] 28 - 30th Sunday per annum Saint Peter's Square, at 10.00 Beatification of 498 Spanish Martyrs (1936-1939) NOVEMBER 2007 2 Friday Vatican Grottoes, at 18.00 Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed Prayer for the deceased Pontiffs Images of the celebration 5 Monday Vatican Basilica, Altar of the Chair, at 11.30 CAPPELLA PAPALE Mass for the deceased Cardinals and Bishops of the year 2007 Images of the celebration 24 Saturday Saint Peter's Square, at 10.30 Ordinary Public Consistory for the Creation of new Cardinals Images of the celebration 25 Sunday Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe Saint Peter's Square, at 10.30 CAPPELLA PAPALE Mass and presentation of the cardinalitial ring to the new Cardinals Images of the celebration RITES OF BEATIFICATION APPROVED BY THE HOLY FATHER 11 - 32nd Sunday per annum Chimpay (Viedma - Argentina), at 10.00 Beatification of the Servant of God - Zepherin Namuncurá [English, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish] 18 - 33rd Sunday per annum Novara (Italy), Sports Arena, at 15.00 Beatification of the Servant of God - Antonio Rosmini [English, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish] DECEMBER 2007 1 - 1st Sunday of Advent Saturday afternoon Vatican Basilica, at 17.00 CAPPELLA PAPALE First Vespers Images of the celebration 2 - 1st Sunday of Advent Pastoral visit to the Roman Hospital "San Giovanni Battista" of S.M.H.O. at 9.00 Holy Mass Images of the celebration 8 Saturday Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Spanish Steps, at 16.00 Homage to the Immaculate Images of the celebration 14 Friday Vatican Basilica, at 17.00 Funeral Mass for Card. Alfons Maria Stickler, S.D.B. Images of the celebration 16 - 3rd Sunday of Advent Pastoral visit to the parish of "Santa Maria del Rosario ai Martiri Portuensi", at 9.00 Holy Mass Images of the celebration 24 Monday Solemnity of the Birth of Our Lord Vatican Basilica, at 24.00 CAPPELLA PAPALE Midnight Mass Images of the celebration 25 Tuesday Solemnity of the Birth of Our Lord Central Loggia of the Vatican Basilica, at 12.00 "Urbi et Orbi" Blessing Images of the celebration 31 Monday 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 2 - 1st Sunday of Advent São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil), Do Barradão Stadium, at 16.00 Beatification of the Servant of God - Lindalva Justo de Oliveira [English, Spanish] JANUARY 2008 1 Tuesday Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God 41st World Day for Peace Vatican Basilica, at 10.00 CAPPELLA PAPALE Holy Mass Images of the celebration 6 Sunday Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord Vatican Basilica, at 10.00 Holy Mass 13 Sunday after Epiphany Feast of the Baptism of the Lord Sistine Chapel, at 10.00 Holy Mass and Baptism of children 25 Friday Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul Apostle Basilica of Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls, at 17.30 Celebration of Vespers Vatican City, December 30, 2006 Latest revision: December 19, 2007 Guido Marini Master of the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff |