Activities of the Holy Father Benedict XVI

ACTIVITIES OF THE HOLY FATHER

BENEDICT XVI

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JANUARY 2010
*1 Friday* Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God 43rd World Day for Peace Vatican Basilica, at 10:00 PAPAL MASS Holy Mass	Booklet for the Celebration (Video) Images of the celebration Homily of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]
St. Peter's Square, at 12:00 Angelus	(Video) Address of the Holy Father [Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

3 Sunday St. Peter's Square, at 12:00 Angelus	(Video) Address of the Holy Father [Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

*6 Wednesday* Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord Vatican Basilica, at 10:00 PAPAL MASS Holy Mass	Booklet for the Celebration Images of the celebration Homily of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]
St. Peter's Square, at 12:00 Angelus	(Video) Address of the Holy Father [Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

*10 Sunday after the Epiphany* Feast of the Baptism of the Lord Sistine Chapel, at 10:00 Holy Mass and Baptism of Children	Booklet for the Celebration (Video) Images of the celebration Homily of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]
St. Peter's Square, at 12:00 Angelus	(Video) Address of the Holy Father [Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

*11 Monday* Royal Hall, at 11:00 Greetings to representatives of the Diplomatic Corps	(Video) Address of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]

*13 Wednesday* Paul VI Hall, at 10:30 General Audience	(Video) The Mendicant Orders [Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

*17 Sunday* St. Peter's Square, at 12:00 Angelus	(Video) Address of the Holy Father [Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]
Synagogue of Rome, at 16:30 Visit to the Jewish Community	(Video) Address of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]

20 Wednesday Paul VI Hall, at 10:30 General Audience	(Video) Week of Prayer for Christian Unity [Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

21 Thursday Memorial of St. Agnes Urban VIII Chapel, at 12:30 Presentation of the lambs, whose wool will be used to make the pallium for the new Metropolitan Archbishops	Images of the celebration

24 Sunday St. Peter's Square, 12:00 Angelus	(Video) Address of the Holy Father [Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

25 Monday Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul Apostle Basilica of Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls, at 17.30 Celebration of Vespers	Details (Video) Images of the celebration Homily of the Holy Father [English, French, German Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

27 Wednesday Paul VI Hall, at 10:30 General Audience	(Video) Saint Frances of Assisi [Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

31 Sunday St. Peter's Square, 12:00 Angelus	(Video) Address of the Holy Father [Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

FEBRUARY 2010
*2 Tuesday* Feast of the Presentation of the Lord Day of Consecrated Life Vatican Basilica, at 17:30 Vespers with the members of the Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life	Details Booklet for the Celebration (Video) Images of the celebration Homily of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

3 Wednesday Paul VI Hall, at 10:30 General Audience	(Video) Saint Dominic Guzmán [Croatian, English, French, German Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

*7 Sunday* St. Peter's Square, at 12:00 Angelus	(Video) Address of the Holy Father [Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

*10 Wednesday* Paul VI Hall, at 10:30 General Audience	(Video) Saint Anthony of Padua [Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

11 Thursday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lourdes 18th World Day of the Sick Vatican Basilica, at 10:30 Holy Mass	Indications Details Booklet for the Celebration (Video) Images of the celebration Homily of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

*12 Friday* Roman Major Seminary, at 18:00 Visit to the Roman Major Seminary on the Feast of Our Lady of Trust	(Video) Lectio divina of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

*14 Sunday* Termini Railway Station, at 10:00 Visit to the "Caritas" of Rome	(Video) Address of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]
St. Peter's Square, at 12:00 Angelus	(Video) Address of the Holy Father [Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

*17 Ash Wednesday* Paul VI Hall, at 10:30 General Audience	(Video) Ash Wednesday [Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]
Basilica of St Anselm, at 16:30 "Statio" and Penitential Procession Basilica of St Sabina, at 17:00 Holy Mass, Blessing and Imposition of the Ashes	Indications Booklet for the Celebration Images of the celebration Homily of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

*19 Friday* Consistory Hall, at 11:00 Consistory for several Causes of Canonization	Notification Images of the celebration

21 - 1st Sunday of Lent St. Peter's Square, at 12:00 Angelus	(Video) Address of the Holy Father [Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]
Apostolic Palace "Redemptoris Mater" Chapel, at 18:00 Beginning of the Spiritual Exercises for the Roman Curia

27 Saturday "Redemptoris Mater" Chapel, at 9:00 Conclusion of Spiritual Exercises	Address of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

28 Sunday St. Peter's Square, at 12:00 Angelus	(Video) Address of the Holy Father [Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

MARCH 2010
*3 Wednesday* Paul VI Hall, at 10:30 General Audience	Saint Bonaventure (Video) [Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

*6 Saturday* Paul VI Audience Hall, at 12:00 Audience with members, personnel and volunteers of the Italian National Civil Defence	(Video) Address of the Holy Father [English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

*7 - 3rd Sunday of Lent* Pastoral Visit to the Roman Parish of Saint John of the Cross at 9:00 Holy Mass	(Video) Homily of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish] Greeting to the Parish Pastoral Council [English, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish] Images of the celebration
St. Peter's Square, at 12:00 Angelus	(Video) Address of the Holy Father [Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

10 Wednesday Paul VI Hall, at 10:30 General Audience	(Video) Saint Bonaventure (2) [Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

*14 Sunday - 4th Sunday of Lent* Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00 Angelus	(Video) Address of the Holy Father [Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]
Rome, Via Sicilia, at 17:30 Visit to the Evangelical Lutheran Church	(Video) Images of the celebration Address of the Holy Father [English, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

17 Wednesday Saint Peter's Square, at 10:30 General Audience	(Video) Saint Bonaventure (3) [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

*19 Friday* Clementine Hall, at 18:00 Concert offered on the occasion of the name day of the Holy Father

*21 Sunday - Fifth Sunday of Lent* Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00 Angelus	(Video) Address of the Holy Father [Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

*24 Wednesday* Paul VI Hall, at 10:30 General Audience	(Video) *Saint Albert the Great* [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

*25 Thursday* Saint Peter's Square, at 20:30 Meeting with the young people of Rome and Lazio in preparation for World Youth Day	(Video) Address of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

*28 Palm Sunday and Passion of the Lord* Saint Peter's Square, at 9:30 Blessing of the Palms, Procession and Holy Mass	Notification - Holy Week Booklet for the Celebration (Video) Images of the celebration Homily of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish] Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of the 25th World Youth Day [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]
Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00 Angelus	Address of the Holy Father [Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

29 Monday Vatican Basilica, at 18:00 PAPAL MASS Holy Mass in suffrage of the deceased Holy Father John Paul II	Notification Booklet for the Celebration (Video) Images of the celebration Homily of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

*31 Wednesday of Holy Week* Saint Peter's Square, at 10:30 General Audience	(Video) *Easter Triduum* [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

APRIL 2010
1 Holy Thursday Vatican Basilica, at 9:30 Chrismal Mass	Booklet for the Celebration (Video) Images of the celebration Homily of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]
Basilica of Saint John Lateran, at 17.30 PAPAL MASS Beginning of the Paschal Triduum Mass of the Lord's Supper	Booklet for the Celebration (Video) Images of the celebration Homily of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

2 Good Friday Vatican Basilica, at 17:00 PAPAL MASS Celebration of the Lord’s Passion	Booklet for the Celebration (Video) Images of the celebration
Colosseum, at 21:15 Way of the Cross	Introduction [English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish] Meditations and Prayers by His Most Reverend Card. Camillo Ruini, Vicar General Emeritus of His Holiness for the Diocese of Rome [English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish] Words of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish] Booklet for the Celebration (Video) Images of the celebration

3 Holy Saturday Vatican Basilica, at 21:00 PAPAL MASS Easter Vigil	Booklet for the Celebration (Video) Images of the celebration Homily of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

4 Easter Sunday Saint Peter's Square, at 10:15 Holy Mass of the Day	Booklet for the Celebration (Video) Images of the celebration
Central Loggia of the Vatican Basilica, at 12:00 "Urbi et Orbi" Message and Blessing	(Video) Images of the celebration Blessing "Urbi et Orbi" [English , French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

5 Easter Monday Castel Gandolfo, at 12.00 Regina Caeli	(Video) Words of the Holy Father [Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

*7 Wednesday* Saint Peter's Square, at 10:30 General Audience	(Video) Octave of Easter [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

*11 - Second Sunday of Easter* Castel Gandolfo, at 12:00 Regina Caeli	(Video) Words of the Holy Father [Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

*14 Wednesday* Saint Peter's Square, at 10:30 General Audience	(Video) *Munus docendi* [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

*17 Saturday - 18 Third Sunday of Easter* Apostolic Journey to Malta	Missal for the Apostolic Journey Photo Gallery Speeches of the Holy Father

*20 Tuesday* Altar of the Chair, Vatican Basilica, at 11:30 PAPAL MASS Funeral Mass for Card. Tomáš Špidlík, S.J.	Notification (Video) Images of the celebration Homily of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Spanish]

*21 Wednesday* Saint Peter's Square, at 10:30 General Audience	(Video) Apostolic Journey to Malta [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

24 Saturday Paul VI Audience Hall, at 12:00 Audience to participants in the Convention of the Italian Episcopal Bishops' Conference on Communications: "Digital Witnesses"	(Video) Address of the Holy Father [English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

*25 - Fourth Sunday of Easter* Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00 Regina Caeli	(Video) Words of the Holy Father [Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

28 Wednesday Saint Peter's Square, at 10:30 General Audience	(Video) *Saint Leonard Murialdo and Saint Joseph Cottolengo* [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

29 Thursday Paul VI Audience Hall, at 17:15 Concert offered by the Italian President Giorgio Napolitano in honour of his Holiness Benedict XVI on the occasion of the 5th Anniversary of Pontificate	(Video) Words of the Holy Father [English, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

MAY 2010
2 - Fifth Sunday of Easter Pastoral Visit to Turin for the Exposition of the Holy Shroud	Photo Gallery

3 Monday Altar of the Chair, Vatican Basilica, at 11.30 PAPAL MASS Funeral Mass for Card. Paul Augustin Mayer, O.S.B.	(Video) Notification Images of the celebration Homily of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish

5 Wednesday Saint Peter's Square, at 10:30 General Audience	(Video) *Munus sanctificandi* [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

6 Thursday Saint Damaso Courtyard, at 17:00 Swearing-in ceremony of the Swiss Guards	(Video)

7 Friday Altar of the Chair, Vatican Basilica, at 11.30 PAPAL MASS Funeral Mass for Card. Luigi Poggi	Notification Homily of the Holy Father [English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

*9 Sixth Sunday of Easter* Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00 Regina Caeli	(Video) Words of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

11 Tuesday - 14 Friday Apostolic Journey to Portugal	Missal for the Apostolic Journey Photo Gallery: Lisbon, Fátima, Porto Speeches of the Holy Father

16 Seventh Sunday of Easter Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00 Regina Caeli	(Video) Words of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

19 Wednesday Saint Peter's Square, at 10:30 General Audience	Apostolic Journey to Portugal (Video) [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

20 Thursday Paul VI Audience Hall, at 18:00 Concert in honour of Benedict XVI, promoted by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill I of Moscow and All Russia on the occasion of the Days of Russian Culture and Spirituality	(Video) Address of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

23 Pentecost Sunday Vatican Basilica, at 10:00 PAPAL MASS Holy Mass	Notification Booklet for the Celebration Images of the celebration Homily of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]
Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00 Regina Caeli	Words of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

26 Wednesday Saint Peter's Square, at 10:30 General Audience	Munus regendi (Video) [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

29 Saturday Paul VI Audience Hall, at 10:30 Audience with the pilgrims from the Italian Dioceses of the Marche region on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of the death of Fr Matteo Ricci	(Video) Address of the Holy Father [English, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

30 Sunday Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00 Angelus	(Video) Words of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

*31 Monday* Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes in the Vatican Gardens, at 20:50 Conclusion of the Marian Month of May	Address of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]


JUNE 2010
2 Wednesday Saint Peter's Square, at 10:30 General Audience	(Video) *Saint Thomas Aquinas* [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

3 Thursday Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ Basilica of Saint John Lateran, at 19:00 Holy Mass, Procession to Saint Mary Major and Eucharistic Blessing	(Video) Indications Booklet for the Celebration Images of the celebration Homily of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

4 Friday - 6 Sunday Apostolic Journey to Cyprus	Missal for the Apostolic Journey Photo Gallery

9 Wednesday Saint Peter's Square, at 10:30 General Audience	(Video) Apostolic Journey to Cyprus [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

10 Thursday Saint Peter's Square, at 18:00 Prayer Vigil with Priests	Indications Conclusion of the Year for Priests (June 10 - 11, 2010) Images of the celebration Dialogue of the Holy Father with Priests [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

11 Friday Solemnity of the Most Holy Heart of Jesus Saint Peter's Square, at 10:00 PAPAL MASS Mass for the conclusion of the Year for Priests	(Video) Indications Booklet for the Celebration Images of the celebration Homily of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

13 Sunday Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00 Angelus	(Video) Address of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

*15 Tuesday* Basilica of Saint John Lateran, at 19:30 Opening of the Convention of the Rome Diocese	Address of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

16 Wednesday Saint Peter's Square, at 10:30 General Audience	(Video) *Saint Thomas Aquinas (2)* [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

20 - 12th Sunday of Ordinary Time Vatican Basilica, at 9:30 Priestly Ordination of the Deacons of the Diocese of Rome	(Video) Indications Booklet for the Celebration Images of the celebration Homily of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]
Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00 Angelus	(Video) Address of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

23 Wednesday Paul VI Hall, at 10:30 General Audience	(Video) *Saint Thomas Aquinas (3)* [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

24 Thursday Monte Mario - Rome Visit to the "Centro Don Orione" at Monte Mario	(Video) Blessing and inauguration of the statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Monte Mario recently restored [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish] Celebration of the middle Hour and meeting with the Cloistered Nuns of the Dominican Monastery of Our Lady of the Rosary (Rome) [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

27 Sunday Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00 Angelus	(Video) Words of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

28 Monday Solemnity of Sts Peter and Paul Basilica of St Paul Outside-the-Walls, at 18:00 PAPAL MASS First Vespers	Notification Booklet for the Celebration Images of the celebration (Video) Homily of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

29 Tuesday Solemnity of Sts Peter and Paul Vatican Basilica, at 9:30 PAPAL MASS Holy Mass and imposition of the Pallium on Metropolitan Archbishops	Notification Booklet for the Celebration: 1, 2, 3 Images of the celebration (Video) Homily of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]
Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00 Angelus	(Video) Words of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

30 Wednesday Saint Peter's Square, at 10:30 General Audience	*Saint Joseph Cafasso* [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

JULY 2010
4 - 14th Sunday of Ordinary Time Pastoral Visit to Sulmona on the occasion of the 8th centenary of the birth of Saint Peter Celestine V	Photo Gallery

7 Wednesday Paul VI Audience Hall, at 10:30 General Audience	(Video) *John Duns Scotus* [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

11 *Sunday* Castelgandolfo, at 12:00 Angelus	(Video) Words of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

18 *Sunday* Castelgandolfo, at 12:00 Angelus	(Video) Words of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

25 Sunday Castelgandolfo, at 12:00 Angelus	(Video) Words of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

AUGUST 2010
1 Sunday Castelgandolfo, at 12:00 Angelus	(Video) Words of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

4 Wednesday Saint Peter's Square, at 10:00 General Audience	(Video) Saint Tarcisius [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

8 Sunday Castelgandolfo, at 12:00 Angelus	(Video) Words of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

11 Wednesday Castelgandolfo, at 10:30 General Audience	(Video) *The significance of martyrdom* [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

15 Sunday Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish Church of Saint Thomas of Villanova, at 8:00 Castel Gandolfo Holy Mass	(Video) *Images of the celebration* Homily of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]
Castelgandolfo, at 12:00 Angelus	(Video) Words of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

18 Wednesday Castelgandolfo, at 10:30 General Audience	(Video) *Saint Pius the Tenth* [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

22 Sunday Castelgandolfo, at 12:00 Angelus	(Video) Words of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

25 Wednesday General Audience	(Video) Saint Augustine [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

29 Sunday Castelgandolfo, at 12:00 Angelus	(Video) Words of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

SEPTEMBER 2010
1 Wednesday Castelgandolfo, at 10:30 General Audience	(Video) Saint Hildegard of Bingen (1) [ English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

5 - 23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time Pastoral Visit to Carpineto Romano on the occasion of the 2nd centenary of the birth of Pope Leo XIII	(Video) Photo Gallery Homily of the Holy Father [English, Italian, German, Portuguese, Spanish]
Castelgandolfo, at 12:00 Angelus	(Video) Words of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

*7 Tuesday* Apostolic Palace of Castelgandolfo, at 18:00 Concert in honour of His Holiness Benedict XVI offered by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences	(Video) Words of the Holy Father [English, Italian, Portuguese]

8 Wednesday Paul VI Audience Hall, at 10:30 General Audience	(Video) Saint Hildegard of Bingen (2) [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

12 - 24th Sunday of Ordinary Time Castelgandolfo, at 12:00 Angelus	(Video) Words of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

16 Thursday - 19 /25th Sunday of Ordinary Time Apostolic Journey to the United Kingdom on the occasion of the Beatification of Cardinal John Henry Newman	Missal for the Apostolic Journey Photo Gallery

22 Wednesday Saint Peter's Square, at 10:30 General Audience	(Video) *Apostolic Journey to the United Kingdom* [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

26 - 26th Sunday of Ordinary Time Castelgandolfo, at 12:00 Angelus	(Video) Words of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

29 Wednesday Saint Peter's Square, at 10:30 General Audience	(Video) *Saint Matilda of Hackeborn* [Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

OCTOBER 2010
3 - 27th Sunday of Ordinary Time Pastoral Visit to Palermo on the occasion of the Regional Meeting of Families and Young People	Photo Gallery

6 Wednesday Saint Peter's Square, at 10:30 General Audience	(Video) *Saint Gertrude the Great* [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

10 - 28th Sunday of Ordinary Time Vatican Basilica, at 9:30 PAPAL MASS Opening of the Special Assembly for the Middle East of the Synod of Bishops	Indications Notification Booklet for the Celebration Photo Gallery (Video) *Homily of the Holy Father* [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]
Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00 Angelus	(Video) Words of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

13 Wednesday Saint Peter's Square, at 10:30 General Audience	(Video) *Blessed Angela of Foligno* [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

16., Saturday Paul VI Audience Hall, at 18:00 Concert in honour of His Holiness Benedict XVI, offered by conductor Enoch zu Guttenberg Neubeuern - Bavaria Requiem Mass of Giuseppe Verdi	(Video) Words of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese]

17 - 29th Sunday of Ordinary Time Saint Peter's Square, at 10:00 PAPAL MASS Canonization of the Blesseds: - Stanisław Sołtys (Kazimierczyk) - André (Alfred) Bessette - Cándida María de Jesús Cipitria y Barriola - Mary of the Cross (Mary Helen) MacKillop - Giulia Salzano - Battista (Camilla) Varano	(Video) Notification Booklet for the Celebration Photo Gallery Homily of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]
Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00 Angelus	(Video) Words of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

20 Wednesday Saint Peter's Square, at 10:30 General Audience	(Video) Saint Elizabeth of Hungary [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

24 - 30th Sunday of Ordinary Time Vatican Basilica, at 9:30 PAPAL MASS Conclusion of the Special Assembly for the Middle East of the Synod of Bishops	Indications Notification Booklet for the Celebration Photo Gallery (Video) Homily of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]
Saint Peter's Square, at 1200 Angelus	(Video) Words of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese Spanish]

27 Wednesday Saint Peter's Square, at 10:30 General Audience	(Video) *Saint Bridget of Sweden* [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

30 Saturday Saint Peter's Square, at 9:30 Meeting of the Pope with the young people of the Italian Catholic Action	(Video) Address of the Holy Father [English, German, Italian, Portuguese]

31 - 31st Sunday of Ordinary Time Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00 Angelus	(Video) Words of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

NOVEMBER 2010
1st Monday Solemnity of All Saints Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00 Angelus	(Video) Words of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

3 Wednesday Paul VI Audience Hall, at 10:30 General Audience	(Video) Marguerite d’Oingt [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

4 Thursday Vatican Basilica, Altar of the Chair, at 11:30 PAPAL MASS Mass for Cardinals and Bishops who died over the course of the year	Notification (Video) Photo Gallery Homily of the Holy Father [English, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

6 Saturday - 7 / 32nd Sunday of Ordinary Time Apostolic Journey to Santiago de Compostela and Barcelona	Missal for the Apostolic Journey: Santiago de Compostela Missal for the Apostolic Journey: Barcelona Photo Gallery: Santiago de Compostela Photo Gallery: Barcelona

10 Wednesday Paul VI Audience Hall, at 10:30 General Audience	(Video) Apostolic Journey to Santiago de Compostela and Barcelona [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

14 - 33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00 Angelus	(Video) Words of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

17 Wednesday Paul VI Audience Hall, at 10:30 General Audience	(Video) Saint Juliana of Cornillon [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

*20 Saturday* Vatican Basilica, at 9:30 Ordinary Public Consistory for the creation of new Cardinals	Notification Booklet for the Celebration (Video) Photo Gallery Homily of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

21 Sunday Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe Vatican Basilica, at 9:30 Eucharistic Concelebration with the new Cardinals	Notification Booklet for the Celebration (Video) Photo Gallery Homily of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]
Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00 Angelus	(Video) Words of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

24 Wednesday Paul VI Audience Hall, at 10:30 General Audience	(Video) *Saint Catherine of Siena* [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]
Vatican Basilica, at 11.30 PAPAL MASS Funeral Mass for Cardinal Urbano Navarrete, S.J.	Notification *Photo Gallery* Homily of the Holy Father [English, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

27 Saturday Vatican Basilica, at 17:00 Vespers on the First Sunday of Advent and Vigil for nascent human life	Notification Booklet for the Celebration (Video) Photo Gallery Homily of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

28 - First Sunday of Advent Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00 Angelus	(Video) Words of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

DECEMBER 2010
1 Wednesday Paul VI Audience Hall, at 10:30 General Audience	(Video) *Julian of Norwich* [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

5 - Second Sunday of Advent Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00 Angelus	(Video) Words of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

8 Wednesday Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00 Angelus	(Video) Words of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Spanish Steps, at 16:00 Act of Veneration to Mary	(Video) Photo Gallery Address of the Holy Father [English, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

12 - Third Sunday of Advent Pastoral Visit to the Roman Parish of St. Maximilian Kolbe on the via Prenestina (Torre Angela), at 9:00 Holy Mass	(Video) Photo Gallery Homily of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]
Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00 Angelus	(Video) Words of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

*15 Wednesday* Paul VI Audience Hall, at 10:30 General Audience	(Video) *Saint Veronica Giuliani* [Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

16 Thursday Vatican Basilica, at 18:00 Vespers with the University students of Rome	Booklet for the Celebration (Video) Photo Gallery Homily of the Holy Father [English, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

19 - Fourth Sunday of Advent Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00 Angelus	(Video) Words of the Holy Father [Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

20 Monday Royal Hall, at 11:00 Christmas wishes to the Roman Curia	Words of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

*22 Wednesday* Paul VI Audience Hall, at 10:30 General Audience	(Video) Mystery of Christ’s Birth [Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]
Christmas Message broadcasted during the BBC programme "Thought for the Day"	Address of the Holy Father [English, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

24 Friday Solemnity of the Lord's Birth Vatican Basilica, at 22:00 PAPAL MASS Christmas Eve Mass	Liturgical Celebrations of the Christmas Season 2010-2011 presided over by the Holy Father Booklet for the Celebration (Video) Photo Gallery Homily of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

25 Saturday Solemnity of the Lord's Birth Central loggia of the Vatican Basilica, at 12:00 "Urbi et Orbi" Blessing	(Video) Photo Gallery "Urbi et Orbi" - Christmas Day 2010 [Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]

26 Sunday Feast of the Holy Family Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00 Angelus	(Video) Words of the Holy Father [Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]
Luncheon offered by the Holy Father to Rome's neediest served by the shelters and kitchens of the Missionaries of Charity Paul VI Audience Hall	Words of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

*29 Wednesday* Paul VI Audience Hall, at 10:30 General Audience	(Video) *Saint Catherine of Bologna* [Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

31 Friday Solemnity of Mary the Mother of God Vatican Basilica, at 18:00 First Vespers and Te Deum in thanksgiving for the past year	Booklet for the Celebration (Video) Photo Gallery Homily of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]