1 Saturday
Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
World Day for Peace
Basilica of St Mary Major
+ Opening of the Holy Door and Holy Mass
St PeterÂs Square
+ Angelus and greetings to the Marathon participants
2 Sunday
Second Sunday after Christmas
Children's Jubilee
St PeterÂs Square
+ Angelus
6 Thursday
Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord
St PeterÂs Basilica
+ Holy Mass and Episcopal Ordinations
9 Sunday
Feast of the Baptism of the Lord
Sistine Chapel
+ Holy Mass with Baptism of children
18 Tuesday
Beginning of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity(1)
Basilica of St Paul-Outside-the-Walls
+ Opening of the Holy Door and
Ecumenical Celebration of Vespers
25 Tuesday
Feast of the Conversion of St Paul Apostle
Conclusion of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Basilica of St Paul-Outside-the-Walls
Ecumenical celebration
2 Wednesday
Feast of the Presentation of the Lord
St PeterÂs Basilica
+ Liturgy of light and Holy Mass
Jubilee of Consecrated Life
9 Wednesday
Memorial of St Maron
Basilica of St Mary Major
Divine Liturgy in the Syro-Antiochene Rite (Maronite)
11 Friday
Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lourdes
St PeterÂs Basilica
+ Holy Mass and celebration of the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick
Jubilee of the Sick and health-care Workers
18 Friday
Memorial of Blessed John (Beato Angelico)
St PeterÂs Basilica
+ Jubilee of Artists
20 Sunday
St PeterÂs Basilica
Holy Mass and Ordinations of deacons
+ Jubilee of permanent Deacons
22 Tuesday
Solemnity of the Chair of St Peter Apostle
St PeterÂs Basilica
+ Holy Mass
Jubilee of the Roman Curia
25 Friday  27 Sunday
New Synod Hall
+ Study convention on the implementation
of the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council
5 Sunday
Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
St PeterÂs Square
+ Holy Mass and Beatification Rite
8 Wednesday
Ash Wednesday
+ General Audience
Afternoon
Basilica of St Sabina
Holy Mass and Imposition of the Ashes
9 Thursday
Basilica of St Paul-Outside-the-Walls
Eucharistic Adoration
10 Friday
Basilica of St John Lateran
Way of the Cross and penitential celebration
11 Saturday
Basilica of St Mary Major
Recital of the Rosary
12 Sunday
First Sunday of Lent
St Peter's Basilica
+ Holy Mass
Day for pardon (3)
Basilica of St John Lateran
Rite of Election and the inscription of the names of the catechumens
12 Sunday - 18 Saturday
+ Spiritual Exercises in Vatican
16 Thursday
Basilica of St Paul-Outside-the-Walls
Eucharistic Adoration
17 Friday
Basilica of St John Lateran
Way of the Cross and penitential celebration
18 Saturday
Basilica of St Mary of the Angels
Divine Liturgy in the Syro-Oriental Rite (Chaldean and Malabar)
Basilica of St Mary Major
Recital of the Rosary
19 Sunday
Second Sunday of Lent
St Peter's Basilica
+ Holy Mass
Jubilee of Craftsmen
23 Thursday
Basilica of St Paul-Outside-the-Walls
Eucharistic Adoration
24 Friday
Basilica of St John Lateran
Way of the Cross and penitential celebration
25 Saturday
Basilica of St Mary Major
Recital of the Rosary
26 Sunday
Third Sunday of Lent
Basilica of St John Lateran
First scrutiny of catechumens and consigning of the Symbol
30 Thursday
Basilica of St Paul-Outside-the-Walls
Eucharistic Adoration
31 Friday
Basilica of St John Lateran
Way of the Cross and penitential celebration
1 Saturday
Basilica of St Mary Major
Recital of the Rosary
2 Sunday
Fourth Sunday of Lent
Basilica of St John Lateran
Second scrutiny for the catechumens
6 Thursday
Basilica of St Paul-Outside-the-Walls
Eucharistic Adoration
7 Friday
Basilica of St John Lateran
Way of the Cross and penitential celebration
8 Saturday
Basilica of St Mary Major
Recital of the Rosary
9 Sunday
Fifth Sunday of Lent
St Peter's Square
+ Holy Mass and Beatification Rite
Basilica of St John Lateran
Third scrutiny for the catechumens and consigning
of the LordÂs Prayer
13 Thursday
Basilica of St Paul-Outside-the-Walls
Eucharistic Adoration
14 Friday
Basilica of St John Lateran
Way of the Cross and penitential celebration
15 Saturday
Basilica of St Mary Major
Recital of the Rosary
18 Tuesday of Holy Week
In the Major Basilicas
Community celebration of the Sacrament
of Penance with individual absolution
20 Holy Thursday
St PeterÂs Basilica
+ Chrismal Mass
Basilica of St John Lateran
+ Mass of the Lord's Supper
21 Holy Friday
St PeterÂs Basilica
+ Celebration of the LordÂs Passion
Colosseum
+ Way of the Cross
22 Holy Saturday
St PeterÂs Basilica
+ Easter Vigil: Celebration of Holy Mass
and the Sacraments of Christian Initiation of Adults
23 Easter Sunday - Resurrection of the Lord
St PeterÂs Square
+ Holy Mass
+ "Urbi et Orbi" message and blessing
30 Sunday
Second Sunday of Easter
Basilica of St Pancratius
Mass for newly baptized adults
1 Monday
Memorial of St Joseph the Worker
Tor Vergata
+ Holy Mass
Jubilee of Workers
6 Saturday
Basilica of St Mary Major
Recital of the Rosary
7 Sunday
Third Sunday of Easter
Colosseum
Commemoration of Witnesses of the Faith of XXth Century
+ Ecumenical celebration
13 Saturday
Basilica of St Mary Major
Recital of the Rosary
14 Sunday
Fourth Sunday of Easter
World Day of Prayer for Vocations
St PeterÂs Basilica
+ Holy Mass and Priestly Ordinations
18 Thursday
80th Birthday of the Holy Father
St PeterÂs Basilica
+ Holy Mass
Jubilee of Clergy
Paul VI Hall
Concert of the London Philharmonic Orchestra
20 Saturday
Basilica of St Mary Major
Recital of the Rosary
21 Sunday
Fifth Sunday of Easter
St PeterÂs Square
+ Holy Mass and Canonization Rite
25 Thursday
St PeterÂs Basilica
Holy Mass
+ Jubilee of Scientists
26 Friday
Basilica of St Mary of the Angels
Divine Liturgy in the Alexandrian-Ethiopian Rite
(Feast of Mary Covenant of Mercy)
27 Saturday
Basilica of St Mary Major
Recital of the Rosary
28 Sunday
Sixth Sunday of Easter
St PeterÂs Square
+ Holy Mass
Jubilee of the Diocese of Rome
2 Friday
St PeterÂs Square
+ Holy Mass
Jubilee of Migrants and Itinerant People
4 Sunday
Seventh Sunday of Easter
Social Communications' Day
St PeterÂs Basilica
Holy Mass
+ Jubilee of Journalists
8 Thursday
Paul VI Hall
Concert of the Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra
11 Sunday
Solemnity of Pentecost
St PeterÂs Basilica
+ Holy Mass
Day of Reflection and Prayer on the duties of Catholics towards others:
proclamation of Christ, witnesses and dialogue
18 Sunday
Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
Basilica of St John Lateran
+ Solemn opening of the
47th International Eucharistic Congress
22 Thursday
Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ
+ Holy Mass and Eucharistic Procession
From the Basilica of St John Lateran
to the Basilica of st Mary Major
25 Sunday
St Peter's Square
+ Holy Mass for the closing of the
47th International Eucharistic Congress
29 Thursday
Solemnity of the Apostles Peter and Paul
St PeterÂs Basilica
+ Holy Mass and the imposition of the Pallium on the Metropolitans
5 Saturday
Vigil of the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord
Basilica of St Mary Major
+ Prayer vigil in response to the appeal of
Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople
6 Sunday
Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord
Basilica of St Paul-Outside-the-Walls
Second Vespers
14 Monday
Vigil of the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Basilica of St Mary Major
Incense Rite of the Copt Liturgy
15 Tuesday
Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
+ Opening of the 15th World Youth Day
19 Saturday
Tor Vergata
+ Prayer Vigil
20 Sunday
20th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Tor Vergata
+ Holy Mass concluding the
15th World Youth Day
Jubilee of Youth
27 Sunday
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time
Station Mass of the Jubilee
3 Sunday
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
St PeterÂs Square
+ Holy Mass and Beatification Rite
10 Sunday
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
St PeterÂs Basilica
+ Holy Mass
Jubilee of University Teachers
14 Thursday
Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Stational Procession from the Basilica of the Holy Cross
in Jerusalem to the Basilica of St John Lateran
Basilica of St John Lateran
Vespers in the Armenian Rite and the Rite of Antasdan
15 Friday
St Peter's Basilica
Holy Mass
+ Jubilee of the Pontificial Representatives
Basilica of St Mary Major
Opening of the International Marian-Mariological Congress
17 Sunday
24th Sunday in Ordinary Time
St Peter's Square
+ Holy Mass
Jubilee of the Elderly
23 Saturday
Paul VI Hall
Concert of «Danubia» Youth Orchestra
commemorating the first millennium of
Christian presence in the Magyar Land
24 Sunday
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time
St Peter's Basilica
+ Holy Mass for the conclusion of the
International Marian-Mariological Congress
28 Thursday
St Peter's Basilica
+ Holy Mass for Deceased Popes
1 Sunday
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time
St Peter's Square
+ Holy Mass and Canonization Rite
3 Tuesday
Day for Jewish  Christian Dialogue
7 Saturday
Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary
Recitation of the Rosary and procession
8 Sunday
27th Sunday in Ordinary Time
St PeterÂs Square
+ Holy Mass and Act of entrustment to Mary
Jubilee of Bishops
14 Saturday  15 Sunday
St PeterÂs Square
+ 3rd Worldwide Meeting of the Holy Father with Families
15 Sunday
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time
St PeterÂs Square
+ Holy Mass and celebration of Matrimony
Jubilee of Families
17 Tuesday - 21 Saturday
International Missiological Congress
18 Wednesday  22 Sunday
World Missionary Congress
21 Saturday
Basilica of St Mary Major
Recital of the Rosary
22 Sunday
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time
World Missionary Day
St PeterÂs Square
+ Holy Mass
Paul VI Hall
Concert of the Symphonic Orchestra of Brno
28 Saturday
Basilica of St Mary Major
Recital of the Rosary
29 Sunday
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Olympic Stadium
+ Holy Mass
Jubilee of Sports People
1 Wednesday
Solemnity of All Saints
50th Anniversary of Dogmatic definition
of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
2 Thursday
Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed
4 Saturday
St Peter's Basilica
Celebration of the Holy Mass in the Ambrosian Rite
5 Sunday
31st Sunday in Ordinary Time
St Peter's Basilica
+ Holy Mass
Jubilee of Parliament and Government Members
12 Sunday
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Day of Thanks for the gifts of Creation
St Peter's Square
+ Holy Mass
Jubilee of the agricultural world
14 Tuesday
St PeterÂs Square
+ Holy Mass for deceased Cardinals and Bishops
19 Sunday
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
St PeterÂs Square
+ Holy Mass
Jubilee of Arm Forcies and Police
21 Tuesday
Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Basilica of St Mary in Trastevere
Divine Liturgy in the Syro-Antiochene Rite (Syrian and Malankar)
24 Friday - 30 Thursday
World Congress of the Apostolate of the Laity
26 Sunday
Solemnity of Christ the King
St PeterÂs Basilica
+ Holy Mass
Jubilee of the Apostolate of the Laity
3 Sunday
First Sunday of Advent
St PeterÂs Basilica
Holy Mass
+ Jubilee of the Disabled
8 Friday
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the
Blessed Virgin Mary
Piazza di Spagna
+ Homage to the Blessed Virgin Mary
Basilica of St Mary Major
+ Akathistos Hymn
10 Sunday
Second Sunday of Advent
Basilica of St John Lateran
Holy Mass
16 Saturday
St PeterÂs Basilica
Celebration of the Holy Mass in the Mozarabic Rite
17 Sunday
Third Sunday of Advent
Basilica of St Paul-Outside-the-Walls
Holy Mass
+ Jubilee of the World of Entertainment
24 Sunday
Solemnity of the Birth of Our Lord
St PeterÂs Basilica
+ Midnight Mass
25 Monday
Solemnity of the Birth of Our Lord
St PeterÂs Basilica
+ "Urbi et Orbi" message and blessing
31 Sunday
St PeterÂs Basilica
+ Vespers and Te Deum
1 Monday
Solemnity of Mary Mother of God
World Day for Peace
St PeterÂs Basilica
+ Holy Mass
5 Friday
Vigil of the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord
Basilicas of St John Lateran,
St Mary Major and St Paul-Outside-the-Walls
Holy Mass and Closing of the Holy Doors
Holy Land
Closing of the Jubilee
Local Churches
Closing of the Jubilee
6 Saturday
Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord
St PeterÂs Basilica
+ Holy Mass and Closing of the Holy Door; Te Deum
+ This symbol indicates that the Holy Father will preside the Celebration.
NOTES
(1) During the Week there will be ecumenical celebrations in basilicas and churches in Rome, presided by representatives of Christian communions.
(2) In the last decade of March the Holy Father may make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
(3) The Church Âcannot cross the threshold of the new millennium without encouraging her children to purify themselves through repentance of past errors and instances of infidelity, inconsistency, and slowness to act (Tertio millennio adveniente, n. 33); cf. also ibid., nn. 34-36.