OFFICE FOR THE LITURGICAL CELEBRATIONS OF THE SUPREME PONTIFF 

• Cappella Papale on the Solemnity of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul (June 29, 2008)

  • Notification
    [Italian]

  • Metropolitan Archbishops who will receive the Pallium
    [Italian]

  • Booklet for the Celebration (pdf)

  • Images of the Celebration

• Celebration of First Vespers on the Solemnity of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul (June 28, 2008)

  • Notification
    [Italian]

  • Booklet for the Celebration (pdf)

  • Images of the Celebration

• Holy Mass and Eucharistic Procession on the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ (May 22, 2008)

  • Guidelines
    [Italian]

  • Booklet for the Celebration (pdf)

• Celebration of the Solemnity of Pentecost (May 11, 2008)

  • Notification
    [Italian]

  • Booklet for the Celebration (pdf)

  • Images of the Celebration

• Celebration of the First Vespers of the First Sunday of Advent (November 26, 2005)

  • Presentation
    [Italian]

  • Notification
    [Italian]

  • Images of the Celebration

• Cappella Papale on the Solemnity of St. Peter and St. Paul (June 29, 2005)

  • Announcement
    [Italian]

  • Images of the Celebration

• Solemnity of the Sacred Body and Blood of Christ

  • Notification (May 26, 2005)
    [Italian]

  • Images of the Celebration

• Mass and Priestly Ordination of the Deacons of the Diocese of Rome on the Solemnity of Pentecost

  • Announcement (May 15, 2005)
    [Italian]

  • Images of the Celebration

• HOLY WEEK 2005
   

  • Liturgical celebrations of the Holy Week 2005
    [Italian]

  • Holy Thursday (March 24, 2005)
    [Italian]

  • Good Friday (March 25, 2005)

    • Way of the Cross 2005: Presentation 
      [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

    • Meditations and prayers by H.Em. Card. Joseph Ratzinger
      [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish] 

    • Way of the Cross 2005: List of the people who carry the Cross
      [Italian]

• Ash Wednesday (9 February 2005) 
  [Italian]

  • Images of the Celebration

• Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, Day of Consecrated Life (February 2, 2004): Information regarding the celebration
  [Italian]

  • Images of the Celebration

2004

• HOLY WEEK 2004
    

  • Notification
    [Italian] 

  • Holy Thursday (April 8, 2004)
    [Italian]

    • Chrismal Mass

      • Images of the Celebration

    • Mass of the Lord's Supper

      • Images of the Celebration

  • Good Friday (April 9, 2004): 

    • Passion of the Lord 

      • Images of the Celebration

    • The Way of the Cross: Introduction
      [Italian]

    • Way of the Cross 2004: Introduction
      [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

    • Biography of Fr. André Louf, Author of the texts of the meditations 
      [Italian]

    • Way of the Cross 2004: meditations 
      [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

    • Way of the Cross 2004: List of the people who carry the Cross
      [Italian]

      • Images of the Celebration

  • Easter Vigil (April 10, 2004) 
    • Images of the Celebration
  • Easter Sunday (April 11, 2004)
    • Images of the Celebration

• Ash Wednesday: information regarding the celebration (February 25, 2004) 
  [Italian]
  • ... a moment during the liturgy

• Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, Day of Consecrated Life (February 2, 2004) 

  • Information regarding the celebration
    [Italian]

  • ... a moment during the liturgy

   

  2003

       

• Liturgical Celebrations of the Christmas Season 2003-2004 presided over by the Holy Father
  [Italian]

  • ...a moment during the liturgy: 24-25 December 2003

  • ...a moment during the liturgy: 31 December 2003

  • ...a moment during the liturgy: 1 January 2004

• Solemnity of the Feast of St. Peter and St. Paul (June 29, 2003)
  [Italian]

• Celebration of First Vespers on the Solemnity of St. Peter and St. Paul and promulgation of the Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation "Ecclesia in Europa" (June 28, 2003)
  [Italian]

• Solemnity of the Sacred Body and Blood of Christ (June 19, 2003)

  • Information regarding the celebration
    [Italian]
  • ... a moment during the liturgy

• Holy Week 2003

  • Notification
    [Italian]
  • Holy Thursday
    [Italian]
  • Way of the Cross: presentation 
    [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]
  • Way of the Cross: Meditations by His Holiness John Paul II  
    [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]
       

• Ash Wednesday (March 5, 2003)

  • Information regarding the celebration 
    [Italian]

  • ... a moment during the liturgy
      

• Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, Day of Consecrated Life (February 1, 2003) 

  • Information regarding the celebration
    [Italian]

  • ... a moment during the liturgy
      

• Feast of the Conversion of St Paul, Celebration of Vespers (January 25, 2003)

  • Information regarding the celebration 
    [Italian]

  • ... a moment during the liturgy

   

• Feast of the Baptism of the Lord: Sistine Chapel, Baptism to the newborn babies (January 12, 2003)

  • ... a moment during the liturgy

   

• Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord: Episcopal Ordinations (January 6, 2003)

  • Notification
    [Italian]

  • ... a moment during the liturgy

   

• Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (January 1, 2003)

  • ... a moment during the liturgy

2002 

• Liturgical Celebrations of the Christmas Season 2002-2003 presided over by the Holy Father
  [Italian]

  • ... a moment during the liturgy (December 24, 2002)

  • ... a moment during the liturgy (December 25, 2002)

  • ... a moment during the liturgy (December 31, 2002)

   

• Solemnity of the Feast of St. Peter and St. Paul (June 29, 2002)
  • Notification
    [Italian] 

• Solemnity of the Sacred Body and Blood of Christ
  • Directions (May 30, 2002)
    [Italian]
     

• Holy Week 2002

  • Notification
    [Italian]
  • Holy Thursday
    [Italian]
  • Good Friday: Way of the Cross
    [English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]

• Ash Wednesday: information regarding the celebration (February 13, 2002) 
  [Italian]
   

2001

• Solemnity of Pentecost (June 3, 2001)
  [Italian]
    

• Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord (May 24, 2001) 
  • Information regarding the celebration
    [Italian] 

• Holy Week 2001
  • Notification
    [Italian]
  • Holy Thursday
    [Italian]
       
• Ash Wednesday
  • Information regarding the celebration (February 28, 2001) 
    [Italian]

   

• Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (December 8, 2000) 
  • Introduction
    [English, Italian]

• Solemnity of All Saints

  • Notification (November 1, 2000)
    [Italian]
• Solemnity of the Feast of St. Peter and St. Paul (June 29, 2000)
  • Notification (June 29, 2000)
    [Italian] 
• Solemnity of the Sacred Body and Blood of Christ
  • Directions (June 22, 2000)
    [Italian]
     
• Pentecost 2000
  • Notification (June 10, 2000)
    [Italian]
     
• Holy Week 2000
  • Notification
    [English, Italian]
  • Holy Thursday
    [Italian]
  • Easter Sunday
    [English, Italian]
     
• Ash Wednesday (March 8, 2000)
  • Notification
    [Italian]
     
• Presentation of the Lord (February 2, 2000)
  • Indications
    [Italian]

   

  ARCHIVE

     

• THE WAY OF THE CROSS: Introduction
   [Italian]