Benedict XVI

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265th Pope of the Catholic Church

Beginning Pontificate	19,24.IV.2005
End Pontificate	28.II.2013
Secular Name	Joseph Ratzinger
Birth	Marktl am Inn (Bavaria)
Website	http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/index.htm

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BENEDICT XVI

Homilies 2009

31 December 2009: Vespers and Te Deum

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24 December 2009: Christmas - Midnight Mass

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17 December 2009: Eucharistic Celebration with the Community of the "Centro Aletti" of Rome, on the occasion of the ninetieth birthday of Cardinal Tomáš Špidlík, S.J.

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17 December 2009: Celebration of Vespers with the university students of Rome

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1 December 2009: Holy Mass with the Members of the International Theological Commission

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28 November 2009: Celebration of First Vespers of the First Sunday of Advent

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8 November 2009: Eucharistic Concelebration in Paul VI Square, Brescia

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5 November 2009: Mass in suffrage for Cardinals and Bishops who have died in the past year

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25 October 2009: Eucharistic Celebration for the Closing of the Second Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops

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11 October 2009: Canonization of five new Saints: Zygmunt Szczęsny Feliński, Francisco Coll y Guitart, Josef Daamian de Veuster, Rafael Arnáiz Barón, Marie de la Croix (Jeanne) Jugan

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4 October 2009: Eucharistic Celebration for the Opening of the Second Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops

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28 September 2009: Holy Mass on the liturgical memorial of Saint Wenceslaus, Patron of the Czech Republic (Esplanade on the Way to Melnik in Stará Boleslav)

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27 September 2009: Holy Mass at Tuřany Airport in Brno

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12 September 2009: Cappella Papale for the Episcopal Ordination of five new Bishops

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6 September 2009: Eucharistic Concelebration in Valle Faul (Viterbo)

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30 August 2009:Eucharistic Concelebration with the former students of the "Ratzinger Schülerkreis"

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15 August 2009: Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Mass at the Parish of Saint Thomas of Villanova in Castel Gandolfo

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24 July 2009: Celebration of Vespers in the Cathedral of Aosta

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4 July 2009: Celebration of Vespers on the occasion of the re-opening of the Pauline Chapel in the Vatican Apostolic Palace

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29 June 2009: Eucharistic Concelebration on the Solemnity of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul

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28 June 2009: Solemnity of Sts Peter and Paul - First Vespers of the Solemnity for the closing of the Pauline Year

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21 June 2009: Eucharistic Concelebration in the square in front of the Church of St Pio of Pietrelcina

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19 June 2009: Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus - Second Vespers - Opening of the Year for Priests

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11 June 2009: Solemnity of the Sacred Body and Blood of Christ - Mass and Eucharistic Procession

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31 May 2009: Eucharistic Celebration on the Solemnity of Pentecost

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24 May 2009: Celebration of Vespers with the Benedictine Abbots and the Community of Benedictine Monks and Nuns gathered in the Archabbey of Monte Cassino

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24 May 2009: Eucharistic Concelebration in Miranda Square, Cassino

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14 May 2009: Celebration of Vespers with the Bishops, priests, men and women religious, ecclesial and pastoral movements of Galilee in the upper Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth

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14 May 2009: Holy Mass on the Mount of Precipice in Nazareth

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13 May 2009: Holy Mass on the Manger's Square in Bethlehem

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12 May 2009: Mass in the Valley of Josaphat in Jerusalem

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10 May 2009: Holy Mass celebrated at the Amman International Stadium

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9 May 2009: Celebration of Vespers with priests, men and women religious, seminarians and ecclesial movements in the Greek-Melkite Cathedral of Saint-Georges in Amman

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3 May 2009: Holy Mass with Priestly Ordinations

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26 April 2009: Holy Mass for the Canonization of Arcangelo Tadini, Bernardo Tolomei, Nuno de Santa Maria Alvares Pereira, Gertrude Comensoli and Caterina Volpicelli

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23 April 2009: Eucharistic Celebration with the members of the Central Organizing Committee of the Sixth World Meeting of Families in Mexico

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11 April 2009: Easter Vigil

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12 April 2009: Easter Sunday

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9 April 2009: Mass of the Lord's Supper

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9 April 2009: Chrism Mass

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5 April 2009: Palm Sunday - 24th World Youth Day

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2 April 2009: Fourth Anniversary of the death of the Servant of God Supreme Pontiff John Paul II

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29 March 2009: Pastoral Visit to the Roman Parish of the Holy Face of Jesus at Magliana

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22 March 2009: Eucharistic Celebration with the Bishops of I.M.B.I.S.A. (Interregional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa) at Cimangola Square in Luanda

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21 March 2009: Eucharistic Celebration with the Bishops, priests, religious people, ecclesial movements and catechists of Angola and São Tomé at São Paolo Church in Luanda

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19 March 2009: Eucharistic Celebration on the occasion of the publication of the Instrumentum Laboris at Amadou Ahidjo Stadium (Yaoundé)

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25 February 2009: "Statio" and Penitential Procession from the Basilica of St. Anselm to the Basilica of St Sabina - Holy Mass, Blessing and Imposition of the Ashes

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2 February 2009: Feast of the Presentation of the Lord - Day of Consecrated Life

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25 January 2009: Liturgy of Vespers on the Feast of the Conversion of St Paul and for the conclusion of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

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13 January 2009: Funeral Mass for Cardinal Pio Laghi

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11 January 2009: Feast of the Baptism of the Lord

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6 January 2009: Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord

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1st January 2009: Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God

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The Holy See

Homilies 2009