OFFICE FOR THE LITURGICAL CELEBRATIONS OF THE SUPREME PONTIFF
CALENDAR OF CELEBRATIONS PRESIDED OVER BY THE HOLY FATHER JOHN PAUL II
2002
JANUARY 2002 1 Tuesday Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God XXXV World Day of Peace Vatican Basilica, at 10.00 a.m. Mass ...a moment during the liturgy 6 Sunday Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord Vatican Basilica, at 9.00 a.m. CAPPELLA PAPALE Episcopal Ordinations ...a moment during the liturgy 13 Sunday Sunday after the Epiphany of the Lord Feast of the Baptism of the Lord Sistine Chapel, at 10.00 a.m. Mass and Baptism of Children ...a moment during the liturgy 21 Monday Blessing of the Lambs Urban VIII Chapel Apostolic Building ... a moment during the liturgy 24 Thursday Assisi, at 11.00 a.m. World Day of prayer for peace ...a moment during the liturgy
FEBRUARY 2002 2 Saturday Feast of the Presentation of the Lord 6th Day of Consecrated Life Vatican Basilica, at 5.30 p.m. Lighting of the candles and procession Mass with Men and Women Religious ... a moment during the liturgy 11 Monday Memoria della B.V. M. di Lourdes Vatican Basilica, at 4.30 p.m. Mass for the "Opera Roma Pellegrinaggi" and "U.N.I.T.A.L.S.I." presided over by Card. Camillo Ruini. At the end of the celebration the Holy Father will greet the sick and will impart the Apostolic Blessing 13 Ash Wednesday Basilica of St. Sabina, at 4.30 p.m. Mass, Blessing and Imposition of the Ashes ... a moment during the liturgy 17 I Sunday of Lent Pastoral visit to the Roman Parish of St. Henry, at 9.30 a.m. Mass Apostolic Building "Redemptoris Mater" Chapel, at 6.00 p.m. Beginning of the Spiritual Exercises for the Roman Curia 23 Saturday "Redemptoris Mater" Chapel, at 9.00 a.m. Conclusion of the Spiritual Exercises 24 II Sunday of Lent Pastoral visit to the "Cappellania Cattolica Filippina" at the Basilica of Saint Pudenziana at the Viminale, at 9.30 a.m. Mass 26 Tuesday Apostolic Building, at 11.00 a.m. Concistory for some Causes of Canonization ... a moment during the liturgy
MARCH 2002 3 III Sunday of Lent Pastoral visit to the Roman Parish of St. Gelasius I Pope, at 9.30 a.m. Mass 10 IV Sunday of Lent Pastoral visit to the Roman Parish of St. Hilary of Poitiers, at 9.30 a.m. Mass 17 V Sunday of Lent Pastoral visit to the Roman Parish of St. Maria Mediatrice, at 9.30 a.m. Mass 24 Palm Sunday of the Passion of Our Lord XVII World Youth Day St. Peter's Square, at 10.00 a.m. Blessing of the Palms, Procession Mass ... a moment during the liturgy 28 Holy Thursday Vatican Basilica, at 9.30 a.m. Chrismal Mass ... a moment during the liturgy Vatican Basilica, at 5.30 p.m. CAPPELLA PAPALE Beginning of the Paschal Tridium Mass of the Lord's Supper ... a moment during the liturgy 29 Holy Friday Vatican Basilica, at 5.00 p.m. CAPPELLA PAPALE Celebration of the Lords Passion ... a moment during the liturgy Colosseum, at 9.15 p.m. Way of the Cross ... a moment during the liturgy 30 Holy Saturday Vatican Basilica, at 8.00 p.m. CAPPELLA PAPALE Easter Vigil: Celebration of Holy Mass ... a moment during the liturgy 31 Easter Sunday St. Peter's Square, at 10.30 a.m. Mass of the Day "Urbi et Orbi" Message and Blessing ... a moment during the liturgy
APRIL 2002 14 III Sunday of Easter St. Peter's Square, at 10.00 a.m. CAPPELLA PAPALE Beatification of the Servants of God: - Gaetano Errico - Lodovico Pavoni - Luigi Variara - María del Tránsito de Iesús Sagramentado - Artemide Zatti - María Romero Meneses ... a moment during the liturgy 21 IV Sunday of Easter Vatican Basilica, at 9.00 a.m. Priestly ordinations of the Deacons of the Rome Diocese ... a moment during the liturgy MAY 2002 5 V Sunday of Easter Pastoral Visit to the Diocese of Ischia ... a moment during the liturgy 19 Pentecost Sunday St. Peter's Square, at 10.00 a.m. CAPPELLA PAPALE Canonization of Blesseds: - Alonso de Orozco - Ignazio da Santhià - Umile da Bisignano - Paulina do Coração Agonizante de Jesus - Benedetta Cambiagio Frassinello ... a moment during the liturgy 22 Wednesday - 26 Sunday Solemnity of the Holy Trinity Apostolic Visit to Azerbaijan and Bulgaria ... a moment during the liturgy 30 Thursday Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ Basilica of St. John Lateran, at 7.00 p.m. Mass and Solemn Procession to the Basilica of St. Mary Major Eucharistic Benediction ... a moment during the liturgy JUNE 2002 16 XI Sunday per annum St. Peter's Square, at 10.00 a.m. CAPPELLA PAPALE Canonization of Blessed Pio da Pietrelcina ... a moment during the liturgy 29 Saturday Solemnity of St Peter and Paul, Apostles St. Peter's Square, at 6.00 p.m. CAPPELLA PAPALE Mass and the imposition of the Palliums ... a moment during the liturgy JULY 2002 23 Tuesday - 2 Friday (August) XVII World Youth Day Apostolic Journey to Toronto, Guatemala City and Mexico City AUGUST 2002 15 Thursday Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Castel Gandolfo, Apostolic Palace, at 8.00 a.m. Mass 16 Friday - 19 Monday Apostolic Journey to Poland ... a moment during the liturgy SEPTEMBER 2002 11 Wednesday Vatican Basilica, Altare della Confessione, at 5.30 p.m. CAPPELLA PAPALE Mass of Christian Burial for Cardinal Lucas Moreira Neves, O.P. ... a moment during the liturgy 20 Friday Vatican Basilica, Altare della Confessione, at 5.30 p.m. CAPPELLA PAPALE Mass of Christian Burial for Cardinal François-Xavier Nguyên Van Thuân ... a moment during the liturgy 28 Saturday, XXVI Sunday "per annum" Vatican Basilica, Altare della Cattedra, at 6.00 p.m. CAPPELLA PAPALE Mass for the souls of the deceased Popes Paul VI and John Paul I
OCTOBER 2002 4 Friday Vatican Basilica, at 6.00 p.m. CAPPELLA PAPALE Ecumenical Celebration of Vespers in the 7th Centenary of the birth of St. Brigida from Sweden ... a moment during the liturgy 6 XXVII Sunday "per annum" Saint Peter's Square, at 10.00 a.m. CAPPELLA PAPALE Canonization of Blessed Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer ... a moment during the liturgy 13 XXVIII Sunday "per annum" Vatican Basilica, at 9.30 a.m. CAPPELLA PAPALE Mass on the occasion of the visit of His Beatitude Teoctist, Patriarch of the Romenian Orthodox Church ... a moment during the liturgy 20 XIX Sunday "per annum" Saint Peter's Square, at 10.00 a.m. CAPPELLA PAPALE Beatification of the Servants of God: - Daudi Okelo and Jildo Irwa - Andrea Giacinto Longhin - Marcantonio Durando - Marie de la Passion Hélène Marie de Chappotin de Neuville - Sr Liduina Meneguzzi ... a moment during the liturgy 25 Friday Vatican Basilica, at 5.30 p.m. Mass for the inauguration of the academic year of the Ecclesiastical Universities ... a moment during the liturgy
NOVEMBER 2002 1 Friday Solemnity of All Saints Vatican Grottos, at 6.00 p.m. Prayer for the deceased Pontiffs 5 Tuesday Vatican Basilica, Altare della Confessione, at 11.30 a.m. CAPPELLA PAPALE Holy Mass for the souls of deceased Cardinals and Bishops ... a moment during the liturgy DECEMBER 2002 1 I Sunday of Advent Paul VI Hall, at 10.00 a.m. Mass for the Philippine community of Rome ... a moment during the liturgy 8 II Sunday of Advent Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Piazza di Spagna, at 4.00 p.m. Homage to the Immaculate Basilica of St. Mary Major, at 4.30 p.m. Veneration of the Mother of God "Salus Populi Romani" ... a moment during the liturgy 10 Tuesday Vatican Basilica, at 5.30 p.m. Mass for the Students of the Roman Universities ... a moment during the liturgy 15 III Sunday of Advent Clementine Hall, at 10.00 a.m. Mass for the community of the Roman Parish of St. John Nepomuceno Neumann 24 Tuesday Solemnity of the Birth of Our Lord Vatican Basilica, at 12.00 p.m. Midnight Mass ... a moment during the liturgy 25 Wednesday Solemnity of the Birth of Our Lord Central Loggia of the Vatican Basilica, at 12.00 a.m. "Urbi et Orbi" message and blessing ... a moment during the liturgy
31 Tuesday Vatican Basilica, at 6.00 p.m. Vespers and "Te Deum" for the end of the year ... a moment during the liturgy JANUARY 2003 1 Wednesday Solemnity of Mary Mother of God 36th World Day for Peace Vatican Basilica, at 10.00 a.m. Mass ... a moment during the liturgy 6 Monday Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord Vatican Basilica, at 9.00 a.m. CAPPELLA PAPALE Episcopal Ordinations ... a moment during the liturgy 12 Sunday after the Epiphany of the Lord Feast of the Baptism of the Lord Sistine Chapel, at 10.00 a.m. Mass and Baptism of Children Vatican City, 2 January 2002 Latest revision: 29 November 2002
+ Piero Marini Titular Bishop of Martirano Master of the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff
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