| JANUARY 2011 |
1 Saturday
Solemnity of Mary the Mother of God
44th World Day of Peace
Vatican Basilica, at 10:00
PAPAL MASS
Holy Mass |
Booklet for the Celebration
(Video)
Photo Gallery |
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6 Thursday
Solemnity of the Epiphany
Vatican Basilica, at 10:00
PAPAL MASS
Holy Mass |
Booklet for the Celebration
(Video)
Photo Gallery
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9 Sunday following the Epiphany
Feast of the Lord's Baptism
Sistine Chapel, at 10:00
Holy Mass and Baptisms |
Booklet for the Celebration
(Video)
Photo Gallery |
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21 Friday
Memorial of St. Agnes
Presentation of the lambs, whose wool will be used to make the pallium for the new Metropolitan Archbishops |
Photo Gallery |
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25 Tuesday
Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul
Basilica of Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls, at 17:30
Celebration of Vespers |
Booklet for the Celebration
Indications
(Video)
Photo Gallery |
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| FEBRUARY 2011 |
2 Wednesday
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 |
Booklet for the Celebration
Indications
(Video)
Photo Gallery |
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5 Saturday
Vatican Basilica, at 10:00
Holy Mass and Rite of Episcopal Ordination |
Booklet for the Celebration
Notification
(Video)
Photo Gallery |
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21 Monday
Consistory Hall, at 12:00
Consistory for several Causes of Canonization |
Notification
Photo Gallery |
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| MARCH 2011 |
9 Ash Wednesday
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
Photo Gallery |
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13 - 1st Sunday of Lent
Apostolic Palace
"Redemptoris Mater" Chapel, at 18:00
Beginning of Spiritual Exercises for the Roman Curia |
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19 Saturday
"Redemptoris Mater" Chapel, at 9:00
Conclusion of Spiritual Exercises |
Photo Gallery |
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20 - 2nd Sunday of Lent
Holy Mass and Rite of Dedication of the new parish of Saint Corbinian in Rome (Infernetto)
- Casal Palocco, at 9:00 |
Photo Gallery |
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| APRIL 2011 |
17 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
Holy Week 2011
[Italian]
(Video) Booklet for the Celebration
Photo Gallery |
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21 Holy Thursday
Vatican Basilica, at 9:30
Chrismal Mass |
Booklet for the Celebration
(Video)
Photo Gallery |
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)
Photo Gallery |
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22 Good Friday
Vatican Basilica, at 17:00
PAPAL MASS
Celebration of the Lord’s Passion |
Booklet for the Celebration
(Video)
Photo Gallery |
Colosseum, at 21:15
Way of the Cross |
Introduction
[English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish] Meditations by Sr. Maria Rita Piccione, O.S.A.
[English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish] Booklet for the Celebration
(Video)
Photo Gallery |
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23 Holy Saturday
Vatican Basilica, at 21:00
PAPAL MASS
Easter Vigil in the Holy Night |
Booklet for the Celebration
(Video)
Photo gallery |
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24 Easter Sunday
Saint Peter's Square, at 10:15
PAPAL MASS
Holy Mass of the Day |
Booklet for the Celebration
(Video)
Photo Gallery |
Central Loggia of the Vatican Basilica, at 12:00
"Urbi et Orbi" Message and Blessing |
(Video)
Photo Gallery |
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| MAY 2011 |
1 - 2nd Sunday of Easter and Divine Mercy Sunday
Saint Peter's Square, at 10:00
PAPAL MASS
Beatification of the Servant of God John Paul II |
Notification
Booklet for the Celebration
Photo Gallery
(Video) |
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7 Saturday / 8 - 3rd Sunday of Easter
Pastoral Visit to Aquileia and Venice |
Photo Gallery: Aquileia - Venice |
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26 Thursday
Basilica of Saint Mary Major, at 17:30
Recitation of the Holy Rosary with the Bishops of the Italian Episcopal Conference and Act of Entrustment of Italy to the Blessed Virgin Mary on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the national political unification |
Photo Gallery |
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| JUNE 2011 |
4 Saturday / 5 - 7th Sunday of Easter
Apostolic Journey to Croatia |
Missal for the Apostolic Journey
Photo Gallery |
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12 Pentecost Sunday
Vatican Basilica, at 9:30
PAPAL MASS
Holy Mass |
Notification
Booklet for the Celebration
Photo Gallery
(Video) |
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19 Sunday
Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
Pastoral Visit to the Republic of San Marino |
Photo Gallery |
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23 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 |
Indications
Booklet for the Celebration
Photo Gallery
(Video) |
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29 Wednesday
Vatican Basilica, at 9:30
PAPAL MASS
Holy Mass and imposition of the Pallium on new Metropolitan Archbishops |
Notification
Booklet for the Celebration
Photo Gallery
(Video) |
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| AUGUST 2011 |
15 Monday
Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Castel Gandolfo - Parish Church of Saint Thomas of Villanova, at 8:00
Holy Mass |
(Video) |
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18 Thursday / 21 - 21st Sunday of Ordinary Time
Apostolic Journey of the Holy Father to Madrid (Spain) on the occasion of the 26th World Youth Day |
Missal for the Apostolic Journey
Photo Gallery: 19, 20, 21 |
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| SEPTEMBER 2011 |
6 Tuesday
Altar of the Chair, Vatican Basilica, at 11:30
PAPAL MASS
Funeral Mass for Card. Andrzej Maria Deskur |
Notification |
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11 - 24th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Pastoral Visit to Ancona |
Photo Gallery |
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22 Thursday / 25 - 26th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Apostolic Journey to Germany |
Missal for the Apostolic Journey Photo Gallery: Berlin, Erfurt-Augustinerkirche, Etzelsbach, Erfurt-Domplatz, Freiburg |
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| OCTOBER 2011 |
9 - 28th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Pastoral Visit to Lamezia Terme |
Photo Gallery: Lamezia Terme - Serra San Bruno |
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16 - 29th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Vatican Basilica, at 9:30
Holy Mass for the New Evangelization |
Indications
Booklet for the Celebration
(Video)
Photo Gallery |
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23 - 30 th Sunday of Ordinary Time
St. Peter's Square, at 10:00
PAPAL MASS
Canonization of the Blesseds:
- Guido Maria Conforti
- Luigi Guanella
- Bonifacia Rodríguez De Castro |
Notification
Booklet for the Celebration
(Video)
Photo Gallery |
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26 Wednesday
St. Peter's Square, at 10:30
Prayer in preparation of the Meeting in Assisi |
Booklet for the Celebration |
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| NOVEMBER 2011 |
2 Wednesday
Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed
Vatican Grottoes, at 18:00
Prayer for the deceased Pontiffs |
Photo Gallery |
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3 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
Photo Gallery
(Video) |
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4 Friday
Vatican Basilica, Altar of the Chair, at 17:30
Vespers for the beginning of the Academic Year of the Pontifical Universities |
Booklet for the Celebration
Photo Gallery
(Video) |
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18 Friday - 20 Sunday
Apostolic Journey to Benin (Africa) |
Missal for the Apostolic Journey
Photo Gallery: Various Events - Eucharistic Celebration |
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| DECEMBER 2011 |
8 Thursday
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Spanish Steps, at 16:00
Act of Veneration to the Immaculate |
Booklet for the Celebration
Photo Gallery |
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11 - Third Sunday of Advent "Gaudete"
Pastoral Visit to the Roman parish of "Santa Maria delle Grazie" at Casal Boccone, at 9:30
Holy Mass |
Photo Gallery |
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12 Monday
Solemnity of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Vatican Basilica, at 17:30
Holy Mass for Latin America |
Booklet for the Celebration
Photo Gallery |
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15 Thursday
Vatican Basilica, at 17:30
Vespers with the University students of the Rome |
Booklet for the Celebration
Photo Gallery |
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24 Saturday
Solemnity of the Lord's Birth
Vatican Basilica, at 22:00
PAPAL MASS
Christmas Eve Mass |
Liturgical Celebrations of the Christmas Season 2011-2012 presided over by the Holy Father Note regarding the Liturgical Celebrations during the Christmas Season (2011-2012) Booklet for the Celebration
Photo Gallery |
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25 Sunday
Solemnity of the Lord's Birth
Central loggia of the Vatican Basilica, at 12:00
"Urbi et Orbi" Blessing |
Photo Gallery |
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31 Saturday
Solemnity of Mary the Mother of God
Vatican Basilica, at 17:00
First Vespers and Te Deum in thanksgiving for the past year |
Booklet for the Celebration
Photo Gallery |
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