Papal Calendar Archive

February 2009

• February 11
  Papal Audience
  Lourdes Day Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica – Entrance through
  UNITALSI – 4:30 PM Cardinal Comastri and Cardinal Baragan
• February 12
  Concert for 80th Anniversary of Lateran Treaty 6:00 PM – Aula
• February 18
  Papal Audience
• February 25
  No Papal Audience
  Papal Mass at Santa Sabina at 5:00 PM (Outside TV Screen)

March 2009

• March 4
  No Papal Audience – Holy Father’s Spiritual Retreat
• March 11
  Papal Audience
• March 18
  No Papal Audience
  Holy Father’s Pastoral visit to Cameroon
• March 22
  No Angelus Blessing
• March 25
  No Papal Audience

April 2009

• April 1
  Papal Audience
• April 2
  Papal Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at 6:00 PM
  (Anniversary of the death of Pope John Paul II (Died in 2005)
• April 5
  Palm Sunday – World Youth Day – Blessing of Palms and Olive
  Procession and Papal Mass in St. Peter’s Square at 9:30 AM
• April 7
  Penance Rite of Reconciliation with individual confession/Absolution St. Peter’s Basilica at 5:30 PM – With a Cardinal – No tickets!
• April 8
  Papal Audience – St. Peter’s Square at 10:30 AM
• April 9
  Chrism Mass – St. Peter’s Basilica 9:30 AM (Priests concelebrate)
  Papal Mass of Lord’s Supper – Lateran Basilica at 5:30 PM (Space and Tickets limited)
• April 10
  Celebration of the Passion of Our Lord – St. Peter’s Basilica 5:00 PM
  Way of the Cross at Colosseum 9:15 PM (No tickets necessary)
• April 11
  Paschal Vigil – Papal Mass – St. Peter’s Basilica 9:00 PM
• April 12
  Easter Sunday Mass – St. Peter’s Square at 10:30 AM
  Urbi et Orbi Blessing -St. Peter’s Square 12:00 PM
• April 15
  82nd Birthday of Benedict XVI (April 16, 1927)
• April 19
  Anniversary of the Election of Pope Benedict XVI (April 19, 2005)
  Divine Mercy Sunday
• April 22
  Papal Audience
• April 29
  Papal Audience

May 2009

• May 3
  Ordination to Priesthood for Deacons of Rome Diocese
  Papal Mass in St. Peter Basilica at 9:00 AM
• May 6
  Papal Audience
• May 8-15
  Papal visit to Jordan, Israel and Palestine
  Holy Land itinerary here.
• May 13
  No Papal Audience
• May 20
  Papal Audience
• May 24
  No Angelus – Pastoral Visit to Monte Cassino
• May 27
  Papal Audience
• May 31
  Papal Mass for Pentecost Sunday – St. Peter’s Basilica at 10:00 AM
  Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary – 8:00 PM
  Marian Service in St. Peter’s Square with the Pope Benedict and the Archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica – Cardinal Angelo Comastri

June 2009

• June 3
  Papal Audience
• June 10
  Papal Audience
• June 11
  Solemnity of Corpus Christi -Papal Mass at St. John Lateran 7:00 PM
  Procession to St. Mary Major for Benediction
  (Newly Ordained Priests for Diocese of Rome concelebrate)
• June 17
  Papal Audience
• June 21
  No Sunday Angelus – Pastoral Visit to San Giovanni Rotondo
• June 24
  Papal Audience
• June 28
  1st Vespers for the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul 5:00 PM at St Peter’s
• June 29
  Papal Mass for the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul
  Imposition of Pallium to new Archbishops at 9:30 AM
  Solemn Closing of Pauline Year

July 2009

(Important Info for Summer 2009)

• July 1
  Papal Audience
  (Pope Benedict XVI usually travels to Castel Gandolfo after the Papal Audience)
• July 5
  Angelus and Papal Blessing 12:00 PM at Castel Gandolfo
• July ???
  Three weeks vacation! – Anticipated!!!
• July 15
  No Papal Audience?
• July 22
  No Papal Audience?
• July 29
  No Papal Audience?

August 2009

(Important Info for Summer 2009)

• August 2
  Angelus and Papal Blessing at Castel Gandolfo
• August 5
  Papal Audience – 10:00 AM at Castel Gandolfo
• August 9
  Angelus and Papal Blessing at Castel Gandolfo
• August 12
  Papal Audience – 10:00 AM at Castel Gandolfo
• August 15
  Solemnity of the Assumption Mass at 8:00 AM – Castel Gandolfo
  Angelus and Papal Blessing – Castel Gandolfo at 12:00 PM
• August 16
  Angelus and Papal Blessing 12:00 PM at Castel Gandolfo
• August 19
  Papal Audience – 10:00 AM at Castel Gandolfo
• August 23
  Angelus and Papal Blessing 12:00 PM – at Castel Gandolfo
• August 26
  Papal Audience
• August 30
  Angelus and Papal Blessing 12:00 PM at Castel Gandolfo
  (NAC New Men were presented to the Pope in 2008)

September 2009

(Important Info for Summer 2009)

• September 2
  Papal Audience
• September 6
  Angelus and Blessing 12:00 PM – at Castel Gandolfo
• September 9
  Papal Audience
• September 13
  Angelus and Papal Blessing 12:00 PM – at Castel Gandolfo
• September 16
  Papal Audience
• September 20
  Angelus and Papal Blessing 12:00 PM at Castel Gandolfo
• September 23
  Papal Audience
  41st Anniversary of Saint Padre Pio Death
  Date of Pope’s visit to his Tomb ??
• September 27
  Angelus and Papal Blessing 12:00 PM – at Castel Gandolfo
• September 30
  Papal Audience

October 2009

• October 7
  Papal Audience
• October 14
  Papal Audience
• October 21
  Papal Audience
• October??
  Opening Mass for Universities – St. Peter’s Basilica at 5:00 PM
  Tickets for Students from Santa Croce University?
• October 28
  Papal Audience

November 2009

• November 1
  All Saints Day – No Public Papal Event – Noon Angelus / Blessing
• November 2
  All Souls Day – Pope prays privately at tombs of Popes
• November 4
  Papal Audience
• November 5
  Mass for deceased Cardinals and Bishops
  11:30 AM Altar of the Chair in St. Peter’s Basilica
• November 8
  Pastoral Visit to Brescia, Italy (NO Angelus / Blessing)
• November 11
  Papal Audience
• November 18
  Papal Audience
• November 25
  Papal Audience
• November 29
  First Vespers of Advent – St. Peter’s Basilica at 5:00 PM

December 2009

• December 2
  Papal Audience
• December 8
  Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
  Piazza di Spagna- Homage to Our Lady – 4:00 PM (No tickets needed)
• December 9
  Papal Audience
• December 16
  Papal Audience
• December 23
  Papal Audience
• December 24
  Christmas Eve – Midnight Mass St. Peter’s Basilica at 12:00 AM
• December 25
  Christmas Day — Urbi et Orbi Blessing at Noon in Square
• December 26
  Papal Blessing in St. Peter’s Square – 12:00 PM
• December 31
  Vespers and Te Deum – Saint Peter’s Basilica at 6:00 PM

January 2010

• January 1
  Solemnity of the Mother of God – 44th World Day of Peace
  Papal Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at 10:00 AM
• January 6
  Epiphany Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at 10:00 AM
  Papal Blessing at 12:00 PM
• January 10
  Mass and Baptism of Newborns – Sistine Chapel at 10:00 AM
• January 13
  Papal Audience
• January 20
  Papal Audience
• January 25
  Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle – Vespers at 5:30 PM
  Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls
• January 27
  Papal Audience

February 2010

• February 3
  Papal Audience
• February 10
  Papal Audience
• February 17
  Ash Wednesday – Mass at Santa Sabina
• February 24
  NO Papal Audience – Papal Lenten Retreat