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The Holy See The Holy See CALENDAR 2013 JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER MARCH 2013 HABEMUS PAPAM 13 Wednesday Photo Gallery 14 Thursday Basilica of Saint Mary Major Prayer of Pope Francis to the Salus Populi Photo Gallery Romani Video Photo Gallery Holy Mass with the Cardinal electors Sistine Chapel, at 17:00 Homily of the Holy Father [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish] Video 15 Friday Photo Gallery Clementine Hall, at 11:00 Audience with the Cardinals Address of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish] 16 Saturday Video Paul VI Audience Hall, at 11:00 Address of the Holy Father Audience to the media representatives [English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish] 2 Video 17 - 5th Sunday of Lent Photo Gallery Parish of St. Anna in the Vatican, at 10:00 Photo Gallery 2 Holy Mass Homily of the Holy Father [English, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish] Video Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00 Words of the Holy Father Angelus [Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish] 18 Monday Domus Sanctae Marthae, at 12:50 Meeting with the President of the Republic of Argentina Notification Booklet for the Celebration 19 Tuesday Video Solemnity of St. Joseph, Spouse of the Photo Gallery Blessed Virgin Mary Photo Gallery 2 Saint Peter's Square, at 9:30 PAPAL MASS Imposition of the Pallium Imposition of the Pallium, bestowal of the [English, Italian] Fisherman's Ring and Holy Mass for the Bestowal of the Fisherman's Ring beginning of the Petrine Ministry of the [English, Italian] Bishop of Rome Francis Homily of the Holy Father [Arabic, Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish] 20 Wednesday Clementine Hall, at 11:00 Video Audience with the Representatives of the Words of the Holy Father Churches and Ecclesial Communities, and of [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish] the Different Religions 22 Friday Sala Regia, at 11:00 Video Audience to the Diplomatic Corps accredited Address of the Holy Father to the Holy See [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish] 3 23 Saturday Castel Gandolfo, at 12:15 Video Meeting with the Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI Notification 24 Palm Sunday and Passion of the Lord Booklet for the Celebration Saint Peter's Square, at 9:30 Video PAPAL MASS Photo Gallery Blessing of the Palms, Procession and Holy Homily of the Holy Father Mass [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish] Video Address of the Holy Father Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00 Angelus [Arabic, Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish] 27 Holy Wednesday Video Saint Peter's Square, at 10:30 Catechesis of the Holy Father General Audience [Arabic, Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish] Notification for Holy Week Booklet for the Celebration 28 Holy Thursday Video Vatican Basilica, at 9:30 Photo Gallery Chrism Mass Homily of the Holy Father [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish] Prison for Minors "Casal del Marmo", at Video 17.30 Photo Gallery PAPAL MASS Homily of the Holy Father Beginning of the Paschal Triduum [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish] Mass of the Lord's Supper 29 Good Friday Vatican Basilica, at 17:00 Booklet for the Celebration PAPAL MASS Video Celebration of the Lord’s Passion Photo Gallery Colosseum, at 21:15 Booklet for the Celebration [pdf] 4 Video Photo Gallery Meditations by Lebanese young people under the guidance of His Eminent Beatitude Cardinal Béchara Boutros Raï Way of the Cross [English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish] Address of the Holy Father [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish] Booklet for the Celebration Video Photo Gallery Homily of the Holy Father during the Easter 30 Holy Saturday Vigil Vatican Basilica, at 20:30 PAPAL MASS [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish] Easter Vigil Video-Message of Pope Francis on the occasion of the extraordinary extension of the Holy Shroud (Holy Saturday, 30 March 2013) [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish] 31 Easter Sunday Saint Peter's Square, at 10:15 Booklet for the Celebration PAPAL MASS Video Holy Mass of the Day Photo Gallery Photo Gallery Central Loggia of the Vatican Basilica, at Urbi et Orbi Message of Pope Francis 12:00 [Arabic, Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, "Urbi et Orbi" Message and Blessing Spanish] APRIL 2013 1 Easter Monday Video Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00 Address of the Holy Father Regina Caeli [Arabic, Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish] 3 Wednesday Video 5 Saint Peter's Square, at 10:30 Catechesis of the Holy Father General Audience [Arabic, Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish] 7 II Sunday of Easter (or Divine Mercy Video Sunday) Address of the Holy Father Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00 [Arabic, Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Regina Caeli Spanish] Notification Basilica of Saint John Lateran, at 17:30 Booklet for the Celebration PAPAL MASS Video Mass for the Possession of the Chair of the Photo Gallery Bishop of Rome Holy Mass Homily of the Holy Father [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish] 10 Wednesday Video Saint Peter's Square, at 10:30 Catechesis of the Holy Father General Audience [Arabic, Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish] Video 14 III Sunday of Easter Address of the Holy Father Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00 [Arabic, Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Regina Caeli Spanish] Notification Booklet for the Celebration Basilica of Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls, at Video 17:30 Photo Gallery Holy Mass Homily of the Holy Father [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish] Video 17 Wednesday He ascended into heaven and is seated at Saint Peter's Square, at 10:30 the right hand of the Father General Audience [Arabic, Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish] 21 IV Sunday of Easter Indications Vatican Basilica, at 9:30 Booklet for the Celebration 6 Video Priestly Ordinations Photo Gallery Holy Mass Homily of the Holy Father [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish] Video Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00 Address of the Holy Father Regina Caeli [Arabic, German, English, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish] 23 Tuesday Video Pauline Chapel, at 10:00 Photo Gallery Eucharistic Concelebration with the Eminent Homily of the Holy Father Cardinals resident in Rome on the occasion [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, of the Feast of St George Spanish] 24 Wednesday Video Saint Peter's Square, at 10:30 Catechesis of the Holy Father General Audience [Arabic, Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish] Indications 28 V Sunday of Easter Booklet for the Celebration Saint Peter's Square, at 10:00 Video Holy Mass and Conferral of the Sacrament of Photo Gallery Confirmation Homily of the Holy Father [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish] Video Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00 Address of the Holy Father Regina Caeli [Arabic, Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish] MAY 2013 1st Wednesday Video Saint Peter's Square, at 10:30 Catechesis of the Holy Father General Audience [Arabic, Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish] 4 Saturday Booklet for the Celebration Basilica of Saint Mary Major, at18:00 Video Holy Rosary Photo Gallery 7 Address of the Holy Father [Arabic, English, German, Italian, Spanish] Indications Booklet for the Celebration 5 VI Sunday of Easter Video Saint Peter's Square, at 10:00 Photo Gallery Holy Mass for Confraternities Homily of the Holy Father [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish] Video Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00 Address of the Holy Father Regina Caeli [Arabic, Croatian, English, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish] 6 Monday Paul VI Audience Hall, at 17:00 Swearing-in of the Swiss Guards 8 Wednesday Video Saint Peter's Square, at 10:30 Catechesis of the Holy Father General Audience [Arabic, Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish] 10 Friday Redemptoris Mater Chapel Moment of prayer with His Holiness Photo Gallery Tawadros II 12 VII Sunday of Easter Notification Saint Peter's Square, at 9:30 Booklet for the Celebration PAPAL MASS Video Holy Mass and Canonization of the Blesseds: Photo Gallery - Antonio Primaldo and Companions Homily of the Holy Father - Laura of Saint Catherine of Siena [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish] - María Guadalupe García Zavala Video Saint Peter's Square, at 12:00 Address of the Holy Father Regina Caeli [Arabic, Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish] 8 15 Wednesday Video Saint Peter's Square, at 10:30 Catechesis of the Holy Father General Audience [Arabic, Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish] Booklet for the Celebration 18 Saturday - Pentecost Vigil Video Saint Peter's Square, at 18:00 Photo Gallery Pentecost Vigil with the Ecclesial Movements Address of the Holy Father [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish] Notification 19 Pentecost
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