Special Celebrations in 2003

Date	Celebration
2002.10.16 – 2003.10.31	Year of the Rosary Mary rosary
2002.12.25 – 2003.01.01	Christmas Octave 2002 Christmas Pope John Paul II, Message “Urbi et Orbi Message for Christmas 2002” (2002.12.25) Pope John Paul II, Homily “Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God” (2003.01.01)
2003.01.01	World Day of Peace 2003 peace Pope John Paul II, Message For the celebration of World Day of Peace 2003 (2002.12.08) Pope John Paul II, Homily “Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God” (2003.01.01)
2003.01.18 – 2003.01.25	Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2003 ecumenism Pope John Paul II, Homily “Conclusion of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2003” (2003.01.25)
2003.01.24 – 2003.01.26	4ᵗʰ World Meeting of Families (Manila, Philippines) family Philippines Pope John Paul II, Speech “Address for the 4ᵗʰ World Meeting of Families, Manila” (2003.01.25)
2003.02.02	World Day for Consecrated Life 2003 religious Pope John Paul II, Message For the 7ᵗʰ Day of Consecrated Life (2003) (2003.02.01)
2003.02.11	World Day of the Sick 2003 sick Pope John Paul II, Message For the 11ᵗʰ World Day of the Sick (2003) (2003.02.02)
2003.03.05 – 2003.04.17	Lent 2003 Lent Pope John Paul II, Message For Lent 2003 (2003.01.07) Congregation for the Oriental Churches, Circular Letter “On the Collection for the Holy Land” (2003.03.31)
2003.04.13	World Youth Day 2003 youth Pope John Paul II, Message For the 18ᵗʰ World Youth Day (2003) (2003.03.08)
2003.04.17 – 2003.04.20	Triduum 2003 Triduum Pope John Paul II, Message “Urbi et Orbi Message for Easter Sunday 2003” (2003.04.20)
2003.05.03 – 2003.05.04	Apostolic Journey to Spain papal journey Spain
2003.05.11	World Day of Prayer for Vocations 2003 vocation Pope John Paul II, Message For the 40ᵗʰ World Day for Vocations (2003) (2002.10.16)
2003.06.01	World Communications Day 2003 communication Pope John Paul II, Message For the 37ᵗʰ World Communications Day (2003) (2003.01.24)
2003.06.05 – 2003.06.09	Apostolic Journey to Croatia Croatia papal journey Katedrala Bazilika sv. Petra, Đakovo Bazilika Blažene Djevice Marije na Trsatu, Rijeka
2003.06.22	Apostolic Journey to Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina papal journey Most Holy Trinity Convent of the Friars Minor, Banja Luka Katedrala Sv. Bonaventure, Banja Luka
2003.06.27	World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests 2003 priest
2003.09.11 – 2003.09.14	Apostolic Journey to Slovakia papal journey Slovakia Katedrála sv. Jána Krstiteľa, Trnava
2003.09.27	World Tourism Day 2003 tourism Pope John Paul II, Message For the 24ᵗʰ World Day of Tourism (2003) (2003.06.11)
2003.10.07	Pastoral Visit to the Pontifical Shrine of Pompei papal journey in Italy Santuario Basilica Pontificia della Madonna del Rosario, Pompei
2003.10.16	World Food Day 2003 food Pope John Paul II, Message For the 23ʳᵈ World Food Day (2003) (2003.10.16)
2003.10.19	World Mission Sunday 2003 mission Pope John Paul II, Message For World Day for Missions 2003 (2003.01.12)
2003.10.21	Ordinary Public Consistory for the Creation of 30 Cardinals cardinal consistory Pope John Paul II, Homily “Ordinary Public Consistory for the creation of new Cardinals” (2003.10.21) Pope John Paul II, Homily “Mass with the new Cardinals and presentation of the cardinalatial ring” (2003.10.22) Pope John Paul II, Speech To new Cardinals and their families (2003.10.23)
2003.12.25 – 2004.01.01	Christmas Octave 2003 Christmas Pope John Paul II, Message For the 90ᵗʰ World Day of Migrants and Refugees (2004) (2003.12.15) Pope John Paul II, Message “Urbi et Orbi Message for Christmas 2003” (2003.12.25) Pope John Paul II, Homily “Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God” (2004.01.01)
2003.12.31 – 2004.12.31	Jubilee Year of Compostela 2004 jubilee

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