Special Celebrations in 2004

Date	Celebration
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 “Midnight Mass” (2003.12.25) Pope John Paul II, Homily “Te Deum” (2003.12.31) 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
2004.01.01	World Day of Peace 2004 peace Pope John Paul II, Message For the celebration of World Day of Peace 2004 (2003.12.08) Pope John Paul II, Homily “Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God” (2004.01.01)
2004.01.18 – 2004.01.25	Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2004 ecumenism Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, Document “Booklets published in preparation for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2004” (2003.03.17)
2004.01.31	51ˢᵗ World Leprosy Day leprosy Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers, Message “For the 51ˢᵗ World Leprosy Day (2004)” (2004.01.25)
2004.02.02	World Day for Consecrated Life 2004 religious Pope John Paul II, Homily For the 8ᵗʰ Day of Consecrated Life (2004) (2004.02.02)
2004.02.11	World Day of the Sick 2004 sick Pope John Paul II, Message For the 12ᵗʰ World Day of the Sick (2004) (2003.12.01) Pope John Paul II, Letter For the celebrations of the 12ᵗʰ World Day of the Sick in Lourdes (2004.01.31)
2004.02.25 – 2004.04.08	Lent 2004 Lent Pope John Paul II, Message For Lent 2004 (2003.12.08) Pope John Paul II, Homily “Ash Wednesday” (2004.02.25) Pope John Paul II, Homily “Palm Sunday - 19ᵗʰ World Youth Day” (2004.04.04) Pope John Paul II, Homily “Chrism Mass” (2004.04.08)
2004.04.04	World Youth Day 2004 youth Pope John Paul II, Message For the 19ᵗʰ World Youth Day (2004) (2004.02.22)
2004.04.08 – 2004.04.11	Triduum 2004 Triduum Pope John Paul II, Homily “Mass of the Lord’s Supper” (2004.04.08) Pope John Paul II, Homily “Easter Vigil” (2004.04.10) Pope John Paul II, Message “Urbi et Orbi Message for Easter Sunday 2004” (2004.04.11)
2004.05.02	World Day of Prayer for Vocations 2004 vocation Pope John Paul II, Message For the 41ˢᵗ World Day for Vocations (2004) (2003.11.23)
2004.05.23	World Communications Day 2004 communication Pope John Paul II, Message For the 38ᵗʰ World Communications Day (2004) (2004.01.24)
2004.06.05 – 2004.06.06	Apostolic Journey to Bern, Switzerland papal journey Switzerland Pope John Paul II, Homily “At Allmend Park, Bern” (2004.06.06)
2004.06.18	World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests 2004 priest
2004.08.13 – 2004.08.29	Summer Olympic Games 2004 (Athens, Greece) Greece sports
2004.08.14 – 2004.08.15	Pilgrimage to Lourdes Lourdes papal journey Pope John Paul II, Homily “At the Prairie of the Shrine of Lourdes” (2004.08.15) Basilique Notre-Dame de l’Immaculée-Conception, Lourdes Église de Sainte-Bernadette, Lourdes
2004.09.05	Pastoral Visit to Loreto papal journey in Italy Pope John Paul II, Homily “Mass and Beatification of Pedro Tarres y Claret, Alberto Marvelli and Pina Suriano” (2004.09.05) Santuario Basilica Pontificia di Santa Casa, Loreto
2004.09.27	World Tourism Day 2004 tourism Pope John Paul II, Message For the 25ᵗʰ World Day of Tourism (2004) (2004.05.30)
2004.10.10 – 2004.10.17	48ᵗʰ International Eucharistic Congress (Guadalajara, Mexico) Eucharistic Congress Pope John Paul II, Homily To the Assembly of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses (2002.11.05)
2004.10.10 – 2005.10.29	Year of the Eucharist Eucharist Pope John Paul II, Apostolic Letter Mane nobiscum Domine / Stay with us Lord The Year of the Eucharist (2004.10.07) Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Document The Year of the Eucharist - Suggestions and Proposals (2004.10.14) Pope John Paul II, Homily “Opening of the Year of the Eucharist” (2004.10.17) Apostolic Penitentiary, Decree “Indulgences attached to particular acts of worship and veneration of the Most Blessed Sacrament during the Year of the Eucharist” (2004.12.25) Pope Benedict XVI, Homily “Opening of the 11ᵗʰ Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops” (2005.10.02) Pope Benedict XVI, Homily “Conclusion of the 11ᵗʰ Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops and Year of the Eucharist and Canonization of five Blesseds” (2005.10.23)
2004.10.16	World Food Day 2004 food Pope John Paul II, Message For the 24ᵗʰ World Food Day (2004) (2004.10.15)
2004.10.24	World Mission Sunday 2004 mission Pope John Paul II, Message For World Day for Missions 2004 (2004.04.19)
2004.12.04 – 2004.12.08	21ˢᵗ International Mariological-Marian Congress (Rome) Marian Congress Mary
2004.12.25 – 2005.01.01	Christmas Octave 2004 Christmas Pope John Paul II, Message “Urbi et Orbi Message for Christmas 2004” (2004.12.25) Pope John Paul II, Homily “Christmas - Midnight Mass” (2004.12.25) Pope John Paul II, Homily “Vespers and Te Deum” (2004.12.31) Pope John Paul II, Homily “Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God” (2005.01.01)

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