Special Celebrations in 2021

Date	Celebration
2019.12.08 – 2021.12.10	Jubilee Year of Loreto 2020 jubilee Pope Francis, Speech To the Italian Air Force, at the conclusion of the Lauretan Jubilee (2021.12.10)
2020.12.08 – 2021.12.08	Year of st. Joseph St. Joseph Pope Francis, Apostolic Letter Patris corde For the 150ᵗʰ anniversary of the proclamation of St. Joseph as Patron of the Universal Church (2020.12.08) Apostolic Penitentiary, Decree “Indulgences conceded for the Year of St. Joseph” (2020.12.08) Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Curial Letter “On some new invocations in the Litany in honour of Saint Joseph” (2021.05.01)
2020.12.25 – 2021.01.01	Christmas Octave 2020 Christmas Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Decree “Permitting priests to say four masses on Christmas, the Solemnity of Mary Mother of God and Epiphany” (2020.12.16) Pope Francis, Homily “Mass on the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord” (2020.12.24) Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, Liturgical Booklet “Mass on the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord” (2020.12.24) Pope Francis, Message “Urbi et Orbi Message for Christmas 2020” (2020.12.25) Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, Liturgical Booklet “Vespers and Te Deum in thanksgiving for the past year” (2020.12.31) Pope Francis, Homily “Mass on the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God” (2021.01.01) Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, Liturgical Booklet “Mass on the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God” (2021.01.01)
2020.12.31 – 2021.12.31	Jubilee Year of Compostela 2021 jubilee
2021.01.01	World Day of Peace 2021 peace Pope Francis, Message For the celebration of World Day of Peace 2021: A culture of care as a path to peace (2020.12.08) Pope Francis, Homily “Mass on the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God” (2021.01.01)
2021.01.18 – 2021.01.25	Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2021 ecumenism Pope Francis, Homily “Second Vespers for the Solemnity of the Conversion of St. Paul” (2021.01.25) Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, Liturgical Booklet “Second Vespers for the Solemnity of the Conversion of St. Paul” (2021.01.25)
2021.01.24	Sunday of the Word of God 2021 Bible Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Note “On the Sunday of the Word of God” (2020.12.17) Pope Francis, Homily “Mass for the 3ʳᵈ Sunday of Ordinary Time” (2021.01.24) Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, Liturgical Booklet “Mass for the 3ʳᵈ Sunday of Ordinary Time” (2021.01.24)
2021.01.31	68ᵗʰ World Leprosy Day leprosy Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, Message “For the 68ᵗʰ World Leprosy Day (2021)” (2021.01.31)
2021.02.02	World Day for Consecrated Life 2021 religious Pope Francis, Homily “Mass on the 25ᵗʰ World Day For Consecrated Life” (2021.02.02) Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, Liturgical Booklet “Mass on the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord” (2021.02.02)
2021.02.04	International Day of Human Fraternity 2021 inter-religious dialogue Pope Francis, Message For the 1ˢᵗ International Day of Human Fraternity and the presentation of the winners of the first Zayed Prize 2021 for Human Fraternity (2021.02.04)
2021.02.08	International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking 2021 trafficking Pope Francis, Message For the 7ᵗʰ International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking (2021.02.08)
2021.02.11	World Day of the Sick 2021 sick Pope Francis, Speech For the 29ᵗʰ World Day of the Sick (2021) (2020.12.20)
2021.02.17 – 2021.04.01	Lent 2021 Lent Pope Francis, Message For Lent 2021: “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem” (Mt 20:18). Lent: a Time for Renewing Faith, Hope and Love (2020.11.11) Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Note “On distribution of ashes in time of pandemic” (2021.01.12) Pope Francis, Homily “Mass, Blessing and Imposition of the Ashes” (2021.02.17) Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, Liturgical Booklet “Ash Wednesday” (2021.02.17) Pope Francis, Homily “Palm Sunday” (2021.03.28) Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, Liturgical Booklet “Palm Sunday” (2021.03.28) Pope Francis, Homily “Holy Chrism Mass” (2021.04.01) Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, Liturgical Booklet “Holy Chrism Mass” (2021.04.01)
2021.03.05 – 2021.03.08	Apostolic Journey to Iraq Iraq papal journey Pope Francis, Message For the upcoming Apostolic Journey to Iraq (2021.03.04) Pope Francis, Speech “Greeting to journalists on the flight to Iraq” (2021.03.05) Pope Francis, Speech “Meeting with Authorities, Civil Society and the Diplomatic Corps in the hall of the Presidential Palace in Baghdad” (2021.03.05) Pope Francis, Speech “Meeting with bishops, priests, religious, consecrated persons, seminarians, catechists (Syro-Catholic Cathedral of Our Lady of Salvation in Baghdad)” (2021.03.05) Pope Francis, Speech “Interreligious meeting at the Plain of Ur” (2021.03.06) Pope Francis, Homily “Mass at the Chaldean Cathedral of St. Joseph in Baghdad” (2021.03.06) Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, Liturgical Booklet “Mass in Chaldean Rite” (2021.03.06) Pope Francis, Speech “Visit to the Qaraqosh Community at the Church of Immaculate Conception in Qaraqosh” (2021.03.07) Pope Francis, Homily “Mass at Franso Hariri Stadium in Erbil” (2021.03.07) Pope Francis, Speech “Press conference on the return flight to Rome” (2021.03.08) Syriac Cathedral of Our Lady of Salvation, Baghdad Chaldean Cathedral of St. Joseph, Baghdad Church of the Immaculate Conception, Qaraqosh
2021.04.01 – 2021.04.04	Triduum 2021 Triduum Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Note “On the celebration of Holy Week 2021” (2021.02.17) Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, Liturgical Booklet “Mass of the Lord’s Supper” (2021.04.01) Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, Liturgical Booklet “Celebration of the Passion of the Lord” (2021.04.02) Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, Liturgical Booklet “Way of the Cross” (2021.04.02) Pope Francis, Homily “Easter Vigil in the Holy Night of Easter” (2021.04.03) Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, Liturgical Booklet “Paschal Vigil” (2021.04.03) Pope Francis, Message “Urbi et Orbi Message for Easter Sunday 2021” (2021.04.04) Pope Francis, Homily “Easter Sunday - Mass of the Day” (2021.04.04) Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, Liturgical Booklet “Easter Sunday” (2021.04.04)
2021.04.25	World Day of Prayer for Vocations 2021 vocation Pope Francis, Message For the 58ᵗʰ World Day for Vocations (2021) (2021.03.19)
2021.05.16	World Communications Day 2021 communication Pope Francis, Message For the 55ᵗʰ World Communications Day (2021): Communicating by Encountering People as They Are (2021.01.23)
2021.05.24	Day of Prayer for the Church in China 2021 China
2021.07.11	Sea Sunday 2021 sea
2021.07.25	World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly 2021 elderly Apostolic Penitentiary, Decree “Indulgences conceded for World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly” (2021.05.13) Pope Francis, Message For the 1ˢᵗ World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, 2021: “I am with you always” (2021.05.31) Pope Francis, Homily “Mass for the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly” (2021.07.25) Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, Liturgical Booklet “Mass for the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly” (2021.07.25)
2021.09.01	World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation 2021 ecology Pope Francis, Message “Joint Message with the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople and the Archbishop of Canterbury for the protection of Creation” (2021.09.01)
2021.09.05 – 2021.09.12	52ⁿᵈ International Eucharistic Congress (Budapest, Hungary) Eucharistic Congress
2021.09.12	Apostolic Journey to Budapest Hungary papal journey Pope Francis, Speech “Greeting to journalists (flight to Budapest)” (2021.09.12) Pope Francis, Speech “Meeting with the Bishops (Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest)” (2021.09.12) Pope Francis, Speech “Meeting with the representatives of the Ecumenical Council of Churches and some Jewish Communities in Hungary (Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest)” (2021.09.12) Pope Francis, Homily “Mass (Heroes’ Square, Budapest)” (2021.09.12) Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, Liturgical Booklet “Apostolic Journey to Budapest and Slovakia” (2021.09.12)
2021.09.12 – 2021.09.15	Apostolic Journey to Slovakia papal journey Slovakia Pope Francis, Speech “Ecumenical Meeting (Apostolic Nunciature, Bratislava)” (2021.09.12) Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, Liturgical Booklet “Apostolic Journey to Budapest and Slovakia” (2021.09.12) Pope Francis, Speech “Meeting with authorities, civil society and the Diplomatic Corps (garden of the Presidential Palace, Bratislava)” (2021.09.13) Pope Francis, Speech “Meeting with Bishops, Priests, Religious, Consecrated Persons, Seminarians, Catechists (Cathedral of Saint Martin, Bratislava)” (2021.09.13) Pope Francis, Speech “Private visit to the Bethlehem Centre” (2021.09.13) Pope Francis, Speech “Meeting with the Jewish Community at Rybné námestie Square in Bratislava” (2021.09.13) Pope Francis, Speech “Meeting with the Roma Community (Luník IX district, Košice)” (2021.09.14) Pope Francis, Speech “Meeting with young people (Lokomotiva Stadium, Košice)” (2021.09.14) Pope Francis, Homily “Byzantine Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom” (2021.09.14) Pope Francis, Speech “Press conference (return flight to Rome)” (2021.09.15) Pope Francis, Homily “Mass (esplanade of the National Shrine in Šaštin)” (2021.09.15) Pope Francis, Speech To the participants in the meeting of moderators of lay associations, ecclesial movements and new communities (2021.09.16) Katedrála sv. Martina, Bratislava Bazilika Sedembolestnej Panny Márie, Šaštín-Stráže
2021.09.26	107ᵗʰ World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2021 migrant Pope Francis, Message For the 107ᵗʰ World Day of Migrants and Refugees (2021) (2021.05.03)
2021.09.27	World Tourism Day 2021 tourism Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, Message “For World Tourism Day 2021” (2021.09.11)
2021.10.16	World Food Day 2021 food Pope Francis, Message For the 41ˢᵗ World Food Day (2021) (2021.10.15)
2021.10.24	World Mission Sunday 2021 mission Pope Francis, Message For World Day for Missions 2021 (2021.01.06)
2021.11.12	Visit to Assisi for the World Day of the Poor papal journey in Italy Basilica Papale di Santa Maria degli Angeli in Porziuncola, Santa Maria degli Angeli
2021.11.14	World Day of the Poor 2021 poverty Pope Francis, Message “World Day of the Poor 2021: “The poor you will always have with you”” (2021.06.13) Pope Francis, Speech “Day of prayer and witness for the World Day of the Poor in Assisi” (2021.11.12) Pope Francis, Homily “Mass for the World Day of the Poor” (2021.11.14) Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, Liturgical Booklet “Mass on the World Day of the Poor” (2021.11.14)
2021.11.21	World Youth Day 2021 youth Pope Francis, Message For the 36ᵗʰ World Youth Day (2021) (2021.09.14)
2021.12.02 – 2021.12.04	Apostolic Journey to Cyprus Cyprus papal journey Pope Francis, Message For the upcoming Apostolic Journey to Cyprus and Greece (2021.11.27) Pope Francis, Speech “Greeting to journalists (flight to Cyprus)” (2021.12.02) Pope Francis, Speech “Meeting with priests, consacrated persons, deacons, catechists, ecclesial associations and movements of Cyprus (Maronite Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace, Nicosia)” (2021.12.02) Pope Francis, Speech “Meeting with authorities, civil society and the diplomatic corps (Ceremonial Hall, Presidential Palace, Nicosia)” (2021.12.02) Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, Liturgical Booklet “Missal for the Apostolic Journey to Cyprus and Greece” (2021.12.02) Pope Francis, Speech “Meeting with the Holy Synod (Orthodox Cathedral, Nicosia)” (2021.12.03) Pope Francis, Speech “Ecumenical prayer with migrants (Parish Church of the Holy Cross, Nicosia)” (2021.12.03) Pope Francis, Homily “Mass (GSP Stadium, Nicosia)” (2021.12.03) Cathedral of Our Lady of Graces, Nicosia Church of the Holy Cross, Nicosia
2021.12.04 – 2021.12.06	Apostolic Journey to Greece Greece papal journey Pope Francis, Message For the upcoming Apostolic Journey to Cyprus and Greece (2021.11.27) Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, Liturgical Booklet “Missal for the Apostolic Journey to Cyprus and Greece” (2021.12.02) Pope Francis, Speech “Meeting with authorities, civil society and the diplomatic corps (Presidential Palace, Athens)” (2021.12.04) Pope Francis, Speech “Meeting with Archbishop Hieronymos II with the respective entourages (“Throne Room” of the Orthodox Archbishopric of Greece, Athens)” (2021.12.04) Pope Francis, Speech “Meeting with bishops, priests, religious, consecrated persons, seminarians, catechists (Cathedral of Saint Dionysius, Athens)” (2021.12.04) Pope Francis, Speech “Visit to the refugees (Reception and Identification Centre, Mytilene)” (2021.12.05) Pope Francis, Homily “Mass (Megaron Concert Hall, Athens)” (2021.12.05) Pope Francis, Speech “Meeting with young people (Saint Dionysius School of the Ursuline Sisters in Maroussi, Athens)” (2021.12.06) Pope Francis, Speech “Press conference (return flight to Rome)” (2021.12.06) Cathedral Basilica of St. Dionysius the Areopagite, Athens (Αθήνα)
2021.12.25 – 2022.01.01	Christmas Octave 2021 Christmas Pope Francis, Homily “Mass on the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord” (2021.12.24) Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, Liturgical Booklet “Mass on the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord” (2021.12.24) Pope Francis, Message “Urbi et Orbi Message for Christmas 2021” (2021.12.25) Pope Francis, Homily “Vespers and Te Deum in Thanksgiving for the past year” (2021.12.31) Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, Liturgical Booklet “Vespers and Te Deum in thanksgiving for the past year” (2021.12.31) Pope Francis, Homily “Mass on the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God” (2022.01.01) Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, Liturgical Booklet “Mass on the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God” (2022.01.01)

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