POPE JOHN PAUL'S CALENDAR FROM OCTOBER TO DECEMBER 2001

VATICAN CITY, SEP 29, 2001 (VIS) - The Office of Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff has made public the following calendar of liturgical celebrations over which the Holy Father will preside from October to December:

OCTOBER

- Sunday, 7: 27th Sunday of Ordinary Time. Beatification of Servants of God Ignazio Maloyan, Nikolaus Gross, Alfonso Maria Fusco, Tommaso Maria Fusco, Emilie Tavernier Gamelin, Eugenia Picco, Maria Euthymia Uffing, at 10 a.m. in St. Peter's Square.

- Friday, 19: Mass for opening of academic year of the Ecclesiastical Universities, at 5:30 p.m. in St. Peter's Basilica.

- Saturday, 20: Prayer vigil with families, at 6 p.m. in St. Peter's Square.

- Sunday, 21: 29th Sunday of Ordinary Time. Beatification of Servants of God Luigi Beltrame Quattrocchi and Maria Corsini, at 10 a.m. in St. Peter's Square.

- Saturday, 27: Mass for the conclusion of the 10th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, at 10:30 a.m. in St. Peter's Basilica.

NOVEMBER

- Thursday, 1: All Saint's Day. Prayer for the deceased popes, at 6 p.m. in the Vatican Grottoes.

- Sunday 4: 31st Sunday of Ordinary Time. Beatification of Servants of God Pavol Peter Gojdic, Metodij Dominik Trcka, Giovanni Antonio Farina, Bartolomeu Fernandes dos Martires, Luigi Tezza, Paolo Manna, Gaetana Sterni, Maria del Pilar Izquierdo Albero, at 10 a.m. in St. Peter's Square.

- Tuesday 6: Mass of suffrage for the cardinals and bishops who have died during the year, at 12 noon in St. Peter's Basilica, Altar of the Chair of Peter.

- Sunday 25: 34th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Feast of Christ the King. Canonization of Blesseds Giuseppe Marello, Paula Montal Fornes de San Jose de Calasanz, Leonie Francoise de Sales Aviat, Maria Crescentia Hoss, at 9:30 a.m. in St. Peter's Basilica.

DECEMBER

- Saturday 8: Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. Homage to Mary Immaculate, at 4 p.m. at Piazza di Spagna. Veneration of Mary "Salus Populi Romani," at 4:30 p.m. at the Basilica of St. Mary Major.

- Tuesday 11: Mass for the students of the Roman universities, at 5:30 p.m. in St. Peter's Basilica.

- Monday 24: Solemnity of Christmas. Mass at 12 midnight in St. Peter's Basilica.

- Tuesday 25: Solemnity of Christmas. "Urbi et Orbi" Blessing from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at 12 noon.

- Monday 31: Vespers and "Te Deum" of thanksgiving, at 5:30 p.m. at the Gesu Church.

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