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Friday, April 26, 2002

CELEBRATIONS PRESIDED OVER BY THE POPE: MAY - AUGUST

VATICAN CITY, APR 26, 2002 (VIS) - The Office of Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff has made public the calendar of celebrations over which the Holy Father will preside from May to August 2002.

MAY

- Sunday 5, Pastoral visit to the diocese of Ischia.

- Sunday 19, Pentecost Sunday: St. Peter's Square at 10 a.m., the canonization of Blesseds Alonso de Orozco, Ignazio da Santhia, Umile da Bisignano, Paulina do Coracao Agonizante de Jesus and Benedetta Cambiagio Frassinello.

- Wednesday 22 to Sunday 26, Solemnity of the Holy Trinity: Apostolic visit to Azerbaijan and Bulgaria.

- Thursday 30, Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ: In St. John Lateran at 7 p.m., Mass and procession to St. Mary Major, Eucharistic Benediction.

JUNE

- Sunday 16, Canonization of Blessed Pio da Pietrelcina in St. Peter's Square at 10 a.m.

- Saturday 29, Solemnity of St. Peter and Paul, Apostles: In the Vatican Basilica at 9:30 a.m., Mass and imposition of the palliums.

JULY

- Tuesday 23, start of apostolic trip to Toronto, Guatemala City and Mexico City (for the 17th World Youth Day, and the canonizations of Blessed Pedro de San Jose de Betancur and Blessed Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin).

AUGUST

- Friday 2, return to Rome from apostolic trip.

- Thursday 15, Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary: 8 a.m. Mass at the Apostolic Palace in Castelgandolfo.

- Friday 16 to Monday 19, Apostolic trip to Poland.

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