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Feast of the Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major

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August 5, 2025

The feast is celebrated here at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major to mark the miraculous snowfall in August

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		1 Jubilee Year 2025 12:00 am - Jubilee Year 2025 2025 will be a Jubilee Year, with a chance to get a plenary indulgence. It was announced by Pope John Paul II at the end of the Great Jubilee (December 24, 1999 to January 6, 2001), that there will be a jubilee year every 25 years. Therefore, the year 2025 will be a Jubilee Year,… Jubilee Year 2025	2 Jubilee Year 2025 12:00 am - Jubilee Year 2025 2025 will be a Jubilee Year, with a chance to get a plenary indulgence. It was announced by Pope John Paul II at the end of the Great Jubilee (December 24, 1999 to January 6, 2001), that there will be a jubilee year every 25 years. Therefore, the year 2025 will be a Jubilee Year,… Jubilee Year 2025, CANADA Pope John Paul II Day All Day - CANADA Pope John Paul II Day Pope John Paul II Day is celebrated in Canada CANADA Pope John Paul II Day, Feast of Saint Pedro Calungsod All Day - Feast of Saint Pedro Calungsod Celebrated worldwide but especially at his shrine in the Philippines Feast of Saint Pedro Calungsod	3 Jubilee Year 2025 12:00 am - Jubilee Year 2025 2025 will be a Jubilee Year, with a chance to get a plenary indulgence. It was announced by Pope John Paul II at the end of the Great Jubilee (December 24, 1999 to January 6, 2001), that there will be a jubilee year every 25 years. Therefore, the year 2025 will be a Jubilee Year,… Jubilee Year 2025	4 Jubilee Year 2025 12:00 am - Jubilee Year 2025 2025 will be a Jubilee Year, with a chance to get a plenary indulgence. It was announced by Pope John Paul II at the end of the Great Jubilee (December 24, 1999 to January 6, 2001), that there will be a jubilee year every 25 years. Therefore, the year 2025 will be a Jubilee Year,… Jubilee Year 2025, Feast of Saint Isidore All Day - Feast of Saint Isidore Here is the cathedral of Saint Isidore in Leon, Spain. Feast of Saint Isidore, ITALY, Vatican City State (Rome) Procession of the World Youth Day Cross 2:00 pm - ITALY, Vatican City State (Rome) Procession of the World Youth Day Cross All young people visiting Rome are invited to the San Lorenzo Center every Friday for the procession of the World Youth Day Cross followed by The International Mass, often is celebrated by Bishops and Cardinals of the Vatican, and even the Pope on previous occasions. ITALY, Vatican City State (Rome) Procession of the World Youth Day Cross	5 Jubilee Year 2025 12:00 am - Jubilee Year 2025 2025 will be a Jubilee Year, with a chance to get a plenary indulgence. It was announced by Pope John Paul II at the end of the Great Jubilee (December 24, 1999 to January 6, 2001), that there will be a jubilee year every 25 years. Therefore, the year 2025 will be a Jubilee Year,… Jubilee Year 2025
6 Jubilee Year 2025 12:00 am - Jubilee Year 2025 2025 will be a Jubilee Year, with a chance to get a plenary indulgence. It was announced by Pope John Paul II at the end of the Great Jubilee (December 24, 1999 to January 6, 2001), that there will be a jubilee year every 25 years. Therefore, the year 2025 will be a Jubilee Year,… Jubilee Year 2025	7 Jubilee Year 2025 12:00 am - Jubilee Year 2025 2025 will be a Jubilee Year, with a chance to get a plenary indulgence. It was announced by Pope John Paul II at the end of the Great Jubilee (December 24, 1999 to January 6, 2001), that there will be a jubilee year every 25 years. Therefore, the year 2025 will be a Jubilee Year,… Jubilee Year 2025, Feast of Saint Francis de La Salle All Day - Feast of Saint Francis de La Salle You will find the Sanctuary of St Francis de La Salle in Rome. Feast of Saint Francis de La Salle	8 Jubilee Year 2025 12:00 am - Jubilee Year 2025 2025 will be a Jubilee Year, with a chance to get a plenary indulgence. It was announced by Pope John Paul II at the end of the Great Jubilee (December 24, 1999 to January 6, 2001), that there will be a jubilee year every 25 years. Therefore, the year 2025 will be a Jubilee Year,… Jubilee Year 2025, Scottsdale, Arizona: Franciscan Renewal Center "Vision 2050 Community Summit" 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Scottsdale, Arizona: Franciscan Renewal Center "Vision 2050 Community Summit" Vision 2050 Community Summit A social gathering and presentation outlining the 25-year Vision and strategic planning for the Franciscan Renewal Center. Franciscan Renewal Center 5802 E Lincoln Dr Scottsdale, Arizona 85253 U.S.A. (480) 948-7460 View Location Scottsdale, Arizona: Franciscan Renewal Center "Vision 2050 Community Summit"	9 Jubilee Year 2025 12:00 am - Jubilee Year 2025 2025 will be a Jubilee Year, with a chance to get a plenary indulgence. It was announced by Pope John Paul II at the end of the Great Jubilee (December 24, 1999 to January 6, 2001), that there will be a jubilee year every 25 years. Therefore, the year 2025 will be a Jubilee Year,… Jubilee Year 2025	10 Jubilee Year 2025 12:00 am - Jubilee Year 2025 2025 will be a Jubilee Year, with a chance to get a plenary indulgence. It was announced by Pope John Paul II at the end of the Great Jubilee (December 24, 1999 to January 6, 2001), that there will be a jubilee year every 25 years. Therefore, the year 2025 will be a Jubilee Year,… Jubilee Year 2025	11 Jubilee Year 2025 12:00 am - Jubilee Year 2025 2025 will be a Jubilee Year, with a chance to get a plenary indulgence. It was announced by Pope John Paul II at the end of the Great Jubilee (December 24, 1999 to January 6, 2001), that there will be a jubilee year every 25 years. Therefore, the year 2025 will be a Jubilee Year,… Jubilee Year 2025, Feast of Saint Gemma Galgani All Day - Feast of Saint Gemma Galgani Her shrine is here in Italy. Feast of Saint Gemma Galgani, Feast of Saint Stanislaus All Day - Feast of Saint Stanislaus His tomb is here in Krakow, Poland Feast of Saint Stanislaus, ITALY, Vatican City State (Rome) Procession of the World Youth Day Cross 2:00 pm - ITALY, Vatican City State (Rome) Procession of the World Youth Day Cross All young people visiting Rome are invited to the San Lorenzo Center every Friday for the procession of the World Youth Day Cross followed by The International Mass, often is celebrated by Bishops and Cardinals of the Vatican, and even the Pope on previous occasions. ITALY, Vatican City State (Rome) Procession of the World Youth Day Cross	12 Jubilee Year 2025 12:00 am - Jubilee Year 2025 2025 will be a Jubilee Year, with a chance to get a plenary indulgence. It was announced by Pope John Paul II at the end of the Great Jubilee (December 24, 1999 to January 6, 2001), that there will be a jubilee year every 25 years. Therefore, the year 2025 will be a Jubilee Year,… Jubilee Year 2025
13 Jubilee Year 2025 12:00 am - Jubilee Year 2025 2025 will be a Jubilee Year, with a chance to get a plenary indulgence. It was announced by Pope John Paul II at the end of the Great Jubilee (December 24, 1999 to January 6, 2001), that there will be a jubilee year every 25 years. Therefore, the year 2025 will be a Jubilee Year,… Jubilee Year 2025, Feast of Saint Margaret of Castello All Day - Feast of Saint Margaret of Castello Patron saint of the disabled, blind, and unwanted, pro-life movements those living in poverty and for those rejected by religious orders. Her tomb is here in Castello, Italy. There is also a shrine to her in Columbus, Ohio Feast of Saint Margaret of Castello	14 Jubilee Year 2025 12:00 am - Jubilee Year 2025 2025 will be a Jubilee Year, with a chance to get a plenary indulgence. It was announced by Pope John Paul II at the end of the Great Jubilee (December 24, 1999 to January 6, 2001), that there will be a jubilee year every 25 years. Therefore, the year 2025 will be a Jubilee Year,… Jubilee Year 2025	15 Jubilee Year 2025 12:00 am - Jubilee Year 2025 2025 will be a Jubilee Year, with a chance to get a plenary indulgence. It was announced by Pope John Paul II at the end of the Great Jubilee (December 24, 1999 to January 6, 2001), that there will be a jubilee year every 25 years. Therefore, the year 2025 will be a Jubilee Year,… Jubilee Year 2025, Feast of Saint César de Bus All Day - Feast of Saint César de Bus The tomb of César de Bus is here at the Church of Santa Maria in Monticelli in Rome Feast of Saint César de Bus	16 Jubilee Year 2025 12:00 am - Jubilee Year 2025 2025 will be a Jubilee Year, with a chance to get a plenary indulgence. It was announced by Pope John Paul II at the end of the Great Jubilee (December 24, 1999 to January 6, 2001), that there will be a jubilee year every 25 years. Therefore, the year 2025 will be a Jubilee Year,… Jubilee Year 2025, Feast of Saint Bernadette All Day - Feast of Saint Bernadette Bernadette of Lourdes celebrated this day Feast of Saint Bernadette, Spy Wednesday All Day - Spy Wednesday The day Judas Iscariot agrees to betray Jesus for 30 pieces of silver Spy Wednesday	17 Jubilee Year 2025 12:00 am - Jubilee Year 2025 2025 will be a Jubilee Year, with a chance to get a plenary indulgence. It was announced by Pope John Paul II at the end of the Great Jubilee (December 24, 1999 to January 6, 2001), that there will be a jubilee year every 25 years. Therefore, the year 2025 will be a Jubilee Year,… Jubilee Year 2025	18 Jubilee Year 2025 12:00 am - Jubilee Year 2025 2025 will be a Jubilee Year, with a chance to get a plenary indulgence. It was announced by Pope John Paul II at the end of the Great Jubilee (December 24, 1999 to January 6, 2001), that there will be a jubilee year every 25 years. Therefore, the year 2025 will be a Jubilee Year,… Jubilee Year 2025, Feast of St Vincent Pallotti (founder of The Pallatines) All Day - Feast of St Vincent Pallotti (founder of The Pallatines) The church containing his incorrupt body is here in Rome. Feast of St Vincent Pallotti (founder of The Pallatines), Good Friday All Day - Good Friday Here are some suggestions for you on Good Friday Also, there are many procession and stations of The Cross today....here is the one in Jerusalem. Good Friday, ITALY, Vatican City State (Rome) Procession of the World Youth Day Cross 2:00 pm - ITALY, Vatican City State (Rome) Procession of the World Youth Day Cross All young people visiting Rome are invited to the San Lorenzo Center every Friday for the procession of the World Youth Day Cross followed by The International Mass, often is celebrated by Bishops and Cardinals of the Vatican, and even the Pope on previous occasions. ITALY, Vatican City State (Rome) Procession of the World Youth Day Cross	19 Jubilee Year 2025 12:00 am - Jubilee Year 2025 2025 will be a Jubilee Year, with a chance to get a plenary indulgence. It was announced by Pope John Paul II at the end of the Great Jubilee (December 24, 1999 to January 6, 2001), that there will be a jubilee year every 25 years. Therefore, the year 2025 will be a Jubilee Year,… Jubilee Year 2025, Easter Vigil All Day - Easter Vigil Tonight many will celebrate the Easter Vigil...what Saint Augustine called "The mother of all Vigils" Easter Vigil
20 Jubilee Year 2025 12:00 am - Jubilee Year 2025 2025 will be a Jubilee Year, with a chance to get a plenary indulgence. It was announced by Pope John Paul II at the end of the Great Jubilee (December 24, 1999 to January 6, 2001), that there will be a jubilee year every 25 years. Therefore, the year 2025 will be a Jubilee Year,… Jubilee Year 2025, Easter Sunday All Day - Easter Sunday Easter Sunday, Feast of Maria SS. Addolorata (Our Lady of Sorrows) All Day - Feast of Maria SS. Addolorata (Our Lady of Sorrows) Feast of Maria SS. Addolorata, celebrated here in Castelpetroso, Italy and elsewhere. Feast of Maria SS. Addolorata (Our Lady of Sorrows)	21 Jubilee Year 2025 12:00 am - Jubilee Year 2025 2025 will be a Jubilee Year, with a chance to get a plenary indulgence. It was announced by Pope John Paul II at the end of the Great Jubilee (December 24, 1999 to January 6, 2001), that there will be a jubilee year every 25 years. Therefore, the year 2025 will be a Jubilee Year,… Jubilee Year 2025, Anniversary of the Founding of Rome...many venues are free today All Day - Anniversary of the Founding of Rome...many venues are free today Anniversary of the Founding of Rome Anniversary of the Founding of Rome...many venues are free today, Nine Days of Mourning for Pope Francis All Day - Nine Days of Mourning for Pope Francis Traditionally, there are nine days of mourning after the death of a Pope. Here is what we can expect during the Interregnum. Nine Days of Mourning for Pope Francis	22 Jubilee Year 2025 12:00 am - Jubilee Year 2025 2025 will be a Jubilee Year, with a chance to get a plenary indulgence. It was announced by Pope John Paul II at the end of the Great Jubilee (December 24, 1999 to January 6, 2001), that there will be a jubilee year every 25 years. Therefore, the year 2025 will be a Jubilee Year,… Jubilee Year 2025, Nine Days of Mourning for Pope Francis All Day - Nine Days of Mourning for Pope Francis Traditionally, there are nine days of mourning after the death of a Pope. Here is what we can expect during the Interregnum. Nine Days of Mourning for Pope Francis, Funeral of Pope Francis 10:00 am - Funeral of Pope Francis The funeral of Pope Francis will take place on April 26 at 10:00 AM Rome time in Saint Peter's Square. Funeral of Pope Francis	23 Jubilee Year 2025 12:00 am - Jubilee Year 2025 2025 will be a Jubilee Year, with a chance to get a plenary indulgence. It was announced by Pope John Paul II at the end of the Great Jubilee (December 24, 1999 to January 6, 2001), that there will be a jubilee year every 25 years. Therefore, the year 2025 will be a Jubilee Year,… Jubilee Year 2025, Nine Days of Mourning for Pope Francis All Day - Nine Days of Mourning for Pope Francis Traditionally, there are nine days of mourning after the death of a Pope. Here is what we can expect during the Interregnum. Nine Days of Mourning for Pope Francis	24 Jubilee Year 2025 12:00 am - Jubilee Year 2025 2025 will be a Jubilee Year, with a chance to get a plenary indulgence. It was announced by Pope John Paul II at the end of the Great Jubilee (December 24, 1999 to January 6, 2001), that there will be a jubilee year every 25 years. Therefore, the year 2025 will be a Jubilee Year,… Jubilee Year 2025, Nine Days of Mourning for Pope Francis All Day - Nine Days of Mourning for Pope Francis Traditionally, there are nine days of mourning after the death of a Pope. Here is what we can expect during the Interregnum. Nine Days of Mourning for Pope Francis	25 Jubilee Year 2025 12:00 am - Jubilee Year 2025 2025 will be a Jubilee Year, with a chance to get a plenary indulgence. It was announced by Pope John Paul II at the end of the Great Jubilee (December 24, 1999 to January 6, 2001), that there will be a jubilee year every 25 years. Therefore, the year 2025 will be a Jubilee Year,… Jubilee Year 2025, Nine Days of Mourning for Pope Francis All Day - Nine Days of Mourning for Pope Francis Traditionally, there are nine days of mourning after the death of a Pope. Here is what we can expect during the Interregnum. Nine Days of Mourning for Pope Francis, Feast Day of Saint Mark All Day - Feast Day of Saint Mark Celebrated around the world, an especially at his tomb here in Venice. Feast Day of Saint Mark, ITALY, Vatican City State (Rome) Procession of the World Youth Day Cross 2:00 pm - ITALY, Vatican City State (Rome) Procession of the World Youth Day Cross All young people visiting Rome are invited to the San Lorenzo Center every Friday for the procession of the World Youth Day Cross followed by The International Mass, often is celebrated by Bishops and Cardinals of the Vatican, and even the Pope on previous occasions. ITALY, Vatican City State (Rome) Procession of the World Youth Day Cross	26 Jubilee Year 2025 12:00 am - Jubilee Year 2025 2025 will be a Jubilee Year, with a chance to get a plenary indulgence. It was announced by Pope John Paul II at the end of the Great Jubilee (December 24, 1999 to January 6, 2001), that there will be a jubilee year every 25 years. Therefore, the year 2025 will be a Jubilee Year,… Jubilee Year 2025, Nine Days of Mourning for Pope Francis All Day - Nine Days of Mourning for Pope Francis Traditionally, there are nine days of mourning after the death of a Pope. Here is what we can expect during the Interregnum. Nine Days of Mourning for Pope Francis, Basilica of Saint Mary Major closed today All Day - Basilica of Saint Mary Major closed today Quick update: The Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome will be closed all day on Saturday in mourning for Pope Francis, and to allow his entombment there. Basilica of Saint Mary Major closed today, Feast of Our Lady of Good Counsel All Day - Feast of Our Lady of Good Counsel Her Feast day is celebrated worldwide, and her original image is found here in Gennazzano, some 40 miles Southeast of Rome. Feast of Our Lady of Good Counsel, ITALY (Genazzano) Feast of Our Lady of Good Counsel - ITALY (Genazzano) Feast of Our Lady of Good Counsel Celebrated here in Genazzano and around the world on this date. More about Genazzano. ITALY (Genazzano) Feast of Our Lady of Good Counsel, Miracle of the "Grasshopper Chapel" All Day - Miracle of the "Grasshopper Chapel" The plague of grasshoppers devastated Cold Spring Minnesota...the towns people invoked the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Miracle of the "Grasshopper Chapel"
27 Jubilee Year 2025 12:00 am - Jubilee Year 2025 2025 will be a Jubilee Year, with a chance to get a plenary indulgence. It was announced by Pope John Paul II at the end of the Great Jubilee (December 24, 1999 to January 6, 2001), that there will be a jubilee year every 25 years. Therefore, the year 2025 will be a Jubilee Year,… Jubilee Year 2025, Nine Days of Mourning for Pope Francis All Day - Nine Days of Mourning for Pope Francis Traditionally, there are nine days of mourning after the death of a Pope. Here is what we can expect during the Interregnum. Nine Days of Mourning for Pope Francis, Canonization of Carlo Acutis Postponed All Day - Canonization of Carlo Acutis Postponed Blessed Carlo Acutis was scheduled to be canonized on April 27, 2025, at the conclusion of the Jubilee of Teenagers. Due to the death of Pope Francis, it will have to be postponed, since we will not have a Pope at that time. Sign up for one of these pilgrimages from Select International to Rome… Canonization of Carlo Acutis Postponed, Divine Mercy Sunday All Day - Divine Mercy Sunday The Sunday after Easter was proclaimed Divine Mercy Sunday by Pope John Paul II Divine Mercy Sunday	28 Jubilee Year 2025 12:00 am - Jubilee Year 2025 2025 will be a Jubilee Year, with a chance to get a plenary indulgence. It was announced by Pope John Paul II at the end of the Great Jubilee (December 24, 1999 to January 6, 2001), that there will be a jubilee year every 25 years. Therefore, the year 2025 will be a Jubilee Year,… Jubilee Year 2025, Nine Days of Mourning for Pope Francis All Day - Nine Days of Mourning for Pope Francis Traditionally, there are nine days of mourning after the death of a Pope. Here is what we can expect during the Interregnum. Nine Days of Mourning for Pope Francis, FRANCE Feast Day of Saint Louis de Montfort - FRANCE Feast Day of Saint Louis de Montfort Here in his home town you will find the house where he was born. FRANCE Feast Day of Saint Louis de Montfort, ITALY, U.S. & CANADA Feast Day of St. Gianna Molla - ITALY, U.S. & CANADA Feast Day of St. Gianna Molla Feast day of Saint Gianna Molla ITALY, U.S. & CANADA Feast Day of St. Gianna Molla	29 Jubilee Year 2025 12:00 am - Jubilee Year 2025 2025 will be a Jubilee Year, with a chance to get a plenary indulgence. It was announced by Pope John Paul II at the end of the Great Jubilee (December 24, 1999 to January 6, 2001), that there will be a jubilee year every 25 years. Therefore, the year 2025 will be a Jubilee Year,… Jubilee Year 2025, Nine Days of Mourning for Pope Francis All Day - Nine Days of Mourning for Pope Francis Traditionally, there are nine days of mourning after the death of a Pope. Here is what we can expect during the Interregnum. Nine Days of Mourning for Pope Francis, Death Anniversary of Servant of God Gertrude Barber All Day - Death Anniversary of Servant of God Gertrude Barber Noted for her work to improve the lives of children and adults with disabilities and bring them to full participation in their schools, neighborhoods, and communities. She died on this day in 2000. Death Anniversary of Servant of God Gertrude Barber, Feast of Saint Catherine of Siena All Day - Feast of Saint Catherine of Siena Here Shrine is here in Rome in the Basilica of Santa Maria Sopra Minerva When her Feast Day was added to the Roman Calendar in 1597, it was put on the day of her death, April 29. Because of a conflict with the feast of Saint Peter of Verona, which was also on April 29,… Feast of Saint Catherine of Siena, ITALY (Reggio Emilia) Feast of Our Lady of Ghiara - ITALY (Reggio Emilia) Feast of Our Lady of Ghiara Feast of Our Lady of Ghiara celebrated annually on this day in Reggio Emilia, Italy ITALY (Reggio Emilia) Feast of Our Lady of Ghiara, ITALY (Siena) & Worldwide: Feast of St. Catherine of Siena N/A - ITALY (Siena) & Worldwide: Feast of St. Catherine of Siena Celebrated in Siena, Italy and elsewhere around the world. ITALY (Siena) & Worldwide: Feast of St. Catherine of Siena	30 Jubilee Year 2025 12:00 am - Jubilee Year 2025 2025 will be a Jubilee Year, with a chance to get a plenary indulgence. It was announced by Pope John Paul II at the end of the Great Jubilee (December 24, 1999 to January 6, 2001), that there will be a jubilee year every 25 years. Therefore, the year 2025 will be a Jubilee Year,… Jubilee Year 2025, Feast of Pope Saint Pius V All Day - Feast of Pope Saint Pius V Pius V was instrumental in defeating the Turks at the Battle of Lepanto as well as implementing the reforms of the Council of Trent. His tomb is in Rome. Feast of Pope Saint Pius V, Feast of Our Lady of Africa All Day - Feast of Our Lady of Africa The Feast of Our Lady of Africa is celebrated not only in Africa, but around the world. Feast of Our Lady of Africa