The Holy See Press Office has released a calendar of Masses Pope Leo XIV will celebrate from November to January.
The advance announcement of the Pontiff’s liturgical schedule was previously unusual, but is becoming a staple for Pope Leo XIV.
The majority of the Masses will be open to the public.
The schedule includes celebrating a Mass for the feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Guadalupe in Saint Peter’s Basilica Dec. 12. This was not a papal ceremony until Pope Francis introduced it, so the recent calendar confirms that Pope Leo will be continuing this tradition.
Pope Francis presided over the Mass for Our Lady of Guadalupe in 2024 and then-Cardinal Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, was the main celebrant, according to Catholic News Service.
Pope Leo will celebrate Mass Nov. 3 for the repose of the late Pope Francis, as well as cardinals and bishops who died in 2025. According to the new schedule, published Sept. 30, Pope Leo will also celebrate Mass for the Solemnity of All Saints on Nov. 1; the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, on Nov. 23; the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception on Dec. 8; and the Solemnity of Mary Mother of God Dec. 31, 2025, and Jan. 1, 2026, among other Masses. The locations of each Mass vary and include St. Peter’s Square, the Basilica of Saint John Lateran, and St. Peter’s Basilica.
Mass for the Solemnity of the Epiphany will be in Saint Peter’s Basilica. That day will also mark the closing of the Holy Door and the end of Jubilee 2025.
Pope Leo will celebrate Mass for the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord in the Sistine Chapel, Jan. 11, which will be by invitation only.
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