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27 January – Holocaust Memorial Day

January 27 is the day when, in 1945, at the end of World War II, the Red Army tore down the gates of Auschwitz Concentration Camp. Sixty years later, in 2005, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, which has since been remembered every January 27, with the hope that those atrocities will never happen again.

VIII Centenary of the Passing of Saint Francis (1226-2026) – a year of grace in the footsteps of the Poor Man of Assisi

“Praised be You, my Lord, through Sister Bodily Death, from whom no one living can escape. Woe to those who die in mortal sin!
Blessed are those whom death will find in Your most holy will, for the second death shall do them no harm.” (Cant. 27-31)

Sunday of the Word of God, on 25 January a celebration for the Bible

The Basilica of Saint Anthony in Padua will join in celebrating Sunday of the Word of God on 25 January. This initiative was spearheaded by Pope Francis in his effort to place the Holy Scriptures at the centre of life along with the Eucharist.

The celebration in the Basilica at 11.00am will include a special ritual: the enthronement and the incensing of the Gospel. Moreover, during the whole celebration in the presbytery, the Gospel will remain exposed.

From 18 to 25 January the “Week of Prayer for Christian Unity”

“I, therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, making every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace: there is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of your calling, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all and through all and in all”. (Ephesians 4:1-5)

2025 CHRISTMAS SEASON IN THE SAINT’S BASILICA

From 16 to 24 December
Christmas Novena

6:00pm: Novena Holy Mass presided over by Father Giovanni Milani (from 16 to 20 December) and Sylvester Eugene Koomson (from 21 to 24 December).

24 December
Christmas Eve

Franciscan festivities in the Basilica of Saint Anthony to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the Canticle of the Creatures

On the occasion of the 800th anniversary of St. Francis' Canticle of the Creatures, the Basilica of St. Anthony in Padua presents a program of Franciscan events and celebrations.

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27 January – Holocaust Memorial Day

VIII Centenary of the Passing of Saint Francis (1226-2026) – a year of grace in the footsteps of the Poor Man of Assisi

Sunday of the Word of God, on 25 January a celebration for the Bible

From 18 to 25 January the “Week of Prayer for Christian Unity”

2025 CHRISTMAS SEASON IN THE SAINT’S BASILICA

Franciscan festivities in the Basilica of Saint Anthony to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the Canticle of the Creatures

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