Calendar of events in the Vodnjan parish
Every Sunday Holy Mass in the Parish Church at 8:30, 9:45 in Italian and at 11:00 in Croatian.
Every first Sunday, Holy Mass in the basilica St. Fosca.
Every Sunday in the Parish Church at twilight the Holy Rosary.
Time for confession daily before Holy Mass.
January
1.1 New Year – Holy Masses at 9:45 in Italian and at 11:00 in Croatian.
5.1 Bilingual Holy Mass at 17:00 and blessing of water.
6.1 Feast day of the Epiphany – Holy Mass at 8:30 in Italian and at 9:45 and 11:00 in Croatian
17.1. Feast day of St. Anthony the abbot – Holy Mass in the Saint’s church at 11:00, bilingual.
*20.1 Feast day of St. Sebastian – Holy Mass at 17:00.
February
2.2 Candlemas – Holy Mass at 11:00 and blessing of candles, at 17:00 Holy Mass and blessing of oil in honour of St. Blasius.
3. 2 Feast day of the Patron Saint St. Blasius – Holy Mass at 8:30 and 9:45 in Italian, at 11:00 the main Mass, at 17:00 pilgrim Mass. After every mass anointing of the throat.
13.2 Ash Wednesday, beginning of the Lent period, Holy Mass at 11:00 and 17:00.
16.2 Pilgrimage to the Basilica of Saint Fosca.
Main bilingual Holy Mass in the open at 11:30. Followed by the kissing of the relics, blessing of cars and picnic around the camp fire.
March
19.3 Feast day of St. Joseph – Holy Mass at 11:00 and 17:00 – bilingual.
24.3 Palm Sunday – Holy Mass at 8:30 and 9:45 in Italian and at 11: with a ceremonial procession. At 16:00 Easter confessions with six priests, at 19:00 40-hour Adoration.
Easter Monday and Tuesday Holy Mass and Adoration
Easter Thursday celebration of the Last Supper at 19:00.
Good Friday Feast day of the Agony of Christ, liturgy at 19:00, fasting and abstinence.
Easter Saturday at 19:30 Easter Vigil Mass, main Holy Mass, blessing of food.
April
1.4 Easter Monday – Holy Mass at 11:00 and votive pilgrimage to the Church of Our Lady of Traversa and bilingual Holy Mass at 17:00.
*23.4 Anniversary of the death of St. Nikoloza Bursa (1512).
25.4 Saint Mark – Holy Mass in the Church of Our Lady of Traversa and prayers for good weather, fertile fields and job security.
May
2.5 Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Health – Holy Mass at 9:00 and 19:00.
9.5 Feast day of Ascension of Jesus to heaven – Holy Mass at 11:00 and 19:00.
20.5 Spiritual Monday, Feast day of Mary Mother of the Church – Holy Mass at 11:00 and 19:00.
28.5 Feast day of the Holy Trinity, First Holy Communion – Holy Mass at 8:30 and 11:00.
30.5 Feast of Corpus Christi – Holy Masses at 8.30, 9.45 in Italian and main Mass at 11:00 with a procession through the town.
June
29.6 Feast day of St. Peter and Paul – bilingual Holy Mass at 11:00 and 19:00.
July
8.7 In July the Novena of Our Lady of the Mount of Carmel – Holy Mass at 19:00 in the church of the same name for nine days.
16.7 Feast day of Our Lady of the Mount of Carmel – Holy Mass at 19:00.
25.7 Feast day of St. Jacob – Holy Mass in the Saint’s church in the Old town at 19:00.
August
10.8 Day of the Town – Holy Mass at 10:00.
*Feast day of St. John Olinija (+ 1300).
15.8 Feast day of the Assumption of Mary – masses at 8:30 and at 9:45 in Italian for guests from Italy and at 11:00.
1.8 Feast day of St. Roch – Holy Mass in the Saint’s church at 7:30.
September
*11.9 Feast day of St. Leon Bembo (+1188)
16.9 Feast day of St. Euphemia, pilgrimage to Rovinj
October
13.10 Sunday, pilgrimage to Our Lady of Health at Hreljiće.
November
1.11 Feast day of All Saints’ Day – Holy Mass at 8:30 and at 9:45 in Italian and the main Mass at 11:00.
2.11 All Souls’ Day – Holy Mass at 7:30 in Italian and procession to the graveyard, at 10:30 in Croatian and procession to the graveyard and Holy Mass at 17:00.
10.11 Octave of All Souls’ Day – Holy Mass at 7:30 and procession to the graveyard.
11.11 Feast day of St. Martin – Holy Mass in the Saint’s church at 17:00.
21.11 Our Lady of Health – Mass in the church of the same name and a bilingual one at 17:00 in the Parish Church.
December
*4.12 Feast day of St. Barbara.
7. 12 Awaiting St. Nicholas in front of the Parish Church.
9. 12. Blessing of homes begins.
16.12 Christmas Novena begins.
22.12 Sunday at 15:00, Christmas confession with six priests.
24.12 Christmas Eve – Midnight Mass at 9:30.
26.12 Feast day of St. Stephen – Holy Masses at 11:00 and 17:00.
31.12 Last day of the year – Thanksgiving Mass at 9:00.
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