All Shrines of Europe celebrate the Lord's Last Supper on Maundy Thursday.

During the mass in the Shrines of Mariazell, Czestochowa and Altötting, twelve men get their feet washed.

One of the main Events in the Shrines of Europe during the Holy Week and Easter are the passion plays dedicated to the Stations of the Cross.

In Einsiedeln and Mariazell the Stations of the Cross take place in the streets of the town. Even so in Czestochowa. The Stations of the Cross take place along the city's main artery, the Avenue of the Blessed Virgin Mary, up to Jasna Góra, and will start at Daszyńskiego Square with a joint service at the monument of John Paul II. the Pilgrim. In the Shrine of Loreto the Stations of the Cross play is named "La morte del giusto" and starts in the evening and takes place in the city streets. A unique experience are the Stations of the Cross in Fatima. The "Via Sacra" is held at the medieval Village of Ourém and attracts every year several hundred visitors. At the Shrines of Lourdes and Altötting the Stations of the Cross are commemorated in the respective Basilica.

After the impressive event of the Stations of the Cross the Vigil Night occurs.

Hundres come together to celebrate and pray, the churches are lit by candlelight only.

A breathtaking and magical moment for all attendees.

panorama - the - noun (Greek: ‘pan’= all, ‘horama’= view) - means by word "all-embracing perspective", a 360-degree-view over a realistic painting mediated the vistors by the end of the 18th century a new horizon in art, a pictures giving the viewer the feeling "to be in the picture". Until the first years of the 20the century some Panorama with religous issues arose especially in pilgrimage cities. Three impressive paintings of the Crucifixion of Christ have been preserved: in Ste. Anne de Beaupré in Québec, in Altötting in Germany and in Einsiedeln in Switzerland.

For further information to Einsiedeln - click here - and Altötting - click here -

29^th March - Altötting’s Lenten Market with the great pilgrimage of the farmers and Passion concert with traditional music in the Jerusalem Panorama Crucifixion of Christ

5^th April -Blessings of the palm in front of the Chapel of Grace and palm processions at the Chapel Square with a donkey

9^th - Celebration of the Last Supper and foot washing at Collegiate and Parish Church

10^th April - Stations of the cross, Basilica St. Anna - Stations of the Cross for Children - Celebration of the suffering and death of Christ, Collegiate and Parish Church

11^th Arpil - Easter Vigil with food blessings, Basilica St. Anna and Collegiate and Parish Church

12^th April - Festive Easter mass, Basilica St. Anna

13^th April - Festive orchestral mass, Basilica St. Anna - Easter egg hunt in the monastery garden of St. Magdalena, 13rd April, Easter Monday

9^th – 13^th April - International Easter Days, Community Emmanuel (young people are celebrating faith together)

3rd – 5th April XIII. „Easter Palm Holiday“  - Easter Fair with regional und urban product related to Easter tradition, Show with making Easter palms and Egg decorating, Competitions young people in creating „Holiday Mazurek and Easter Babka“and the „Most Beautiful and Largest Easter Palm“

25th February – 10th April Exhibition „Ecco Homo – Behold he Man“ - presents collections such as sculptures in wood, clay and ceramic, further paintings on glass and board as the main Lenten theme

3rd April - Stations of the Cross to Jasná Gora

9th April - A Mass of the Cross at the Archcathedral of the Holy Family, during which clerics from the Archdiocese renew their priestly promises and the consecration of the Cross - to give the faithful the sacraments. In the evening the feet of 12 old men are washed, just as Christ washed them His apostles.

4th April: Sacred Music Concert - Collegiate Church of Ourém

7th - 8th April: Where is the Folar of Easter?

9th April - 9:00 am – Mass at Basílica de Nossa Senhora do Rosário de Fátima 6:00 pm – Mass with the last Supper at Basílica da Santíssima Trindade - 11:00 pm – Mass at the hour of Pain of Him at Capela da Morte de Jesus

10th April - 9:00 am Mass at Basílica de Nossa Senhora do Rosário de Fátima - 3:00 pm Passion of Christ Mass at Basílica da Santíssima Trindade - 9:00 pm Stations of the Cross | Recito de Oração

11th April - 9:00 am Mass Basílica de Nossa Senhora do Rosário de Fátima - 12:00 am Rosary at Capelinha das Aparições - 3:00 pm  Prayer to Our Lady of Solitude - Via Matris at Capelinha das Aparições - 5:30 pm Vespes at Basílica de Nossa Senhora do Rosário de Fátima

12th April - 11:00 pm Vigil Night with Easter Mass at Basílica da Santíssima

13th April: 10:00 am Rosary at Capelinha das Aparições - 11:00 am Mass at Recinto de Oração

29th February - 19th April

Raffaello Tapestry Art Exhibition

10th April

"La morte del giusto" Stations of the Cross

4th – 13th April - The Sacred Music Festival

05th April - The “Bernadette Musical Show” Opening season -Palm blessing and international mess at 9.30 am

07th April - The torchlight procession and pilgrimage season opening

9th April  - Mass of the Lord’s Supper at Basilica of Saint Pius X at 8.30 pm

10th April - all day long, cross paths in the Sanctuary – meadow of the Sanctuary for sick or disabled prilgrims, Esplanade and Espélugues

11th April – Easter Vigil Mass at Basilica of Saint Pius X at 8.30 pm

12th April - Solemn Easter Mass, international at Basilica Saint Pius X at 9.30 am

2nd - 5th April - Steiermark Frühlingin Vienna

3rd April - 4pm - Stations of the Cross at Basilika Mariazell

5th April - 9am Palm Sunday Procession at Basilika Mariazell - 8pm Passion Plays Parish Hall (by the Catholic Youth)

9th April - 6:30pm Celebration of the Last Supper with washing of the feet at Basilika Mariazell

10th April- 3pm Stations of the Cross at Kalvarienberg - 6:30pm Good Friday Service at Basilika Mariazell       

11th April -  8pm Easter Vigil Mass at Basilika Mariazell       

12th April - 5:45am Easter Procession - 10am Easter Sunday Service at Parish Hall - 7pm Easter Concert of the city concert band

13th April - 10am Easter Monday Service at Parish Hall

1st April  - Opening Season DIORAMA Einsiedeln

9th April  - 7:00 pm Last Supper and hours of adoration until 6:00 am

10th April - 8:00 am Festive Mass - 1:30 pm Stations of the cross - 4:00 pm Good Friday liturgy - 8:00 pm hours of adoration until 6:00 am

Opening Season Panorama Einsiedeln

11th April - 8:00 am Festive Mass - 6:00 pm Vesper - 8:30 pm Celebration Vigil Night

12th April 2020 - 10:30 am – festive pontifical service - 1:15 pm – Eucharistic adoration until 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm festive pontifical vespers