Celebration on the Occasion of the Year of St. Francis in Zagreb

A solemn Eucharistic celebration on Saturday, October 24, 2026, at the Basilica of St. Anthony of Padua in Zagreb, commemorating the Year of St. Francis, will be presided over at 6:00 PM by the Archbishop of Zagreb, Dražen Kutleša, with the homily delivered by the Bishop of Krk, Ivica Petanjak. Liturgical music will be led by a choir of religious sisters and seminarians.
 

The celebration program will begin at 5:00 PM in the basilica with a penitential service led by Friar Darko Tepert. Concurrently, priests will be available for the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Singing during the service will be led by the choir of sisters and seminarians directed by Sr. Jelica Dolić and Sr. Lidija Bernardica Matijević.

A musical-theatrical performance depicting the life of St. Francis, titled "The Lord Gave Us Brother Francis," will be held at 7:30 PM in the Grand Hall (Aula Magna) at the Catholic University of Croatia (CUC). The performance will feature members of the Franciscan family (religious sisters, friars, seminarians, junior sisters, members of the Secular Franciscan Order, and Franciscan Youth, along with the Poor Clares via video). From 9:30 PM onward, a social gathering will continue in the foyer.