Events

June 22, 2025
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Following the 10 a.m. Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 307 Congress Street in Portland, there will be a Feast of Corpus Christi eucharistic procession with the Blessed Sacrament through the streets of Portland to bear public witness to our faith in the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist.

June 22, 2025
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In celebration of the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, there will be a eucharistic procession from Holy Family Church, 145 Pritham Avenue, to the Greenville Town Gazebo.

June 22, 2025
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In celebration of the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, St. Paul the Apostle Parish will hold a eucharistic procession that will begin at St. Matthew Church in Hampden following the 10:30 a.m. Mass.

June 22, 2025
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In celebration of the Feast of Corpus Christi on June 22, everyone is invited to participate in a eucharistic procession through the streets of Lewiston.

June 24, 2025
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On June 24, the Church celebrates the Nativity of St. John the Baptist. The day is a solemnity, the highest-ranking liturgical celebration in our Church. Such is the importance of St. John the Baptist that it is only one of three birthdays the Church celebrates, the others being the Nativity of Our Lord and the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.  

June 27, 2025
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The Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus takes place 19 days after Pentecost Sunday and on the Friday after the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi Sunday).

June 28, 2025
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Catholics marking milestone wedding anniversaries are invited to participate in the annual Silver & Gold Anniversary Mass celebrated by the bishop of the diocese. Bishop James Ruggieri will offer a special blessing to all married couples in the church. 

June 29, 2025
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The Portland Peninsula & Island Parishes will hold the annual Blessing of the Fleet at the Maine State Pier on Sunday, June 29.

July 11July 13, 2025
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The Sodality of St. Anne at St Hyacinth Church in Westbrook is sponsoring a pilgrimage to St. Anne de Beaupre from July 11-13. The pilgrimage includes a side trip to Quebec City on Saturday. 

August 15, 2025
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On the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (August 15), we celebrate the Blessed Mother's assumption into heaven, body and soul, at the end of her earthly life. The solemnity is a holy day of obligation.

September 9, 2025
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The Diocese of Portland’s Office of the Tribunal is leading presentations and discussions on the annulment process in the Catholic Church during workshops held across the state.

September 10, 2025
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The Diocese of Portland’s Office of the Tribunal is leading presentations and discussions on the annulment process in the Catholic Church during workshops held across the state.

September 13, 2025
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All are invited to pray the Rosary in honor of Our Lady of Fatima on September 13 at noon at St. Peter Church in Portland. The gathering will be held in commemoration of the Blessed Mother's appearances to three shepherd children in Fatima, Portugal, in 1917.

September 17, 2025
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The Diocese of Portland’s Office of the Tribunal is leading presentations and discussions on the annulment process in the Catholic Church during workshops held across the state.

September 18, 2025
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The Diocese of Portland’s Office of the Tribunal is leading presentations and discussions on the annulment process in the Catholic Church during workshops held across the state.

October 4, 2025
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The 17th Harvest Ball is set for Saturday, October 4, at the Holiday Inn By the Bay on 88 Spring Street in Portland. The ball, hosted by Bishop James Ruggieri, will include a social hour, silent auction, dinner, the music and great company.