{"id":58626,"date":"2026-10-09T15:56:38","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T13:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.duomomilano.it\/liturgical\/solennita-dedicazione-del-duomo-18-ottobre-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T16:22:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T14:22:55","slug":"solemnity-dedication-of-the-cathedral-18-october-2026","status":"publish","type":"liturgical","link":"https:\/\/www.duomomilano.it\/en\/liturgical\/solemnity-dedication-of-the-cathedral-18-october-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Solemnity of the Dedication of the Cathedral"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"\" class=\"block-text-photo \" aria-label=\"Solemnity of the Dedication of the Cathedral\"  style=\"background: #01131F\"  name=\"\">\n        <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col-12\">\n                <div class=\"container\">\n                    <div class=\"row\">\n                        <div class=\"col-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-6 col-xl-6 col-xxl-6 order-md-2 left \">\n                            <div class=\"content-text\">\n                                                                <h2  style=\"color: #fff\" >\n                                    Solemnity of the Dedication of the Cathedral                                <\/h2>\n                                <div class=\"content-mobile\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duomomilano.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Solennita-della-Dedicazione-del-Duomo-scaled.jpg\">                                <\/div>\n                                <div id=\"description-block_dd45041516914806acd07f721da30996\" class=\"description\"  style=\"color: #fff\" >\n                                    <style>#description-block_dd45041516914806acd07f721da30996 a,a:hover,a:visited,a:focus { color: #fff }<\/style><p>Mother Church of All Ambrosian Faithful<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>7 a.m. \u2013 7 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8211; 5:30 p.m. Vigil Mass presided over by His Excellency the Archbishop for the Establishment of Lay Ministries in the Diocese<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Eucharistic celebrations at 7:00 a.m., 8:00 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and 5:30 p.m.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>10:30 a.m.<\/strong> Solemn Rite of Opening the Cathedral Portal, Pontifical Mass presided over by His Excellency the Archbishop and celebration of the ordination anniversaries of the canons of the Metropolitan Chapter<br \/>\nMembers of the Pastoral Councils of the parishes and pastoral communities, as well as representatives of the d<em>eanery synodal assemblies<\/em>, are invited to the celebration<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>4:30 p.m.<\/strong>: Vespers and Eucharistic Blessing<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the vigil celebration (Saturday, October 17), the Pontifical Mass presided over by Archbishop Mario Delpini, and the 4:30 p.m. Vespers (Sunday, October 18) <em>via livestream<\/em> <strong>on this website (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.duomomilano.it\">www.duomomilano.it<\/a>) on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCvYKUs5EsrVCZgiDz6-2z8Q\">Duomo Milano TV YouTube channel.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"col-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-6 col-xl-6 col-xxl-6 order-md-1 right\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duomomilano.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Solennita-della-Dedicazione-del-Duomo-scaled.jpg\">                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section id=\"\" class=\"block-text-photo \" aria-label=\"\"  style=\"background: #FFFFFF\"  name=\"\">\n        <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col-12\">\n                <div class=\"container\">\n                    <div class=\"row\">\n                        <div class=\"col-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 content-text-full order-md-2 left \">\n                            <div class=\"content-text\">\n                                                                <h2 >\n                                                                    <\/h2>\n                                <div class=\"content-mobile\">\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                <div id=\"description-block_8575b64358707d7b94ea57274ca8cad9\" class=\"description\" >\n                                    <p><strong>In the Ambrosian liturgy, the third Sunday of October marks the anniversary of the dedication (consecration) of the Duomo.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The third Sunday in October marks several significant milestones in the history of Milan Cathedral: the reconsecration in 453, by Archbishop Saint Eusebius, of the ancient main church devastated by the Huns; the dedication in 1577, by Archbishop Saint Charles Borromeo, of the current Cathedral; the dedication in 1986, during the episcopate of Archbishop Carlo Maria Martini, of the Cathedral\u2019s new altar, following the renovation of the presbytery made necessary by the implementation of the liturgical and pastoral guidelines of the Second Vatican Council.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Cathedral is the Mother Church of all the Ambrosian faithful, where the Bishop\u2019s See is located; from there, he presides over liturgical celebrations and exercises his ministry as shepherd and teacher.<\/strong> For every Ambrosian, the Cathedral is not only one of the most iconic symbols of the city of Milan, but also a clear sign of unity in the faith and in their own distinctive liturgical tradition.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The celebration revives, in an updated form, the traditional Rite of the <em>Trasmigratio<\/em><\/strong>, which had been observed until the beginning of the structural restoration of the Cathedral in the 1970s. I<strong>n the past, it was a practical transition from one basilica to another within the ancient episcopal complex<\/strong>; with the construction of the current Cathedral, it then became a symbolic rite of passage from the exterior to the interior on the Sunday of the Dedication. <strong>Now it is revived as an invitation to cross the threshold of the Mother Church of all Ambrosian faithful, recognizing themselves as living stones in Christ, who is the Cornerstone of God\u2019s house.<br \/>\n<\/strong>The Archbishop, together with the Chapter of Canons and a delegation of the faithful, gathers on the Cathedral forecourt in front of the closed portal. Here he begins the celebration by praying\u2014in dialogue with the faithful\u2014salm 118 (\u201cOpen to me the gates of righteousness; I will enter through them and give thanks to the Lord\u201d). The portal is opened, and the procession enters the Cathedral to the singing of the <em>Sallenda<\/em> hymn \u201cEnter through his gates, invoking his name.\u201d<br \/>\nAlso significant is the presence of various diocesan groups: the C<em>onfraternities<\/em>, the <em>Orders of Malta<\/em> and of the <em>Holy Sepulcher<\/em>, members of the P<em>astoral Councils<\/em> of the parishes and pastoral communities, representatives of the deanery <em>synodal assemblies<\/em>, and the workers of the <em>Veneranda Fabbrica.<\/em><\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"col-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-6 col-xl-6 col-xxl-6 order-md-3 right\">\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":30578,"template":"","event_cat":[171],"class_list":["post-58626","liturgical","type-liturgical","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","event_cat-celebrations"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Solemnity of the Dedication of the Cathedral<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Mother Church of All Ambrosian Faithful.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.duomomilano.it\/en\/liturgical\/solemnity-dedication-of-the-cathedral-18-october-2026\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Solemnity of the Dedication of the Cathedral\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Mother Church of All Ambrosian Faithful.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.duomomilano.it\/en\/liturgical\/solemnity-dedication-of-the-cathedral-18-october-2026\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Duomo di Milano\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/duomodimilan\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-10-09T14:22:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.duomomilano.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Solennita-della-Dedicazione-del-Duomo-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1707\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@DuomodiMilano\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.duomomilano.it\\\/en\\\/liturgical\\\/solemnity-dedication-of-the-cathedral-18-october-2026\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.duomomilano.it\\\/en\\\/liturgical\\\/solemnity-dedication-of-the-cathedral-18-october-2026\\\/\",\"name\":\"Solemnity of the Dedication of the Cathedral\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.duomomilano.it\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.duomomilano.it\\\/en\\\/liturgical\\\/solemnity-dedication-of-the-cathedral-18-october-2026\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.duomomilano.it\\\/en\\\/liturgical\\\/solemnity-dedication-of-the-cathedral-18-october-2026\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.duomomilano.it\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/10\\\/Solennita-della-Dedicazione-del-Duomo-scaled.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-10-09T13:56:38+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-09T14:22:55+00:00\",\"description\":\"Mother Church of All Ambrosian Faithful.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.duomomilano.it\\\/en\\\/liturgical\\\/solemnity-dedication-of-the-cathedral-18-october-2026\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.duomomilano.it\\\/en\\\/liturgical\\\/solemnity-dedication-of-the-cathedral-18-october-2026\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.duomomilano.it\\\/en\\\/liturgical\\\/solemnity-dedication-of-the-cathedral-18-october-2026\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.duomomilano.it\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/10\\\/Solennita-della-Dedicazione-del-Duomo-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.duomomilano.it\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/10\\\/Solennita-della-Dedicazione-del-Duomo-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1707,\"caption\":\"MILANO - Messa pontificale nella solennit\u00e0 della dedicazione. 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