On February 20–21, 2026, we will commemorate for the first time the memorial day of Blessed Eduard Profittlich in the Church calendar. We invite everyone to take part.
Here is the program.
Conference on Blessed Eduard Profittlich and holiness
February 20–21, 2026
Theatrum Hall (Vene 14)
(In English)
Friday, February 20, 2026
14:00 gathering and coffee
14:30 opening of the conference. Moderator Hardo Pajula
14:35 welcome address, Apostolic Nuncio to the Baltic States, H.E. Archbishop Georg Gänswein
14:40 video greeting from the Bishop of Trier, H.E. Stephan Ackermann
14:50 Bishop of Tallinn of the Roman Catholic Church, H.E. Philippe Jourdan. “Be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy”: holiness in the Bible and in our lives
15:20 Questions and answers
15:30 Break
16:00 Dr. Thorsten Hoffmann (Germany). “The martyrs are back” – Blessed Eduard Profittlich as a model of contemporary martyrdom
16:20 Dr. Olivier Peyron (France). The martyrs of Russia and Blessed Eduard Profittlich – for a common cause: reflections on the canonization process of ten new Russian martyrs of the 20th century (Mons. Malechki and his nine companions)
16:40 Dr. Krzysztof Homa SJ (Poland). Ignatian spirituality and Eduard Profittlich SJ.
17:00 Questions and answers.
Closing prayer
Saturday, February 21, 2026
11:30 gathering and coffee
12:00 opening of the second day of the conference. H.E. Archbishop Georg Gänswein
12:05 keynote address. Secretary for Relations with States of the Holy See, H.E. Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher
12:30 Questions and answers
12:40 Tomasz Materna. How to be a good Christian. According to Blessed Eduard Profittlich
13:00 Dr. Marge Paas. Blessed Eduard Profittlich on the path to holiness
13:20 Questions and answers
Closing prayer
No registration is required for the conference. Everyone is invited!
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Commemoration of the first memorial day of Blessed Eduard Profittlich at St. Peter and St. Paul’s Cathedral of Tallinn (Vene 18)
15:00 Consecration of the chapel (by invitation, as the chapel accommodates very few people)
16:00 Holy Mass
17:30 Reception with the Bishop. Ait (by invitation)
The conference and the Mass will be live-streamed on the Catholic YouTube channel: Diocese of Tallinn – YouTube
