VATICAN CITY — Twelve prominent events, each with the participation of Pope Francis, have been scheduled in Rome for the upcoming Jubilee of Mercy, and CNA was able to glance at details of their programs.

The twelve big events of the Jubilee of Mercy will be: “24 Hours for the Lord,” a day-long period of Eucharistic adoration; “To Dry the Tears,” a prayer vigil; and jubilees centered on pilgrimage workers, the sick and disabled, catechists, deacons, teenagers, priests, volunteers of mercy, the Curia, Mary and Divine Mercy spirituality.

In addition to these events, a “Jubilee for Padre Pio’s Prayer Group” will take place Feb. 13, 2016, as the body of the Capuchin saint who bore the stigmata for much of his life will be exposed in St. Peter’s Basilica Feb. 8-14, at Pope Francis’ request.

“The Holy Father expressed the wish that Padre Pio’s corpse be exposed in St. Peter’s Basilica on Ash Wednesday of the upcoming extraordinary holy year, that is, the day when the Pope will send the missionaries of mercy, giving them a special mandate to preach and hear confessions, so that they be a lively sign of how the Father welcomes those who seeks his pardon,” Archbishop Rino Fisichella, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization, wrote to Archbishop Michele Castoro of the Archdiocese of Manfredonia-Vieste-San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy, where Padre Pio lived.

The Jubilee of Mercy will begin on Dec. 8, 2015, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, and conclude on Nov. 20, 2016, the Solemnity of Christ the King. Here is a description of the full schedule of the meetings:

The jubilee for pilgrimage workers will take place Jan. 19-21, 2016. It will start with an international gathering of pilgrimage workers, together with priests, rectors and staff of shrines. A Mass will be said Jan. 19 at the Basilica of St. John Lateran. The group will have a conference and catechesis the following day, with Eucharistic adoration and confession, and a pilgrimage to the Holy Door. They will meet with Pope Francis on Jan. 21 in Paul VI Hall.

On the feast of the Chair of St. Peter, Feb. 22, the Pope will also celebrate a special jubilee for the Roman Curia, the Vatican Governatorate and the institutions linked to the Holy See.

On April 1-3, during the Easter Octave, Divine Mercy spirituality will be celebrated. On April 1, some Roman parishes will  celebrate a penitential rite, and the following day Pope Francis will lead a prayer vigil in St. Peter’s Square. He will say Mass for Divine Mercy Sunday on April 3.

The teenagers’ jubilee will begin with an April 23 evening festival at Rome’s Olympic Stadium, followed by a Mass said by Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square the following day.

The jubilee of deacons will take place May 27-29, with conferences on their role as icons of mercy for the New Evangelization in their families, parishes and jobs. They will gather in Rome’s seven parishes named for St. Lawrence, and on May 28, they will have adoration, confession and a pilgrimage to the Holy Door, then attend a Mass said by Pope Francis on May 29.

Priests will celebrate their jubilee June 1-3. The first day will be dedicated to Eucharistic adoration, lectio divina and confessions. The Holy Father will preach their spiritual retreat June 2, and on June 3, he will say Mass with them.

The jubilee of the sick and disabled will occur June 10-12. The participants will gather in the jubilee churches, and from there, they will go to the Holy Door. A celebration will be held in the gardens of Castel Sant’Angelo on June 11, and a Mass in St. Peter’s Square with the Holy Father will be on June 12.

From Sept. 2-4, the volunteers of mercy will gather in Rome for catechesis and a Mass with Pope Francis.

The catechists’ jubilee is scheduled Sept. 23-25. The first day, they will have the option of either visiting San Luigi dei Francesi to contemplate Caravaggio’s paintings of St. Matthew’s calling, inspiration and martyrdom; or the Sistine Chapel, to view salvation history through the ceiling painted by Michelangelo. The following day will see a catechesis on mercy in the jubilee churches and a prayer vigil at St. John Lateran, and Pope Francis will say Mass Sept. 25 in St. Peter’s Square.

A Marian jubilee will be celebrated Oct. 7-9, which will gather delegates from Marian shrines across the world. Pope Francis will be present at the Oct. 8 prayer vigil and say Mass Oct. 9.

Added to these particular jubilees are two additional events: 24 Hours for the Lord, culminating March 4, with a penitential rite, and prayer vigil, scheduled for May 5 and described as for all those who need consolation. Pope Francis will preside over both.