On February 20-21, 2026, an international conference on Blessed Eduard Profittlich and holiness took place.
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The event program was as follows:
Friday, February 20, 2026
Theatrum Hall, Vene 14
- 14.00 gathering and coffee
- 14.30 opening of the conference. Moderator Hardo Pajula
- 14.35 welcome address, Apostolic Nuncio to the Baltic States, Archbishop Georg Gänswein
- 14.50 Roman Catholic Bishop of Tallinn Philippe Jourdan. “Be holy, for I your Lord am holy” : holiness in the Bible and in our lives.
- 15.15 Questions and answers. Moderator
- 15.30 coffee break
- 16.00 Dr. Thorsten Hoffmann (Germany). “Martyrs are back” – Blessed Eduard Profittlich as an example of modern martyrdom
- 16.20 Dr. Olivier Peyron (France). Russian martyrs and Blessed Eduard Profittlich – for a common goal: reflections on the canonization process of the 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. Moderator.
- 17:15 closing prayer
Saturday, February 21, 2026
Theatrum Hall, Vene 14
- 11:30 gathering and coffee
- 12:00 opening remarks for the second day of the conference by Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Georg Gänswein
- 12:05 Conference Keynote Speech. His Excellency Archbishop Richard Paul Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States of the Holy See.
- 12:30 Questions and Answers
- 12:40 Tomasz Materna. How to be a Good Christian. On the understanding of Blessed Eduard Profittlich.
- 13:00 Dr. Marge Paas. Blessed Eduard Profittlich on the path to holiness.
- 13:20 Questions and Answers
- 13:30 Closing prayer
- Coffee break
Followed by the commemoration of the first memorial day of Blessed Eduard Profittlich in the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul (Vene 18)
- 15:00 Consecration of the Chapel of Blessed Eduard Profittlich. Cathedral Crypt (by invitation)
- 16:00 Holy Mass. Cathedral.
- 17:30 Reception by Bishop Philippe Jourdan. Barn (by invitation)
The conference was held with the support of Bonifatiuswerk, Renovabis and Kirche in NOT.