Dear brothers and sisters in Christ!

It is with great joy and gratitude in my heart I announce to you that on June 20, 2025, Pope Leo XIV confirmed the long-awaited date for the beatification of Archbishop Eduard Profittlich, SJ.

The solemn Mass of Beatification will take place on Saturday, September 6, 2025, at Vabaduse väljak in Tallinn, beginning at 11:00 AM. The rite of beatification will be conducted, on behalf of the Pope, by Cardinal Christoph Schönborn of Vienna.

This day is a great gift not only for the Catholic Church in Estonia, but for the entire Catholic Church and Estonian society as a whole. Monsignor Profittlich’s fidelity to Christ and his love for Estonia, even unto martyrdom, remain a living example of hope, courage, and charity for all Christians..

I invite all of you to join me in prayer and celebration on this special day. We also warmly welcome all other Christians and anyone whose hearts are touched by the beatification and by the example and martyrdom of Eduard Profittlich. Guests from abroad are likewise welcome to share in our joy and faith at this sacred moment.

More detailed information regarding the organization of the ceremony and the liturgical preparations will be provided in the coming weeks. We kindly ask you to keep this date free and to begin preparing for this day of grace in prayer.

Servant of God, Eduard Profittlich pray for us!

✠ Philippe Jourdan

Bishop of Tallinn

June 21, 2025

The beatification of Archbishop Eduard Profittlich, which will take place on May 17, 2025, at Town Hall Square in Tallinn — the very place where Saint Pope John Paul II celebrated Mass in 1993 — is a historic moment of grace for the Catholic Church in Estonia.

This extraordinary event invites us all to celebrate with dignity and unity the life, faith and love of one man in Christ and to pay homage to his martyrdom and, as sacred theology says, martyrdom is the highest form of holiness!

Such a celebration, however, requires considerable human and material resources: the organisation of the Holy Mass in Town Hall Square, the preparation of the entire venue, logistics, the reception of pilgrims, marketing, the broadcasting of the event on ETV, as well as the costs associated with the solemn liturgy, etc. The list could go on and on.

In addition to the beatification ceremony, we also want to complete the furnishing of the crypt chapel in Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral, which will become the world's first chapel dedicated to the newly beatified Archbishop (together with a museum section) after the beatification. This is our gift to Archbishop Eduard Profittlich, who loved our Church here in the Land of Mary so dearly.

Today, we appeal to your generosity to help make this a day to remember. Your donation, however small, is a precious building block in the spiritual edifice we are constructing together. Every contribution will help to make this event accessible to all and will bear witness to the vitality of our faith.

By making a donation, you are not only supporting the practical organisation of the event, but you are also participating spiritually. It is a way of saying "yes" to the light that Archbishop Profittlich carried and that we are called to pass on in turn. 

Donations:

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Together, let us give glory to God by honouring the memory of this great witness of faith.

We thank you in advance for your generosity and entrust the preparation of this blessing to your prayers. Thank you to all the people who have already contributed to the process over the years. It has borne fruit and is now coming to fruition!

God bless you abundantly.