The 129th anniversary of the death of Servant of God Brother Ivan Bonifacije Pavletić was marked at the parish of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Snows in Kutina. The commemoration took place on Wednesday, 4 November 2026, with the central part of the programme being a solemn Eucharistic celebration.
Pavletić was a member of the Society of the Sons of the Immaculate, and the anniversary was organised by members of that society, Fr Gioacchino Santoro and Br Antonio Blažević. The solemn Mass was presided over by Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb Vlado Razum, and the commemoration proceeded in communion with Kutina parish priest Canon Vladimir Hren and the gathered faithful.
At the beginning of the celebration, Br Antonio Blažević addressed the assembly, greeting Bishop Razum, the priests, the parish priest and the gathered faithful on behalf of the Society, and thanking everyone for their attendance and communion. In his homily, Bishop Razum spoke about the call to holiness, linking it to the spiritual atmosphere of the Solemnity of All Saints, the life witness of Servant of God Ivan Bonifacije Pavletić, and the example of Saint Charles Borromeo, whose liturgical memorial was celebrated that day.
The liturgical celebration was enhanced by the liturgical singing of the Kutina women's klapa “Ivan Bonifacije” and the parish choir of the neighbouring parish of Ilova. Both choirs held a special concert half an hour before the start of the Holy Mass. Priests from the Kutina deanery also participated in the Mass.
At the end of the Eucharistic celebration, Kutina parish priest Canon Vladimir Hren expressed words of gratitude to Bishop Razum, all the attending priests, members of the Society of the Sons of the Immaculate, the singers and the faithful. After Mass, Kutina altar servers performed a short staged depiction of the life of Ivan Pavletić, and the solemnity concluded with a communal gathering in the parish pastoral hall.
