PROGRAM APOSTOLIC JOURNEY OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI
TO PORTUGAL ON THE OCCASION OF THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BEATIFICATION OF JACINTA AND FRANCISCO,
"THE LITTLE SHEPHERD" VISIONARIES OF FÁTIMA

11 - 14 MAY 2010

Tuesday, 11 May 2010

Rome
08.50 Departure from Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport (Rome) for Lisbon

Lisbon
11.00 Arrival at Lisbon Portela International Airport
Welcoming Ceremony at Lisbon International Airport

Address of the Holy Father

12.45 Welcoming Ceremony "Mosteiro do Jeróminos" in Lisbon
Brief visit to the "Mosteiro dos Jeróminos" in Lisbon
 

13.30 Courtesy visit to the President of the Republic in the "Palácio de Belém" in Lisbon
MEETING WITH THE STAFF OF THE PALACE OF BELÉM GREETING BY HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI

18.15 Holy Mass in the "Terreiro do Paço" in Lisbon

Homily of the Holy Father

Message of the Holy Father in commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the founding of Christ the King Shrine in Almada

Wednesday, 12 May 2010

07.30 Holy Mass in private in the Chapel of the Apostolic Nunciature of Lisbon

10.00 Meeting with the world of culture in the Cultural Center of Belém in Lisbon

Address of the Holy Father

12.00 Meeting with the Prime Minister in the Apostolic Nunciature of Lisbon

15.45 Farewell from the Apostolic Nunciature of Lisbon

16.40 Departure by helicopter from the Lisbon Portela International Airport for Fátima

Fátima
17.10 Arrival by helicopter at the heliport of the new municipal stadium of Fátima

17.30 Visit to the Chapel of Apparitions at the Shrine of Our Lady of Fátima

Prayer of the Holy Father

18.00 Vespers with priests, religious, deacons and seminarians in the Church of the Most Holy Trinity in Fátima

Address of the Holy Father

21.30 Blessing of the candles on the Esplanade of the Shrine of Our Lady of Fátima

Address of the Holy Father

Recitation of the Holy Rosary in the Chapel of Apparitions at the Shrine of Our Lady of Fátima

Thursday, 13 May 2010

10.00 Holy Mass on the Esplanade of the Shrine of Our Lady of Fátima

Homily of the Holy Father

Greetings of the Holy Father
 

13.00 Luncheon with the Bishops of Portugal and the Papal Entourage in the Great Refectory of the "Casa Nossa Senhora do Carmo" in Fátima

17.00 Meeting with pastoral and social organizations in the Church of the Most Holy Trinity in Fátima

Address of the Holy Father

18.45 Meeting with the Bishops of Portugal in the Conference Hall of the "Casa Nossa Senhora do Carmo" of Fátima

Address of the Holy Father

Friday, 14 May 2010

08.00 Farewell from the "Casa Nossa Senhora do Carmo"in Fátima

08.40 Departure by helicopter from the Heliport of Fátima for Porto

Gaia

09.30 Arrival at the Heliport of the military base of "Serra do Pilar" in Gaia

Porto
10.15 Holy Mass in "Av. dos Aliados" Square of Porto

Homily of the Holy Father

13.30 Farewell Ceremony at Porto International Airport

Address of the Holy Father

14.00 Departure from the Porto International Airport for Rome

Rome
18.00 Arrival at Ciampino Airport (Rome)