Schedule of the Apostolic Voyage of His Holiness Benedict XVI to Austria on the Occasion of the 850th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Sanctuary of Mariazell
7-9th September 2007.
Friday, September 7
| 09.30 | Departure from Rome - Ciampino Airport to Vienna International Airport |
11.15
| Arrival and welcome ceremony at Vienna International Airport (Address of the Holy Father) |
12.00 | Transfer by car from Vienna International Airport to Am Hof square in Vienna |
12.45
| Arrival at Am Hof square in Vienna. Prayer in front of the Marian column near the church dedicated to the Nine Choirs of the Angels (Greeting of the Holy Father) |
| 13.30 | Transfer by "popemobile" to Judenplatz |
13.35
| Commemorative Silence in sympathy of the victims of the Shoah in Austria by Pope Benedict XVI and Chief Rabbi Paul Chaim Eisenberg at the Shoah memorial at Judenplatz |
| 13.40 | Transfer by "popemobile" from Judenplatz to the Apostolic Nunciature |
| 13.50 | Arrival at the Apostolic Nunciature |
| 17.15 | Transfer by car from the Apostolic Nunciature to Hofburg Palace |
17.30
| Arrival at Hofburg Palace. Meeting with the Austrian President, public authorities and the diplomatic corps (Address of the Holy Father) |
| 18.45 | Transfer by car from Hofburg Palace to the Apostolic Nunciature |
| 19.00 | Arrival at the Apostolic Nunciature |
Saturday, September 8
| 08.00 | Transfer by car from the Apostolic Nunciature to Heldenplatz |
| 08.15 | Departure by helicopter from Heldenplatz to Mariazell |
| 09.15 | Arrival at the heliport of Mariazell |
| 09.25 | Transfer by "popemobile" to the Mariazell Basilica |
| 09.45 | Arrival at the Basilica |
10.30
| Holy Mass in front of the Mariazell Basilica on the occasion of the 850th anniversary of the foundation of the Sanctuary of Mariazell (Homily of the Holy Father) |
| 12.30 | Entry into the sacristy of the Basilica |
13.30
| Luncheon at the Geistliches Haus Mariazell, the papal residence in Mariazell, with the members of the Austrian Bishop's Conference and the Cardinals and Bishops of the Papal Entourage |
| 16.40 | Walk from the Geistliches Haus Mariazell to the Basilica |
16.45
| Celebration of Marian Vespers with priests, members of religious orders, deacons and seminarians at the Mariazell Basilica (Address of the Holy Father) |
| 18.00 | Transfer by "popemobile" to the heliport of Mariazell |
| 18.20 | Arrival at the heliport of Mariazell |
| 18.30 | Departure by helicopter from the heliport of Mariazell |
| 19.30 | Arrival at Heldenplatz and transfer by car to the Apostolic Nunciature |
| 19.50 | Arrival at the Apostolic Nunciature |
Sunday, September 9
| 09.15 | Transfer by car from the Apostolic Nunciature to the Archbishop's Palace |
| 09.30 | Arrival at the Archbishop's Palace |
| 09.45 | Procession from the Archbishop's Palace to St. Stephen's Cathedral |
| 10.00 | Holy Mass in St. Stephen's Cathedral (Homily of the Holy Father) |
12.00
| Recitation of the Angelus in the square at St. Stephen's Cathedral (Greetings of the Holy Father) |
| 12.15 | Walk from St. Stephen's Cathedral to the Archbishop's Palace |
| 14.00 | Transfer by car from the Archbishop's Palace to the Apostolic Nunciature |
| 16.00 | Transfer by car from the Apostolic Nunciature to Heiligenkreuz Abbey |
| 16.30 | Visit to Heiligenkreuz Abbey (Address of the Holy Father) |
| 17.00 | Transfer from Heiligenkreuz Abbey to the Wiener Konzerthaus |
17.30
| Arrival at the Wiener Konzerthaus. Meeting at the Wiener Konzerthaus with members involved in volunteer service (Address of the Holy Father) |
| 18.45 | Transfer by car from Wiener Konzerthaus to Vienna International Airport |
19.15
| Arrival at Vienna International Airport. Farewell ceremony at Vienna International Airport (Greetings of the Holy Father) |
| 19.45 | Departure from Vienna International Airport to Rome |
| 21.30 | Arrival at Rome - Ciampino Airport |
