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
