APOSTOLIC VISIT OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI TO PORTUGAL ON THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BEATIFICATION OF JACINTA AND FRANCISCO, THE SHEPHERD VISIONARIES OF FATIMA May 11-14, 2010 P R O G R A M Tuesday, May 11 ROME 08:50 - Leave Da Vinci international airport for Lisbon LISBON 11:00 – Arrival at Portela international airport. OFFICIAL WELCOME - Address by the Holy Father. 12:45 - WELCOME CEREMONY, Monastery of Jeronimos - Brief tour of the Monastery 13:30 - COURTESY VISIT to President Aníbal Cavaco Silva Palacio de Belem 18:15 - HOLY MASS at Terreiro do Paço - Homily - Commemorative message on the 50th anniversary of the Shrine of Christ the King in Almada Wednesday, May 12 LISBON 07:30 - Private Mass at the Apostolic Nunciature, Lisbon 10:00 – MEETING WITH THE WORLD OF CULTURE, Centro Cultural de Belém - Address by the Holy Father. 12:00 - MEETING WITH THE PRIME MINISTER, Apostolic Nunciature 15:45 - Leave the Nunciature for he International Airport 16:40 - Depart by helicopter for Fatima FATIMA 17:10 - Arrive at Fatima Municipal Stadium 17:30 - VISIT TO THE CHAPEL OF APPARITIONS, Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima - Prayer by the Holy Father 18:00 – VESPERS with priests, religious, seminarians and deacons, Church of the Holy Trinity - Address by the Holy Father 21:30 - BLESSING OF CANDLES for traditional candlelight procession Esplanade of the Shrine of Our Lady - Address by the Holy Father RECITATION OF THE ROSARY, Chapel of Apparitions Thursday, May 13 FATIMA 10:00 – HOLY MASS commemorating the anniversary of the Marian apparitions in 1917, Esplanade - Homily by the Holy Father - Multilingual greetings by the Holy Father 13:00 - Lunch with the Bishops of Portugal, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel House 17:00 - MEETING WITH MEMBERS OF PASTORAL AND SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS, Church of the Holy Trinity - Address by the Holy Father 18:45 – MEETING WITH THE BISHOPS OF PORTUGAL, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel House - Address by the Holy Father Friday, May 14 FATIMA 08:00 – Leave Our Lady of Mt. Carmel House 08:40 - Depart Fatima by helicopter for Porto. PORTO 09:30 - Arrive at the Serra do Pilar heliport, Gaia district 10:15 – HOLY MASS at Avenida dos Aliados. - Homily 13:30 – DEPARTURE CEREMONY, Porto international airport - Address by the Holy Father 14:00 – Depart for Rome on TAP, the Portuguese national airline ROME 18:00 - Arrive at Ciampino airport Portugal is one hour ahead of Rome.