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| Pope Benedict XVI meets German children in traditional costume on a previous visit |
Please
pray for the success of Pope Benedict’s Apostolic Visit to Germany, which
begins tomorrow, Thursday 22nd September, and goes on until Sunday
25th. This will be a significant visit by the Pope to his home
country. Here are some of the major events of each day:
On
Thursday, the Pope will meet the Federal Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel,
visit the Federal Parliament at the Reichstag building and meet representatives
of the Jewish community. He will celebrate Mass in the Olympic Stadium in
Berlin on Thursday evening. On Friday he will meet with members of the Muslim
community. Later in the day, Pope Benedict will visit Erfurt, where Martin
Luther was a monk. There he will meet with representatives of the German
Evangelical Church in the chapter hall of the Augustinian convent. This meeting
will be followed by an ecumenical celebration. On Saturday, the Holy Father
will celebrate Mass at the Domplatz in Erfurt in the morning. He will meet with
representatives of the Orthodox Churches. He will continue a usual feature of
his visits to places in having a meeting with seminarians at Charles Borromeo
Seminary Chapel in Freiburg im Breisgau, to encourage those answering the call
to a priestly vocation. Another characteristic feature will be a vigil with
young people at the trade fair grounds in Freiburg. Sunday Mass will be at the
airport grounds in Freiburg.
For
the full itinerary, see here.
