PROGRAM

Sunday 14 – The Queen of the Apostles welcomes the priests

Patriarchal Basilica Saint Mary Major

17.00 Solemn vespers, eucharistic adoration and benediction.
Welcoming Address by His Eminence Dario Cardinal Castrillon Hoyos, Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy.

Monday 15 – The Priest working in a particular church in communion with the universal church

Patriarchal Archbasilica of the Lateran

8.30 Celebration of morning Prayer . Celebrant: His Eminence Camillo Cardinal Ruini, Cardinal Vicar of the Diocese of Rome.

9.00 Eucharistic Concelebration : Principal Celebrant; His Eminence Angelo Cardinal Sodano, Secretary of State for His Holiness.

Adoration, opportunity for individual Confession in various languages, priestly testimonies

Paul VI Hall (Vatican, Holy Office Entrance)

16.00 Conference: His Eminence Dario Cardinal Castrillon Hoyos, Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy.

17.30 Break

18.00 Evening Prayer: Celebrant: His Excellency Mons. Csaba Ternyak, Secretary of the Congregation for the Clergy.

Tuesday 16 – From fullness in the interior life to fruitfulness in mission

Patriarchal Basilica of Saint Paul

8.30 Morning Prayer: Celebrant: His Excellency Mons. Crescenzio Sepe, Secretary General of the Central Committee for the Grand Jubilee of the Year 2000.

9.00 Eucharistic Concelebration: Principal Celebrant: His Eminence Dario Cardinal Castrillon Hoyos, Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy.

11.30 Testimonies of priests from different continents

Moment of Prayer

Free afternoon

Evening Priestly Way of the Cross and renewal of priestly obligations: Celebrant: Jan Chryzostom Cardinal Korec, S.J., Bishop of Nitra, Slovak Republic.

Wednesday 17 – The Saints speak to the Priests

Paul VI Hall (Vatican City, Holy Office Entrance)

8.30 Morning Prayer: Celebrant: His Excellency Mons. Guy Gaucher, Auxiliary Bishop of Bayeux-Lisieux.

9.00 Eucharistic Concelebration : Principal Celebrant: His Eminence Lucas Cardinal

Moreira Neves, Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops.

"St Catherine of Siena for the Priests of the Third Millenium": Professor M. Antonietta Falchi Pellegrini, University of Genoa.

"St Teresa of Lisieux for the Priests of the Third Millenium": Father Antonio Sicari, O.C.D. Theological Institute of the Discalced Carmelites of Brescia.

Paul VI Hall (Vatican City, Holy office Entrance)

17.15 Vigil for Priests: 1ª part: The Saints talk to us

2ª part: The testimonies of some contemporary brother priests speak to us

Thursday 18 – 80. Birthday of the Holy Father: Peter speaks!

Patriarchal Basilica of saint peter

7.30 Meeting at Paul VI Hall, vesting for Holy Mass, penitential procession to the Holy Door Eucharistic Concelebration - Principal Celebrant: The Holy Father