| DATE | EVENTS OF THE DAY |
| Sat Aug 6 | · Arrive at airport between 12:00pm – 12:30pm to meet Sr. Rochelle (Sydney) or Fr. Bernie (Melbourne) · TG 478: SYD – BKK, 3:25pm – 9:55pm · TG 466: MEL – BKK, 3:00pm – 9:35pm Thai Airways: Bangkok Airport: |
| Sun Aug 7 | · Meet with the Province pilgrimage group in the airport in Bangkok · Private bus transfer to accommodation · Mass in the chapel at the accommodation · Lunch will take place near the accommodation · Bus Tour that takes us around all of Rome – hop on/hop off – 24 hour ticket Accommodation: |
| Mon Aug 8 | · Private Bus transfer to the Vatican · Vatican Museum · Lunch will take place around the Vatican · St. Peters Basilica · Walk back from Vatican · Dinner will be provided in the historical centre of Rome Vatican Museums: St. Peters Basilica: |
| Tues Aug 9 | · Walking tour around Rome – Pantheon, Trevi Fountain, Campo di Fiore, Piazza Navona · There will be an early lunch before getting on the buses at 12:30 to go to the Catacombs · Catacombs · St. Pauls Outside the Walls · Mass at Sacre Cuore Rome: Catacombs: St. Pauls Outside the Walls Sacre Cuore: |
| Weds Aug 10 | · Colosseum/Roman Forum · Lunch · Sightseeing around Rome Colosseum: Roman Forum: |
| Thurs Aug 11 | · Take the train to Turin – the journey will take approximately 5 hours Casa Mamma Margherita: |
| Fri Aug 12 | · Basilica – Don Bosco’s Relics etc · Spend the whole morning at Valdocco – Oratory, Don Bosco’s rooms · Mass at Valdoccco · Afternoon – Golden Mile of Don Bosco’s life – chapel where he first said mass, statue of Cafasso, Marchesa Barolo, wondering oratory Valdocco: |
| Sat Aug 13 | · Markets · Piazza de Republica · Turin city – via garibaldi, royal palace · Lunch in Turin · Additional sightseeing around Turin Turin: |
| Sun Aug 14 | · Private Buse around Turin · Chieri · Birthplace of Dominic Savio · Mass at Colle Don Bosco · Lunch at Restaurante Mama Margarita · Colle Don Bosco – 2 museums, shrine to Mary, Becci Colle Don Bosco: Restaurante Mamma Margarita: |
| Mon Aug 15 | · Optional Mass at the Basilica for those wishing to celebrate the Assumption · Morning will be spent in Turin · A bus will take the group to the Milan airport in the afternoon · Fly into Madrid · Private bus transfer to accomomodation Milan Airport: Madrid: Accommodation: |
| Tues Aug 16 | · WYD Activities · 8:00pm: WYD Opening Mass presided over by the archbishop of Madrid and concelebrated by the bishops and priests participating in WYD. World Youth Day Website: Salesian WYD Website: |
| Weds Aug 17 | · 10:00am: Catechesis sessions with bishops from all over the world. · WYD Activities · 5:00pm: Salesian Youth Festival – gathering of Salesians from all over the world with the Rector Major Salesian Youth Ministry Party: |
| Thurs Aug 18 | · 10:00am: Catechesis sessions · WYD Activities · 7:30pm: Papal Welcome – the participants will receive the Pope in Cibeles Square. · 21:00: Youth Festival |
| Fri Aug 19 | · 10:00am: Catechesis sessions · WYD Activities · 7:30pm: Via Crucis – At each station, a statue from the Spanish Holy Week will be located, representing the scene. These statues will come from all over Spain. |
| Sat Aug 20 | · 09:00am: Pilgrimage will commence to Cuatro Vientos. · 4:00pm: Preparatory ceremony in Cuatro Vientos where different activities will take place on the stage. · 8:00pm: Vigil with the Pope –the Pope will arrive at the Cuatro Vientos aerodrome, and Eucharistic adoration will begin. Planned is an address by the Holy Father. · 11:00pm: Night in Cuatro Vientos – WYD participants will spend the night in the Cuatro Vientos aerodrome. |
| Sun Aug 21 | · 09:30am: WYD Mass of Sending – the Pope will concelebrate Mass with thousands of bishops and priests, and he will address young people to send them out to the world to witness to their faith. · Go back to the accommodation |
| Mon Aug 22 | · Sightseeing in Madrid · Wrap up retreat |
| Tues Aug 23 | · Private bus to airport · Lunch in Airport Madrid Airport: |
| Weds Aug 24 | · Fly home |
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Salesian Pilgrimage Itinerary
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