Yesterday, in the premises of Archdiocese of Vrhbosna in Sarajevo, the visiting program of Pope Francis to Bosnia and Herzegovina, which will be organized on 6th of June this year was announced. Visiting program is planning Pope to hold a Mass at Koševo stadium, which will be attended by all pre-registered believers of the Catholic Church in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Official reception of Pope Francis at Sarajevo International Airport is scheduled for 9:00 o’ clock, after which welcoming ceremony will be organized in the front of the building of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Later on, Pope Francis will have a conversation with the authorities under which he will hold his speech.
The thing that all the Catholic faithful believers are eagerly looking forward to is the Holy Mass, which will be held at 11 o’clock at the stadium Koševo. The Mass will approximately last about an hour.
The afternoon part of the visit is reserved for bishops with whom the Pope will have lunch, and the priests, monks, nuns, and seminarians who will be addressed in the Cathedral.
Ecumenical and interreligious meeting is planned for 17:30 o’clock, in Franciscan International Centre, after which the Pope will go to Archdiocesan Youth Center “Ivan Pavao II”, where he will address the youth. Farewell ceremony for Pope from the airport is planned for 19:45 o’ clock.
We recall that only registered believers, who will receive their ticket in their parishes, will be able to attend the Mass.
“No one will be able to enter the venue of the Holy Mass without a ticket, or registration effected through the parish. Possibility of applying by email, fax, letter or telephone is opened. This is very important for pastors that will come by bus. Everyone who enter this space will undergo a security check and will not be able to enter either an umbrella. I hope that by then we will be able to get raincoats in case of the rain, but if we do not, we will endure that one day, “said earlier Archbishop of Vrhbosna, Vinko Puljić.
Program:
07:30 – Departure by plane from Rome / Fiumicino to Sarajevo
09:00 – Official reception at Sarajevo International Airport
09:30 – Welcome ceremony on the square in front of the Presidential Palace
10:10 – Meeting with the authorities (the speech of the Holy Father)
11:00 – Holy Mass at the Koševo Stadium (sermon of the Holy Father)
13:15 – Meeting and lunch with the bishops of Bosnia and Herzegovina with the papal entourage at the Apostolic Nunciature
16:20 – Meeting with priests, monks and nuns, and seminarians in the Cathedral (the speech of the Holy Father)
17:30 – The ecumenical and interreligious meeting in Franciscan International Centre (speech of the Holy Father)
18:30 – Meeting with young people in the Archdiocesan Youth Centre “John Paul II” (speech of the Holy Father)
19:45 – The ceremony of farewell at the Sarajevo International Airport
20:00 – Departure by plane to Rome
21:20 – Arrival in Rome / Ciampino
The program can also be viewed on the official website of visit of Pope Francis to Sarajevo and Bosnia and Herzegovina (www.papa.ba) where other useful information are available as well.
(Source: klix.ba)
