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Schedule for World Youth Day Events.

August 11th, August 12th-14th, August 15th, August 16th, August 17th, August 18th, August 19th,
August 20th, August 21st

08/11/2011
Arrival at the dioceses
The pilgrims and groups that participate in the program Days in the Dioceses, arrive at the different host dioceses. For the time being, more than forty Spanish dioceses will received WYD participants.
08/18/2011
12:40 pm
The Pope enters the city of Madrid
Drive through the streets of the city in Popemobile to reach the Nunciature.

7:30 pm
Papal Welcome Ceremony with youth at Cibeles
In Plaza de la Independencia, Benedict XVI will pass through the Puerta de Alcalá with youth from all the continents. After this event, he will ride in Popemobile to Plaza de Cibeles
08/12/2011 - 08/14/2011
Days in the Dioceses Program
Each diocese is preparing a program of activities for the pilgrims: religious, cultural, of human solidarity, etc. The plan of activities of each diocese will be gradually included in the corresponding page.

08/19/2011
7:30 pm
Via crucis
Statues from traditional Spanish Holy Week celebrations will be used to illustrate each station of the cross. The statues come from all over Spain

 

 
08/15/2011
Mass of Sending to WYD
On the 15th, solemnity of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, the Bishops of the Spanish dioceses will celebrate the 2011 Mass to send pilgrims to Madrid, for young people of their diocese and the pilgrims that participate in the DID.
08/20/2011
10:00 am
Mass for seminarians in the Cathedral of “La Almudena”.
08/15/2011
Arrival to Madrid
On the 15th, in the afternoon, the pilgrims arrive to Madrid.
4:00 pm
Preparatory ceremony in Cuatro Vientos
Young people will arrive little by little at the aerodrome and take their places. Meanwhile, different activities will take place on the stage (testimonies of young people, musical interpretations, prayers to the Virgin, etc.), to prepare for the Vigil

08/16/2011
8:00 am
Arrival at Madrid
From the early morning, the pilgrims and groups registered in WYD will be able to collect their accreditation and backpacks in the places indicated by the organization.
8:30 pm
Vigil with the Pope
The Pope will arrive at the Cuatro Vientos aerodrome, and Eucharistic adoration will begin. An address is planned by the Holy Father

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8:00 pm
WYD Opening Mass
World Youth Day begins at 8 pm (provisional time) with a Mass in Madrid´s Cibeles Square, presided over by the archbishop of Madrid and concelebrated by the bishops and priests participating in WYD.
11:00 pm
Night in Cuatro Vientos
WYD participants will spend the night in the Cuatro Vientos aerodrome. For those who so wish, there will be several tents where they will be able to adore the Most Blessed Sacrament
08/17/2011
10:00 am
Catechesis sessions
WYD participants, organized by language groups, will have catechesis session with bishops from all over the world. The sessions will take place in churches, schools, auditoriums and sports centers of Madrid
08/21/2011
9:30 am
WYD Final Mass
The Pope will concelebrate Mass with thousands of bishops and priests, and he will address young people and those who are not so young, to send them out to the world to witness to their faith, as the Lord did with his Apostles. At the end of the conclusive Mass, the Holy Father will announce the place where the next edition of World Youth Day will be held.