John Paul the Great Beatification Event Programs

Soon to be Bl. John Paul the Great

Here is the schedule during the Beatification Ceremonies in the Vatican in 1 May 2011 (Sunday). John Paul the Great will be beatified thus he will be called Blessed John Paul. Thanks to A Priest's Stuff for the update.

SUMMARY OF EVENTS

Activities	Date and Time	Place	Presider
Overnight Vigil	April 30, 2011 (Saturday) from 8pm to 10.30pm	Circus Maximus	Cardinal Agostino Vallini, the vicar general for the Diocese of Rome.
Beatification Rites	May 1, 2011 (Sunday) at 10:00 AM	St. Peter’s Square	His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI
Veneration of the mortal remains of Blessed Pope John Paul II	May 1, 2011 (Sunday) after the Beatification Rites until everyone has venerated.	The High Altar of St. Peter’s Basilica	----
Reinterment of the mortal remains of Blessed Pope John Paul II	May 1 or 2, 2011 (Sunday /Monday) after everyone has venerated the mortal remains	The Chapel of St. Sebastian in St. Peter’s Basilica	[private]
Thanksgiving Mass at St. Peter’s Square	May 2, 2011 (Monday) at 10:30 AM	St. Peter's Square.	The Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone