On Saturday, 13th September, the Pope is paying a visit to the "Institut de France" of Paris. And at 10 am, he is celebrating a Mass at the "Esplanade des Invalides" in Paris. At 4:30 pm, Benedict XVI will take another plane and go to Tarbes-Lourdes, where, at 6:30, he is paying a visit to the Church of the Sacred Heart, to Cachot (the house of the Soubirous family) of Lourdes and the Apparition Cave. At 9:30, he is finishing the Marian procession "aux flambeaux" at the rosary square of the complex of Lourdes Sanctuaries. On Sunday 14th, Benedict XVI is celebrating the Mass at the Lourdes Prairie for the 150th anniversary of the apparitions of Virgin Mary to Bernadette Soubirous. At 5:15 pm, the Pope is meeting the French bishops at the "Hemicycle Sainte-Bernadette" of Lourdes, and one hour later Benedict XVI is pronouncing a speech as conclusion of the Eucharist procession at the Prairie of Lourdes. At 8:45 am on Monday 15th, the Pope is paying a visit to the "Oratorie de l’Hôpital" of Lourdes, followed by the celebration of the Mass with the sick at the Basilica "Notre-Dame du Rosaire" in Lourdes. At 12:30 pm, the greeting ceremony is scheduled at the Airport of Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées. Finally, there will be the departure by plane to go back to Rome, where arrival in Ciampino Airport is due to 3:15 pm.
