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PAPAL ROSARIES
Information & Commemoratives
For Pope John Paul II's 1999
St. Louis
Visit
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Thank you Pope John Paul II
for your January 1999 St. Louis Visit!
It was a very special time for all St. Louis Catholics and
Christians.
We appreciate your consideration of our city. Thank you.
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JOHN PAUL II
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| St. Louis' Archbishop Justin Rigali
announced the visit to the St. Louis media on Thursday, April 22, 1998. |
A jubilant Archbishop Rigali on Thursday, April 22, 1998 |
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PREPARATIONS
The preparations have been underway since! We will be publishing a special section to this
website with 'behind the scenes' photos of the preparations & events!
ON-LINE PHOTO ALBUM |
Why St. Louis?
Some may ask, "Why St. Louis?" Well, St. Louis' Archbishop Justin Rigali has
close ties with the Vatican. For more than 25 years, Rigali worked at the Vatican serving
as the Pope's English translator as well as working on the Vatican diplomatic staff and
with the college of Cardinals. In conversations, the pope refers to Rigali as
"my friend." The Pope himself ordained Rigali a Bishop.
In addition to the Archbishop's ties with John Paul II, St. Louis is a predominately
Catholic city. With over 558,000 Catholics in the St. Louis Archdiocese and 110,000 in the
Belleville Diocese, the Pope would be visiting a highly concentrated Catholic area.
Also, the Pope usually has special meetings with area seminarians and religious men and
women and Catholic school children. St. Louis has the largest percentage of Catholic
students in Catholic parochial, archdiocesan and private schools of any U.S. diocese.
We're in good hands...Archbishop Rigali knows exactly what it takes to pull together a
Papal visit, from security arrangements to building helicopter pads. "I have
collaborated on so many of these trips- that gave me the courage to renew the invitation
to St. Louis," he said to reporters about his work in the Vatican.
Official Schedule
for the Visit of Pope John Paul II to St. Louis,
Missouri
Pope John Paul did visit St. Louis, Missouri, on January 26-27, 1999. Below is an official
schedule of public events surrounding the Holy Father's visit:
Tuesday, January 26, 1999
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12:30 p.m. |
Kiel Center Youth Rally begins. |
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1:00 p.m. |
Holy Father arrives as Lambert-St. Louis
International Airport. Welcome Ceremony. (Speech). |
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2:00 p.m. |
Holy Father departs by motorcade (route to be
announced later) to Archbishop's residence. |
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Time to be
determined |
Transfer by popemobile to Kiel Center (route to be
determined.) |
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6:00 p.m. |
Holy Father begins Prayer Service at Youth Rally at
Kiel Center. (Speech) |
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Approximately
7:30 p.m. |
Holy Father departs Youth Rally at Kiel Center. |
Wednesday, January 27, 1999
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Time to be
Determined |
Transfer by Popemobile to Trans World Dome (route to
be determined). |
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8:30 a.m. |
Holy Father arrives at Trans World Dome. (Homily) |
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Approximately
11:30 a.m. |
Holy Father departs Trans World Dome. |
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12:30 p.m. |
Lunch with Cardinals and Bishops at Archbishop's
Residence. |
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4:00 p.m. |
Greetings at the Archbishop's Residence. |
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4:30 p.m. |
Holy Father arrives at the Cathedral basilica of St.
Louis for Evening Prayer. (Speech) |
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6:00 p.m. |
Holy Father departs Cathedral Basilica for Lambert-
St. Louis International Airport |
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6:30 p.m. |
Holy Father arrives at Lambert- St. Louis
International Airport. Departure Ceremony. (Speech) |
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7:30 p.m. |
Holy Father departs Lambert-St. Louis International
Airport. |
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