17th January Celebrations
Celebration of the 142 Anniversary of the Apparition
TRIDUUM Feast of Apparition

Sunday 13, Wednesday 16 and Thursday 17 January 2013

Sunday 13 : DAY OF PILGRIMAGE FOR THE PARISH OF PONTMAIN
08:00 Sung Laudes (Parish Church)
10:30 Solemn Mass of Our Lady of Pontmain. followed by song Angelus.
17:00 Mass in the Basilca.

Wednesday 16 : VIGIL BEFORE THE FEAST DAY
08:00 Laudes (Parish Church)
11:00 Mass
14:30 Guided visit of the principal sites in Pontmain (Barn, Parish Church, Presbytery of Father Guérin, Basilica)
16:00 Rosary
16:30 First Vespers for Our Lady of Pontmain followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.
20:30 Marian Celebration in the Basilica followed by candlelit procession.

Thursday 17 January 2013 : ANNIVERSARY OF THE APPARITION
07:30 Mass (Parish Church)
09:00 Sung Laudes in the Basilica followed by guided prayer.
10:30 Solemn Mass
Mass can also be participated in at the Chapel of the Oblats, Leisure Centre, Salle Notre Dame and Parish Church (relayed on a large screen at each site).
12:00 Angelus at the Column of the Apparition.
12:30 Mass (Parish Church)
13:30 Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in the Parish Church until Vespers
14:15 Rosary in the Basilica
15:00 Recollection of the Apparition in the Basilica
16:00 Solemn Vespers and Benediction
18:00 (The time of the Apparition) – Compline (Evening Prayers) in the Barn.

All afternoon Offices will be relayed to the Chapel of the Oblats and the Salle Notre Dame.

Sunday 20 January 2013 : END OF THE OCTAVE OF THE APPARITION
08:00 Sung Laudes (Parish Church)
09:00 Mass (Parish Church)
10:30 Solemn Mass in the basilica
14:30 Narration of the Apparition in the Basilica by 18 of the residents of Pontmain
15:30 Rosary in the Basilica
16:00 Vespers and Benediction in the Basilica
17:00 Mass in the Basilca