Fr Aldo Giraudo's guide to these places available here (pdf)
Saturday 23 Feb 2008 - afternoon
05.00 Depart Rome -
14.00 arrive at hotels: tea, coffee
15.30 Leave for Valdocco on foot
16.30 1st tour - Visit church of St Francis of Asissi
17.00 Mass - St Francis of Asissi: Rector Major presides
19.00 Vespers - Basilica MHC
19.30 buffet supper
20.45 Musical on Don Bosco - RM's good night
22.00 Return to hotels
Sunday 24 Feb 2008 - Morning
08.00 Leave hotels by bus
08.30 Morning Prayer - Church of St Francis of Sales
09.00 2nd Tour - Valdocco in 4 groups
09.00-09.35:
1 ITALIAN: St Francis Church
2 ITALIAN: Pinardi chapel
3 ENGLISH: DB's rooms
4 SPANISH: Oratory
09.40-10.15:
1 ITALIAN: Oratory
2 ITALIAN: DB's rooms
3 ENGLISH: Pinardi chapel
4 SPANISH: St Francis Church
10.10-10.30: Coffee tea
10.20-10.55:
1 ITALIAN: PinardI chapel
2 ITALIAN: St Francis Church
3 ENGLISH: Oratory
4 SPANISH: DB's rooms
11.00-11.35:
1 ITALIAN: DB's rooms
2 ITALIAN: Oratory
3 ENGLISH: St Francis Church
4 SPANISH: Pinardi chapel
12.00 Mass - Basilica MHC: RM presides
13.15 buffet lunch
14.30 Leave for Colle Don Bosco
Sunday 24 Feb 2008 - Afternoon
15.30 3rd Tour - Visit Colle and surrounds in 4 groups
15.40-16.20:
1 ITALIAN: Cottage
2 ITALIAN: Church
3 ENGLISH: Morialdo chapel
4 SPANISH: The two museums
16.25-17.05:
1 ITALIAN: Church
2 ITALIAN: Morialdo chapel
3 ENGLISH: Two museums
4 SPANISH: Cottage
17.10-17.50:
1 ITALIAN: Morialdo chapel
2 ITALIAN: Two museums
3 ENGLISH: Cottage
4 SPANISH: Church
17.55-18.40:
1 ITALIAN: Two museums
2 ITALIAN: Cottage
3 ENGLISH: Church
4 SPANISH: Morialdo chapel
18.45 Vespers - Cottage and Don Bosco Church
19.30 buffet supper
21.00 Back to hotels
Monday 25 Feb 2008 - Morning
7.30 Leave hotels by bus
08.00 Morning Prayeri - Basilica MHC
08.30 4th Tour - Visit Basilica: in 4 groups
08.30-09,15: 1st and 2nd ITALIAN groups
09.30-10.15: 3rd ENGLISH group
//10.15: Coffee and tea
10.30-11.15: 4th SPANISH group
Rest of time free.
11.30 Leave on foot for the Consolata
12.00 Mass - Consolata: Card. Severino Poletto presides
13.15 Lunch
14.00 Leave for Rome
24.00 Arrive Rome