Don Bosco

Don Bosco Bicentenary: opening hours

BICENTENARY OF DON BOSCO, 1815-2015

Bicentenary of the birth of Don Bosco    

OPENING OF THE BICENTENARY OF DON BOSCO
Castelnuovo, 15-16 August 2014
" Don Bosco: rich in the virtues of his land and his people "
Friday 15 August 2014
18.00
Eucharistic celebration in Castelnuovo
"Don Bosco in the Marian faith of his land"
Presides: the Rector Major don Angel Fernandez Artime
19.15
Procession of the Madonna del Castello in Castelnuovo don Bosco

 

Saturday 16 August 2014
08.00
Pilgrimage on foot from Castelnuovo al Colle
09.30
On the square of the Basilica of Colle Don Bosco
  • Academy in honor of Don Bosco
  • Musical Band, Dances of the Piedmontese historical group, flag wavers, jugglers and re-enactment read of the birth of Don Bosco
  • Upon arrival of the procession accompanying the Madonna del Castello:
    • Greeting of Mons. Fiandino
    • Greeting of the Rector Major
    • Greeting by the Prefect of the Province of Asti
11.00
In the Basilica of Don Bosco
  • Eucharistic celebration with renewal of religious profession by the Salesians
    Presiding: Rector Major
12.00
In the Teatro del Colle Don Bosco
  • Conferral of honorary citizenship of Castelnuovo to the Rector Major
    Intervention of the Mayor
    Thanksgiving of the Rector Major
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13.30
At the "Mamma Margherita" Restaurant
Lunch with the Authorities