Catholic Vancouver July 20, 2022
Full coverage of Pope Francis’ penitential pilgrimage to Canada July 24-29
By The B.C. Catholic
Itinerary and TV coverage
Times are local, with Vancouver time bold in parentheses
Sunday, July 24 (Rome, Edmonton)
— 9 a.m. (midnight Vancouver) Departure from Rome’s Fiumicino airport.
— 11:20 a.m. (10:20 a.m.) Arrival and welcome at Edmonton International Airport.
Monday, July 25 (Edmonton, Maskwacis, Edmonton)
— 10 a.m. (9 a.m.) Meeting with First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities at Maskwacis. Speech by Pope.
— 4:45 p.m. (3:45 p.m.) Meeting with Indigenous peoples and members of the parish community of Sacred Heart Church in Edmonton. Speech by Pope.
Tuesday, July 26 (Edmonton, Lac Ste. Anne, Edmonton)
— 10:15 a.m. (9:15 a.m.) Mass at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton. Homily by Pope.
— 5 p.m. (4 p.m.) Participation in the Lac Ste. Anne pilgrimage and Liturgy of the Word at Lac Ste. Anne. Homily by Pope.
Wednesday, July 27 (Edmonton, Quebec)
— 9 a.m. (8 a.m.) Departure from Edmonton International Airport.
— 3:05 p.m. (12:05 p.m.) Arrival at Quebec International Airport.
— 3:40 p.m. (12:40 p.m.) Welcome ceremony at Citadelle de Quebec, the residence of the governor general of Canada.
— 4 p.m. (1 p.m.) Courtesy visit with the governor general.
— 4:20 p.m. (1:20 p.m.) Meeting with the prime minister.
— 4:45 p.m. (1:45 p.m.) Meeting with civil authorities, representatives of Indigenous peoples and members of the diplomatic corps. Speech by Pope.
Thursday, July 28 (Quebec)
— 10 a.m. (7 a.m.) Mass at the National Shrine of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré. Homily by Pope.
— 5:15 p.m. (2:15 p.m.) Vespers with bishops, priests, deacons, consecrated persons, seminarians, and pastoral workers in the Cathedral of Notre Dame. Homily by Pope.
Friday, July 29 (Quebec, Iqaluit)
— 9 a.m. (6 a.m.) Private meeting with members of the Society of Jesus in the archbishop’s residence in Quebec.
— 10:45 a.m. (7 a.m.) Meeting with a delegation of Indigenous peoples from Quebec in the archbishop’s residence. Greetings by Pope.
— 12:45 p.m. (9:45 a.m.) Departure from Quebec International Airport.
— 3:50 p.m. (12:50 p.m.) Arrival at Iqaluit Airport.
— 4:15 p.m. (1:15 p.m.) Private meeting with students of the former residential schools at the primary school.
— 5 p.m. (2 p.m.) Meeting with young people and elders outside the primary school. Speech by Pope.
— 6:15 p.m. (3:15 p.m.) Farewell ceremony at Iqaluit Airport.
— 6:45 p.m. (3:45 p.m.) Departure for Rome.
Saturday, July 30 (Rome)
— 7:50 a.m. (10:50 p.m. Friday) Arrival at Rome’s Fiumicino airport.
Follow the Pope live in Canada
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EWTN
Below is the schedule for EWTN’s live coverage of the Pope’s visit. The daily schedule is at ewtn.com/tv/schedule/canada/2022-07-24. Watch live at ewtn.com/tv/extra-watch-live.
To download the schedule click here: PapalVisit_EWTN_Coverage_PST_zone.pdf
Digital papal trip prayer book available
BY QUINTON AMUNDSON, THE CATHOLIC REGISTER
Novalis is composing a digital edition of Living With Christ in time for Pope Francis’ July 24-29 trip to Canada.
This free digital supplement, in English and French, is being published for the many thousands who will not be able to venture to Edmonton, Quebec City and Iqaluit for any of the events with Pope Francis as he is expected to apologize on Canadian soil for past wrongs done to Indigenous people by Catholic entities.
“We are developing a special edition of Living with Christ that will allow Canadian Catholics, wherever they are, to participate in prayer with the Pope as he is meeting with Indigenous people across Canada,” said Joseph Sinasac, publishing director for Novalis. “This special edition will include the liturgical text of the celebrations over which the Pope will preside, it will have his itinerary and a couple of articles to help people in their prayer.”
Sinasac said Novalis felt it essential to contribute to this landmark event.
“We thought early on that there is a role we can play that would be helpful. We are not doing this to make profits,” said Sinasac. “We are doing this as a service to the Church of Canada. We assembled our English and French editorial teams and kicked around a number of different ideas.”
Going the digital route made the most sense to avoid any hiccups that come with printing materials on a tight timeframe.
One of the featured articles will be a written reflection from Deacon Harry Lafond of the Diocese of Prince Albert. Lafond is a member of the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation in Marcelin, Sask.
Lafond told SaskToday.ca in mid-April that he hopes the apology made by Pope Francis on April 1 to Canada’s Indigenous populations, and the forthcoming visit, will inspire a new dynamic and more Indigenous involvement in Catholic liturgical ministry.
“I would hope that it would change in the context of what we’re asking for: reconciliation, which is an understanding of who we are (as Indigenous people) and the value of our spiritual teachings,” said Lafond. “The value of our spiritual teachings is part of our worldview and our culture. We’re not looking at returning to the spiritual missionary experience that we’ve had in the last 400 years.”
The digital edition can be accessed directly at bccatholic.ca/novalispapalmass.