Programme of His Beatitude, Patriarch Gregorios III
Münich, Germany
Arriving in Bavaria from Lebanon on 11 May, 2010, Patriarch Gregorios assembled his own personal programme from the selection of around 3,000 events on offer in Münich, during this Second Ecumenical Kirchentag scheduled for 12-16 May. This was an opportunity to attend discussions, gather information, exchange viewpoints and meet other people as well as to contribute to reflection, prayers, meditation or discussion.
Thursday 13 May
8.30-10.30 Pontifical Mass for Ascension Day-Catholic celebration of the Eucharist
With the host Archbishop in his cathedral, with a closing procession to the central Ecumenical Celebration at Odeonsplatz
Sermon: Archbishop Dr. Reinhard Marx, Münich
Music: Cathedral choir, youth choral group and cathedral brass band, Münich
In Dom zu unserer lieben Frau (Cathedral of Our Lady), Frauenplatz 12
Language: German
Friday 14 May
14.00-16.00 Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom- Service according to the Byzantine rite
Chief Celebrant: Gregorios III, Patriarch, Damascus, Syria
Concelebrant: Prof. Dr. Michael Schneider SJ, Frankfurt-am-Main
Sermon: Gregorios III, Patriarch, Damascus, Syria
Responses: Romanos Choir, St. George's Graduate School of Philosophy and Theology, Frankfurt-am-Main
At St. Martin's Church (Moosach), Leipzigerstrasse, 11
Language: German
Saturday 15 May
09.30 - 10.30 Bible Study: a discussion with (Evangelical) Bishop Dr. Johannes Friedrich, Münich
At the Gasteig, Carl-Off-Saal, Rosenheimer Strasse 5
14.00-15.30 Vespers- Service according to the Byzantine rite •
Chief Celebrant: Gregorios III, Patriarch, Damascus, Syria
Concelebrant: Prof. Dr. Michael Schneider SJ, Frankfurt-am-Main
Responses: Romanos Choir, St. George's Graduate School of Philosophy and Theology, Frankfurt-am-Main
At St. Martin's Church (Moosach), Leipzigerstrasse, 11
Languages: various
Sunday 16 May
To the airport
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