6^th World Prayer Congress for Life

fiat mihi – Be it done unto me according to Thy Word
 

 5:00 p.m. Holy Mass (Minoritenkirche), with H. E. Bishop emer. Elmar Fischer

 6:15 p.m. Welcome - Fanfare for the Queen / Patroness of Poland:

 Welcome Ceremony with the Icon of »Our Lady of Częstochowa, Mother of Life«, who is on a Pilgrimage form ocean to ocean, from Wladiwostok, Russia, to Fatima, Portugal, making a sojourn at this World Prayer Congress in Vienna.

 6:30 p.m. Opening of the 6th World Prayer Congress for Life in the "Palais Niederösterreich"

 6:45 p.m.  Polish Representative welcomes the Queen / Patroness of Poland

                   with a short testimony from Mrs. Ewa Kowalewska (Main-Coordinator), about the
                   Pro-Life-Mission "From Ocean to Ocean" 

 7:00 p.m.  Msgr. Philip J. Reilly: »Maria, Mother of Life«     

             Organizational information follows

              8:00 p.m.  Dinner

  9:30 p.m.  Eucharistic Adoration and Prayer for Vocations; Holy Mass for Late Arrivers

  9:30 p.m. First Meeting of Pro-Life Leaders

                 Moderation: Dr. Antoni Zieba

Friday, October 5, 2012, First Friday Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Stabat Mater – Jesus’ Mother stood at the Foot of the Cross

 7:30 a.m. Breakfast

  9:00 a.m., Fr. Florian Calice CO, parish priest:  »Totus tuus:  Going along the Way to the Cross with Mary«

10:00 a.m. Msgr. Philip J. Reilly: »The Meaning of Vicarious and Atoning Suffering«                                                             

11:00 a.m. Coffee Break

11:30 a.m. H. E. Bishop emer. Elmar Fischer: » "And the truth shall make you free" (John 8:32)  -
             Humanae Vitae versus spirit of the times, a replica based on scientific studies in Vorarlberg«

12:00  Angelus

 12:30 p.m. Distribution of Packed Lunches

             1:30 p.m. Departure of Buses from Palais Niederösterreich to Heiligenkreuz Monastery

 2:30 p.m.  Way of the Cross – making the Stations of the Cross at "Holy Cross (Monastery)"

 3:30 p.m.  Chaplet of Divine Mercy in the Monastery Basilica

 4:00 p.m.  Mass of Atonement with Abbot Em. Mag. Gregor Henckel-Donnersmarck

Includes Handing-Over Ceremony, whereby representatives of the nations bring the guilt and debt of their countries,
particularly regarding sins against life (abortion, research using embryos, IVF, euthanasia, etc.) and vicariously place
them at the Foot of the Cross. "Ecce Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi"  

             5:30 p.m. Reception and Opportunity to Meet/Greet the Abbot and Monks of Heiligenkreuz Monastery,
                             in the "Kaisersaal" afterwards talk by

                    P. Dr. Bernhard Vošicky OCist:
                                 „The Power of the Rosary – The `Crusade of the Rosary of Atonement` in Austria“

 6:30 p.m.  Return trip with various alternative possibilities:

                        a) Dinnerl at Monastery Restaurant, followed by return trip to Hotel

                       b) Return to Vienna with possibility for sightseeing

Saturday, October 6, 2012 - First Saturday Devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

benedicta tu – Blessed are you

 6:30 a.m. Breakfast

 8:00 a.m. Hl. Mass with H. E. Auxiliary Bishop Dr. Andreas Laun

Followed by a Rosary Prayer Vigil in front of Austria’s largest Abortion Center

 9:45 a.m. Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament

 10:30 a.m. Coffee Break at the Palais NÖ

11:00 a.m. Mag. Gertrud Wally:  »Guadalupe: Evangelizing with Mary, the Mother of Life«

12:00   Angelus

 12:15 Lunch

 
 2:00 p.m. Dr. Mark Miravalle, S.T.D.:  »Behold your Mother! – The Role of Mary in Salvation History« 

 3:00 p.m. Chaplet of Divine Mercy

              Followed by a Coffee Break until 3:50

 4:00 p.m. Raymond de Souza: » "Non Possumus"- The Right of Catholics to Oppose Laws and Policies that
                                                 Contradict God`s Law «

 5:00 p.m. Fr. Dr. Adolf Fugel: »The Triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary –
              The Message of Fatima (First Saturday Devotion: Atonement/Reparation and Consecration
               to the Immaculate Heart of Mary)«

 7:00 p.m.  Church "Am Hof": Marian Devotion with H. E. Bishop DDr. Klaus Küng

             followed by Candlelight Procession to the Column Dedicated to the Immaculate Virgin Mary –
                                with Consecration/Handing Over of all Pro-Life Intentions to the Mother of God

 8:00 p.m.  Festival of Life – Gala Dinner at the Palais Niederösterreich

              9:30 p.m. International Testimonies (Children, Mothers, Families)

            10:00 p.m. Greetings from Representatives of Church and State

             10:30 p.m. Sending off / Farewell of the "Queen of Poland" Icon

             Joyous Finale of the Festival – until 11:30 p.m.

Sunday, October 7, 2012 -  Feast of the Holy Rosary
 

 
magnificat – my soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord

 
 8:00 a.m. Breakfast   

10:00 a.m.  (at the Church Maria vom Siege):
          Msgr. Philip J. Reilly: »23 Years of the Helpers of God’s Precious Infants – The Power of the Rosary«

10:30 a.m.      Solemn High Mass with H. E. Bishop emer. Elmar Fischer

12:30 Noon Meal

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            Afternoon  Program :

 3:00 – 7:00 p.m.  Sightseeing in Vienna

(in different languages and interest groups; private or guided tours possible)

Alternative:   Meeting with Post Abortion Healing Ministry Experts:

Dr. Pokropp-Hippen answers questions

             5:00  p.m.   Meeting of the International Preperatory-Komitee "From Ocean to Ocean"

 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.:  Second Meeting of the Pro-Life Leaders

                                Moderation: MMag. Johannes Bucher

 8:00 Evening Meal

Monday, October 8, 2012

Mater misericordiae – Mother of Mercy

 
 8:00 a.m.  Breakfast  

             workshop:  Post Abortion Healing  in Hotel IBIS

              9:00 a.m.  Dr. Angelika Pokropp-Hippen: »Abortion has Consequences«

  12:30  Noon Meal 

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