RMG - Feast of Mary Help of Christians, news from Valdocco
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23 May 2016
RMG - Feast of Mary Help of Christians, news from Valdocco

(ANS - Rome) – We are still in Bicentenary time! This year is the 200th anniversary of the first official celebration of the feast of Mary Help of Christians, which occurred on 24 May 1816. The previous September Pope Pius VII had officially established the feast. Don Bosco was among the most active propagators of this devotion: "Confide all things to Jesus Christ in the Blessed Sacrament through Mary Help of Christians and you will see what miracles are," he used to say. This year also great celebrations are planned at Valdocco in her honour.

The main celebrations will take place as follows:

  • 11.00 a.m. (GMT + 2): Solemn Eucharistic Celebration presided over by Archbishop Nosiglia of Turin.
  • 6.30 p.m.: Solemn Eucharistic Concelebration for the young people from the Salesian Youth Movement (SYM), presided over by Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, Rector Major.
  • 8.30 p.m.: Solemn procession of the statue of Mary Help of Christians through the streets of Turin, presided over by Archbshop Nosiglia.

The three celebrations can be seen all over the world thanks to live streaming on the website on  www.missionidonbosco.org and www.sdb.org and by satellite on Telepace.

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