CELEBRATIONS FOR THE RE-OPENING OF THE BASILICA
Saturday, October 15, 2016 at h. 16:00
Civil Ceremony to inaugurate Restored Memorial of Moses
(Admission with invitation only )
Admission & Opening Speeches
P. Francesco Patton, Custos of the Holy Land
P. Ibrahim Faltas, Director of the restoration project
Card. XY, representative of His Holiness Pope Francis
His Majesty King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein
Solemn opening of the door of the Memorial
“Open the gates that the righteous nation may enter, the nation that keeps faith” (Is 26,2) افتحوا الابواب لتدخل الامة البارة الحافظة الامانة
Visit of the Memorial
Sunday, October 16, 2016
Religious Ceremony
(The memorial area is only accessible for the mass and the concert)
17:00 h.: Solemn Mass
20:00 h.: Concert
Terra Sancta International Organ Festival
Inauguration of the new small and prestigious Italian pipe organ “Nicola Puccini”
Eugenio Maria Fagiani (Italy), organist
Solists of the Fountain of Love Choir (Jordan)
Tariq Al-Jundi, oud
XY, raq
In collaboration with the Embassy of Italy in Amman
Monday, October 17, 2016
(Free Admission all the day)
11:00 h.: Presentation of the Memorial to Tourist Guides
14:00 h. Guided tours
14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00 Guided tours in English
14:30 / 15:30 / 16:30 Guided tours in Arabic
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
(Free Admission all the day)
Guided tours
Guided tours in English:
10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 – 14:00 / 15:00
Guided tours in Arabic:
10:30 / 11:30 / 12:30 – 14:30 / 15:30
Seminar
“Precious Water”: Historical-archaeological Seminar organized by the Italian Embassy in Amman
10:00 h. AMMAN – University of Jordan: Seminar
16:00 h. MOUNT NEBO Presentation of the Memorial of Moses to the scientific community
organized by the Mount Nebo Franciscan Monastery
November
Guided visits for schools (reservation required)
Friday, December 23, 2016
16:00 h. Seminar
“The Prophet Moses and Mount Nebo”
organized by Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies, Italian Embassy in Amman, Mount Nebo Franciscan Monastery
18:00 h. Concert
The first Jordanian “Christmas Oratorio” composed and conducted by Tomeh Jbara – Fountain of Love Choir and Orchestra
Under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince El Hassan bin Talal
Saturday, December 24, 2016
22:00 h. Solemn Christmas Mass in the Basilica
INFORMATION
Opening hours
8:00 – 16:00 (15 October 2016 – 31 March 2017)
Reservation time for Masses and Prayers
nebo@custodia.org