Pope’s Holy Week schedule
(April 20, 2011) Pope Benedict XVI will preside over three days of solemn liturgical ceremonies leading up to Christianity’s greatest feast of Easter - the Resurrection of Christ. On Holy Thursday April 21st the Pope will concelebrate morning Mass, during which he will bless the oils that are used for administering the sacraments. The same evening, the Pope will preside over the celebration of Mass of the Last Supper in the Basilica of St. John in Lateran, during which he will wash the feet of 12 priests. During the ceremony, all those present will be invited to perform an act of charity for the victims of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami. The sum collected will be given to the Holy Father when the presentation of gifts is made during the Offertory. On Good Friday, April 22, Pope Benedict will preside in St. Peter’s Basilica at the liturgical service on the Lord’s Passion. Later the same evening at Rome’s Coliseum, he will preside over the Way of the Cross. On Holy Saturday, April 23, the Pope will lead the Easter vigil Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at night. On Easter Sunday, the Pope will concelebrate Mass with Cardinals in St. Peter’s Square, at the conclusion of which he will impart his “Urbi et Orbi” blessing to the “City and the World.
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