Pope Francis' schedule for
Christmas celebrations
The Office for Liturgical Celebrations issues details of the
Pope's Christmas schedule.
Pope Francis has his usual busy schedule for the upcoming
Christmas Season starting with Christmas Eve Mass. Monsignor Guido
Marini, the Master of the Pontifical Liturgical Celebrations has issued the
following programme of the Pope’s liturgical celebrations this Christmas
Season:
° December 24, 2018, 09.30 pm: Christmas Eve Mass in St.
Peter’s Basilica
° December 25, 2018, 12.00 pm: Christmas message and
blessing “ Urbi et Orbi” from the central balcony of St.
Peter’s Basilica
° December 31, 2018, 05.00 pm: First Vespers for the feast
of Mary the Mother of God, followed by the exposition of the Holy Eucharist,
the traditional singing of the “Te Deum” in thanksgiving for the concluding
year 2018, and the Eucharistic blessing.
° January 01, 2019, 10.00 am: Mass for the feast
of Mary the Mother of God in St. Peter’s Basilica. World Day of Peace on
the theme, “Good Politics is at the Service of Peace”.
° January 06, 2019, 10.00 am: Mass of the
Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord in St. Peter’s Basilica.
The Christmas Season comes to an end with the feast of the
Baptism of the Lord, which in 2019 falls on January 13. The Holy Father
marks the occasion by baptizing babies during a Holy Mass in the Vatican’s
famed Sistine Chapel.
Không có nhận xét nào:
Đăng nhận xét