Pope presides morning Chrism Mass in St. Peter”s Basilica

Benedict XVI concelebrated with the cardinals, bishops and priests (diocesan and religious) in Rome.

In the afternoon, Benedict XVI held in St. John Lateran, the Pope”s cathedral as Bishop of Rome , the mass “in the Lord”s Supper,” during which washed the feet of twelve priests, imitating the gesture of Christ”s last Passover meal.

During the ceremony, invited those present to make an act of charity for the reconstruction of the seminar in Port-au-Prince, capital of Haiti devastated by an earthquake last January.

I got it delivered to the Pope in the offertory time.

On Friday afternoon, Benedict XVI will preside at St. Peter”s “Passion of the Lord”, a liturgy of the word and worship of the cross.

The Pope will not talk, but listen to a sermon by the Pontifical Household preacher, the Rev. Raniero Cantalamessa, reported news agency Ansa.

night, the Pope star in the traditional rite of the Cross from the Colosseum in Rome.

The meditations of the 14 stations of the ritual this year were made by Cardinal Camillo Ruini, papal vicar ex City of Rome.

At 9 pm on Saturday will start in St. Peter”s Easter Eve, with the blessing of fire, symbol of resurrection, in the atrium of the Basilica and the subsequent procession into the temple with the paschal candle. During the Mass that will follow, the Pontiff will baptize six people from different countries.

On the morning of Easter Sunday, Benedict XVI celebrated Easter Mass officiating in St. Peter”s Square .

Finally, will give the blessing “urbi et orbi” (to the city of Rome and the world) from the balcony of the facade of the basilica.

Sunday night, the pontiff will travel to the papal residence of Castel Gandolfo, a few miles south of Rome, and from there on Monday recite the Angelus prayer. (Telam) rb-jab31/03 /2010 19:04 &a44lt;/p>