Pope Francis will be there at the Easter Urbi et Orbi blessing

The Holy See Press Center is supplemented by the head of the church to be present in the Latin blessing to the city of Rome and the world, which the Pope shares at noon by the Pope after the traditional festive message.

On Sunday morning, Cardinal Angelo Comastri, a retired high priest of St. Peter’s Basilica, presents the festive mass on St. Peter’s Square. According to tradition, at noon, the Pope gives his Easter speech about the central Lodia of the Basilica, whose constant theme is peace and then in Latin Urbi et orbi blesses.

According to information from the Vatican, the Pope’s speech will be read by someone else, but Pope Francis can tell the introductory lines of the blessing at the outdoor altar of St. Peter’s Square.

Tens of thousands of believers – believers and tourists – who want to see and hear Pope Francis are expected on St. Peter’s Square.

So is the pope now

THE Pope left Gemelli Hospital on 23 March. During the Holy Week, the members of the Cardinal Board led the ceremonies.

Pope Francis alone appeared on St. Peter’s Square for a short period he went to prisonwhere he met prisoners.

Festive ceremony

On Saturday night, the watch is held in St. Peter’s Basilica, led by Giovanni Battista, dean of the Cardinal Board. Vigils starts from the foyer of St. Peter’s Basilica, where the fire is blessed and prepared for the Easter candle, that is, the cross, the Greek letter of the alpha and the Ómega and this year. The candle is then lit.

Priests and believers move to the altar on the main ship of the basilica. St. Peter’s Basilica, full of believers, will be completely silent and in the dark, only illuminated by the candles in the hands of those present. When the lights are turned on, the bells of the Basilica ring and return from Rome to the temples of the world, which have been silent in the last three days. The ceremony gives three adults, two Italians and one albanum in the sacrament of baptism.

(MTI)