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By SA国际传媒

Holy Week this year begins on April 14^th, Palm Sunday and the Passion of the Lord. It is also the 34^th SA国际传媒 Youth Day, which this year is celebrated at the diocesan level on the theme: "Behold the handmaid of the Lord: may it be done to me according to your word".

Palm Sunday

In St Peter's Square, at 10am, Pope Francis will preside over Holy Mass, after having blessed palm and olive branches, brought for the occasion in order to commemorate Jesus鈥� triumphal entry into Jerusalem.

Holy Thursday

On Thursday, April 18^th at 9.30am in St Peter鈥檚 Basilica, Pope Francis will preside over the Chrism Mass, together with Patriarchs, Cardinals, Archbishops, Bishops and priests present in Rome. During the celebration, the Pope blesses the holy oils, or 鈥渃hrisms鈥�, that will be used to administer the Sacraments during the year. 

Good Friday

On Friday, April 19^th, the Church celebrates the Passion of the Lord, commemorating His crucifixion and death on Mount Calvary. In St Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis will preside over the Liturgy of the Word, the Adoration of the Cross, and the Communion Rite, starting at 5pm.

At 9.15pm, he will participate in the 鈥淰ia Crucis, or Way of the Cross, at the Colosseum, at the end of which he will give a reflection and impart his Apostolic Blessing.

Holy Saturday

The Easter Vigil takes place on Saturday, April 20^th, beginning at 8.30pm. After blessing the new fire in the atrium of St Peter's Basilica, and after the processional entrance with the Easter candle and the singing of the 鈥淓xsultet鈥� (or 鈥淓aster Proclamation鈥�), the Pope will preside over the Liturgy of the Word, the Baptismal Liturgy and the Celebration of the Eucharist.

Easter Sunday

Pope Francis will celebrate Easter Mass in St Peter鈥檚 Square on Sunday, April 21^st at 10am. At the end of the celebration, he will impart the 鈥淯rbi et Orbi鈥� Blessing, on the City of Rome and the SA国际传媒, from the central loggia of St Peter鈥檚 Basilica.