March

April

March

Friday 9
Vatican Basilica
Penitential liturgy, 17.00

Saturday 17
Pastoral visit to San Giovanni Rotondo

Sunday 25
Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion
Saint Peter’s Square, 10.00
Papal Chapel: Commemoration of the entry of the Lord to Jerusalem and Holy Mass

Thursday 29
Holy Thursday
Vatican Basilica, 9.30
Chrism Mass

Friday 30
Good Friday
Vatican Basilica, 17.00
Papal Chapel: Celebration of the Passion of the Lord

Colosseum, 21.15
Via Crucis

Saturday 31
Holy Saturday
Vatican Basilica, 20.30
Papal Chapel: Holy Night Easter vigil

April

Sunday 1
Easter Sunday
Saint Peter’s Square, 10.00
Papal Chapel: Holy Mass of the day

Central loggia of the Vatican Basilica, 12.00
“Urbi et Orbi” Blessing

Sunday 8
Second Sunday of Easter
(or Divine Mercy Sunday)
Saint Peter’s Square, 10.30
Holy Mass for the meeting of the Missionaries of Mercy with Pope Francis.