
More Than 1,800 Priests Celebrate Holy Thursday Chrism Mass at Vatican
Holy Thursday marks the institution of the Eucharist and the sacrament of the priesthood at the Last Supper.
Holy Thursday marks the institution of the Eucharist and the sacrament of the priesthood at the Last Supper.
The papal Mass was concelebrated by around 1,800 cardinals, bishops, and priests living in Rome, who renewed the promises they made at their priestly ordinations.
The Chrism Mass of Holy Week is the Mass at which the pope, as the bishop of Rome, blesses the Oil of the Sick, the Oil of Catechumens, and the Chrism Oil, which will be used throughout the diocese over the coming year.
‘A priest who is close to his people walks among them with the closeness and tenderness of a good shepherd,’ Francis said March 29.
The Holy Father pinpoints three icons priests can draw upon to keep the good news of the Gospel fresh in their preaching.
The Holy Father spoke to priests, bishops, and cardinals gathered at St. Peter’s Basilica for the Holy Thursday Chrism Mass.
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