Happily, it seems that Pope Francis' health saw an improvement from previous days as today he received three prelates individually as well as a group the bishops of Italy's Emilia Romagna region on their "ad limina" visit.
The Vatican also published his calendar of liturgical celebrations for March. It does not include information on the traditional Holy Thursday evening Mass of the Lord's Supper as it has in recent years been traditional for Francis to preside this Mass at a prison, including washing the feet of inmates. That information is usually released on Holy Thursday.
The Holy See Press Office releases the official calendar of Pope Francis' Liturgical Celebrations for March 2024, which includes Holy Week and Easter Sunday celebrations, as well as the Via Crucis at the Colosseum.
The Vatican's Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff has released the Pope's liturgical schedule for March, which includes all the celebrations leading up to Holy Week and throughout Easter Sunday.
On Sunday, March 24, Palm Sunday, Pope Francis will preside over Holy Mass in St Peter's Square.
Later that week, on Holy Thursday morning, the Pope will preside over the Chrism Mass in St. Peter's Basilica.
The next evening, Good Friday, the Pontiff is scheduled to preside over the Mass for the Lord's Passion in St. Peter's Basilica, before presiding over the Via Crucis in Rome's iconic Colosseum.
As is customary, the Pope will also preside over the Easter Vigil Mass in St. Peter's Basilica on Holy Saturday evening, and the Easter Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square, the next morning.
At noon on Easter Sunday, from the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica, the Holy Father will give his Urbi et Orbi blessing ("to the city and the world") upon the faithful of Rome and the world.
Here is the full calendar of the liturgical celebrations:
March 24: Palm Sunday: Passion of the Lord
St. Peter's Square
10:00 am - Commemoration of the Lord's entrance into Jerusalem and Holy Mass
March 28: Holy Thursday
St. Peter's Basilica
9:30 am - Chrism Mass
March 29: Good Friday "Passion of the Lord"
St. Peter's Basilica
5:00 pm - Celebration of the Passion of the Lord
Colosseum
9:15 pm - Way of the Cross
March 30: Holy Saturday, Easter vigil of "Resurrection of the Lord"
St. Peter's Basilica
7:30 pm - Easter Vigil on Holy Night
March 31: Easter Sunday "Resurrection of the Lord"
St. Peter's Square
10:00 am - Daytime Mass
Central Loggia of St. Peter's Basilica
12:00 pm - "Blessing 'Urbi et Orbi'"
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