 |
| Urbi et Orbi, Easter Day 2018 (Photo: Fr Richard) |
Pope Francis is inviting us to join him at 5pm our time today (Friday, 27th March) for an extraordinary Urbi et Orbi "to the city and to the world" blessing. This apostolic blessing will come live from the loggia at St Peter's, Vatican City. Urbi et Orbi is only ordinarily given on Christmas Day and Easter Day. The Urbi et Orbi will include readings from Scripture, prayer, adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and the blessing itself, which is received by all those who watch live and carries with it the possibility of a plenary indulgence, that is, a remission of all temporal punishment due to sin.
For more information, see:
The news release from the Diocese: https://middlesbrough-diocese.org.uk/join-pope-francis-for-special-blessing/
Or Vatican News: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2020-03/pope-universal-prayer-covid-19-streaming-hearing-impaired.html
To watch the Urbi et Orbi with English commentary, go to Vatican Media Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJHI8bI0LWg on the Vatican News YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxIsefyl9g9A5SGWA4FvGIA. I assume it was also be live on EWTN available online and at Sky Channel 589.
