Pope Benedict's Holy Week Schedule

Here is the Vatican and Pope Benedict Holy Week Schedule!!! I am sure that much of this will be available live on EWTN and available also of course live over the net at their site. Here is there schedule.

The Following is Holy Week Schedule for Peop Benedict. Times cites re Roman Time OF course.

March 16, Palm Sunday and Passion of the Lord XXIII World Youth Day on the theme: 'You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you' (Acts 1,8) 09:30 Saint Peter's Square - Blessing of the Palms, Procession - HOLY MASS OF THE PASSION OF OUR LORD The Holy Father will bless the palms and olive branches, and celebrate the Mass of the Passion after the procession.

HOLY WEEK

March 20, MAUNDY THURSDAY - HOLY MASS OF THE CHRISM
09:30 St. Peter's Basilica - HOLY MASS OF THE LORD'S SUPPER Cappella Papale

17:30 Basilica of St. John Lateran The Holy Father will preside at a concelebrated Mass with the cardinals, bishops and priests (diocesan and religious) present in Rome, as a sign of the close communion between the Pastor of the Universal Church and his brothers in the priestly ministry. Then, he will wash the feet of 12 priests. During the rite, the faithful will be asked to offer alms for the orphanage 'La edad de oro' (Golden age) in Havana, Cuba. The collection will be given to the Holy Father at the Mass Offering. At the end of the rites, the Blessed Sacrament will be translated to the Chapel of Adoration.

March 21, GOOD FRIDAY - CELEBRATION OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD Cappella Papale 17:00 St. Peter's Basilica The Holy Father will preside at the Liturgy of the Word, the Adoration of the Cross and Communion. -
VIA CRUCIS 21:15 Colosseum The Holy Father will preside at the Way of the Cross, at the end of which he will address the faithful and impart the Apostolic Blessing.

March 22-23 EASTER SUNDAY - EASTER VIGIL Cappella Papale 21:00 St. Peter's Basilica Basilica Vaticana: ore 21 The Holy Father will bless the new fire in the atrium of the Basilica. After the processional entry with the Paschal Candle to the singing of the Exsultet, he will preside at the Liturgy of the Word, the Baptismal Liturgy and the Eucharistic Liturgy, concelebrated with the Cardinals. -

EASTER MASS 10:30 St. Peter's Square The Holy Father will celebrate the Mass. -

'URBI ET ORBI' BLESSING 12:00 Central Loggia, St. Peter's Basilica