LIVE from Rome for the Ash Wednesday Penitential Procession and Holy Mass, celebrated by Cardinal Angelo De Donatis, Major Penitentiary and Delegate of Pope Francis.
Church of Sant’Anselmo & Basilica of Santa Sabina |
March 5, 2025 | 4:30 PM – 6:45 PM (CET)
The solemn “Statio” and penitential procession leads to the first stational church of Lent, followed by the blessing and imposition of ashes, marking the beginning of this sacred season of prayer, fasting, and conversion.
PRAYER FOR POPE FRANCIS: May we all unite as one voice to lift up the Vicar of Christ in prayer today as his health continues to improve after a prolonged respiratory crisis. We continue to pray for our Holy Father, Pope Francis’ speedy recovery and God’s Divine healing and intervention.
Almighty God, we thank you for the loving service of Pope Francis and the hope he has inspired in so many in Your great mercy. Have mercy on him in his illness now, we pray, and guide the medical staff in his care. Grant him peace and healing. Through Christ our Lord. Amen🙏🏽
Message of the Holy Father Pope Francis for Lent 2025 | https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2025/02/25/250225b.html