LIVE from the Vatican | Pope Leo XIV’s Holy Mass | Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul | June 29, 2025

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Live from the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV celebrates the Holy Mass on the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, patrons of the city of Rome and pillars of the Church. During the celebration, newly appointed Metropolitan Archbishops will receive the pallium, a symbol of unity with the Bishop of Rome. A moment of deep communion and faith at the heart of Christendom.

HOMILY OF POPE LEO XIV: Holy Mass and Blessing of the Sacred Pallium for the new Metropolitan Archbishops on the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul (29 June 2025) | LEO XIV https://share.google/zEUATZx9yeCthPbWR

THE PALLIUM

THE PALLIUM GIVEN TO METROPOLITAN ARCHBISHOPS ON THE FEAST OF SAINTS PETER AND PAUL

This Sunday, June 29, on the Solemnity of Sts Peter and Paul, Pope Leo XIV will personally bless and impose the pallium—a white woolen vestment rich in meaning—on 54 new metropolitan archbishops in St Peter’s Basilica.

Worn around the shoulders, the pallium symbolizes pastoral authority and unity with the pope. Its design—a band of lamb’s wool with six black crosses and three pins—recalls both Christ’s Passion and the role of the bishop as shepherd. As Pope Benedict XVI once said, it represents the shepherd carrying the lost and the weak “to the waters of life.”

The personal imposition by Pope Leo marks a return to the centuries-old custom that Pope Francis paused in 2015. For the past decade, the pallia were blessed in Rome but given in local dioceses. Now, the rite will once again unfold in the presence of the pope at the altar of the apostles.

Here are 6 things to know about the pallium:

1️⃣ Personal imposition by the pope – Pope Leo XIV will personally bless and place the pallia on the archbishops, emphasizing unity with the Holy Father.

2️⃣ Placement at St Peter’s tomb – The pallia rest by the apostle’s tomb before the ceremony, underscoring apostolic succession.

3️⃣ Historical origins – The tradition dates back to at least the 6th century and became standard for metropolitans by the 9th.

4️⃣ Wool from blessed lambs – The pallia are made from lamb’s wool, once blessed on the feast of St Agnes.

5️⃣ Monastic craftsmanship – Benedictine nuns of St Cecilia’s Basilica historically wove the pallia from the lambs’ wool.

6️⃣ Symbolism of the lamb – The wool signifies the bishop’s call to carry and care for the lost, sick, and weak.

SOURCE: EWTN

THE PALLIUM | https://dailyreflectionswithphilomena.com/the-pallium/

THE SOLEMNITY OF SAINTS PETER AND PAUL, APOSTLES | https://dailyreflectionswithphilomena.com/the-solemnity-of-saints-peter-and-paul-apostles/