Holy Chrism Mass in the Vatican Basilica

On Holy Thursday in the Vatican Basilica, the Holy Father Leo XIV presided over the Holy Chrism Mass, the liturgy celebrated on this day in all Cathedral churches. In his homily, he began by saying, “We are now on the threshold of the Easter Triduum. Once again, the Lord will lead us to the culmination of his mission, so that his passion, death and resurrection may become the heart of our mission. What we are about to relive, in fact, possesses the power to transform what human pride generally tends to harden: our identity and our place in the world. Jesus’ freedom changes hearts, heals wounds, refreshes and brightens our faces, reconciles and gathers us together, and forgives and raises us up.”