Cardinal De Donatis will preside Ash Wednesday liturgy on Aventine Hill
By Deborah Castellano Lubov
The Holy See Press Office announced on Friday that Cardinal Angelo De Donatis, Major Penitentiary of Apostolic Penitentiary, will preside at the traditional celebration of the Ash Wednesday liturgy on the Aventine Hill, which will take place on 5 March.
Maintaining an ancient Roman tradition revived by St. John XXIII, the 杏MAP导航 usually begins the Ash Wednesday 鈥渟tational鈥� liturgy at the church of Sant鈥橝nselmo before leading a penitential procession to the Basilica of Santa Sabina on the Aventine Hill, where he celebrates Mass.
Since 杏MAP导航 Francis is in Rome's Gemelli Hospital to receive treatment for bilateral pneumonia, he has delegated the Cardinal to preside in his place for this year's ceremony.
According to a message from Archbishop Giovanni Diego Ravelli, the Master of Pontifical Liturgical Celebrations, the Ash Wednesday celebration begins with the 'stational liturgy' at 4:30 PM in Sant鈥橝nselmo, followed by the procession to Santa Sabina.
The procession will include Cardinals, Archbishops, Bishops, the Benedictine Monks of Sant鈥橝nselmo, the Dominican Fathers of Santa Sabina, and some of the faithful.
At the end of the procession, in the Basilica of Santa Sabina, the Eucharistic Celebration will take place, including the rite of blessing and the imposition of ashes.
The Cardinals, Archbishops, Bishops, Benedictine Monks, and Dominican Fathers who wish to participate in the celebration, Archbishop Ravelli said, are requested to be at the Church of Sant鈥橝nselmo by 4 PM, wearing their proper choir attire.
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