EIGHTH DAY OF EASTER IS DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY.............

This Second Sunday of the Paschal Season, known a s the Ocrave Day of Easter, (8th Day), was once known as the Low Sunday the week following the consumate High Sabbath, Easter Sunday.  It is now designated as Divine Mercy Sunday.  Today Pope Francis did something he would have done on Holy Thursday, had he celebrated the Mass of the Lord's Supper in the customary location of his personal  church as the Bishop of Rome, for it is the Cathedral of the Diocese of Rome.  It is where Pope Francis will celebrate Roman Liturgies on occasions such as the Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord's
Supper.  By doing so instead a week and a half ago at a juvenile detention centre, Pope Francis did not take possession of St. John Lateran Basilica.  That happened instead today, as the Holy Father went there to celebrate Second Sunday of Easter / Divine Mercy Sunday / Mass, and was enthroned before the Liturgy began.  He was joined at the ceremony and the concelebrated Mass that followed, by the Cardinal Vicar of Rome. as well as the Cardinal Vicar Emeritus, along with Bishops, AND Priests from the Vatican and the Diocese of Rome.............Fr.  Troy