On May 18th, 2025, our new Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, will celebrate the Mass for the Beginning of the Pontificate in St. Peter’s Square. During this Mass, he will receive the pallium, a white, woolen vestment worn only by Popes and Metropolitan Archbishops, signifying, “the Savior, who finding us like the lost sheep puts us on His shoulders, and taking on our own human likeness in the Incarnation He glorifies it, and with His death on the cross He offers us to the Father, and with the resurrection He exults us.” (Simon of Thessalonica)

At the conclusion of today’s 10:30am Mass, we will ring a full bell peal from the church as we celebrate the inauguration of the pontificate of Leo XIV. Let us continue to keep our Holy Father in our prayers:

O God, who chose your servant Pope Leo XIV in succession to the Apostle Peter as shepherd of the whole flock, look favorably on the supplications of your people and grant that, as Vicar of Christ on earth, he may confirm his brethren and that the whole Church may be in communion with him in the bond of unity, love and peace, so that in you, the shepherd of souls, all may know the truth and attain life eternal. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.