From: prabhu To: cyriljohn@vsnl - Michael Prabhu

MARCH 28/29/30/APRIL 4/9/15/MAY 17, 2013
Quo Vadis, Papa Francisco?
01- WILL POPE FRANCIS WASH THE FEET OF WOMEN AT HOLY MASS THIS WEEK? Pontiff Desires Simple Mass for Holy Thursday
Pope Francis to Celebrate Mass of the Lords Supper at Local Juvenile
Detention Center
http://www.zenit.org/en/articles/pontiff-desires-simple-mass-for-holy-
thursday
Vatican City, March 26, 2013 (Zenit.org) Junno Arocho Esteves | 515 hits According to the Holy See Press Office director, Fr. Federico Lombardi,
Pope Francis has expressed his desire that the Mass of the Lord's Supper be
very simple.
The Holy Father will celebrate the Mass in the chapel of the Casal del
Marmo Penitential Institute for Minors (IPM). Cardinal Agostino Vallini,
vicar general of the Diocese of Rome, and Fr. Gaetano Greco, chaplain of
the Institute.
Of the 10 girls and 40 boys expected to attend, the Holy Father will wash
the feet of 12, who will be chosen from different nationalities and diverse
religious confessions. The youth will also participate in the mass by
proclaiming the readings and the prayer of the faithful.
The youth as well as the IPM's personnel will meet with Pope Francis after
the Mass at the Institute's gymnasium. Also expected to attend will be
Paola Severino, the Minister of Justice, Caterina Chinnici, head of the
Department of Justice for Minor's, Saulo Patrizi, Commander of the
Institute's Penitentiary Police, and Liana Giambartolomei, director of the
Institute.
The youth will give Pope Francis a wooden crucifix as well as a kneeler
that they made in the Institute's workshop. According to the communiqué
released by the Holy See Press Office, the Holy Father will bring Easter
eggs and "colomba", a traditional Italian Easter cake in the shape of dove,
for all present.
Due to the intimate nature of the Holy Father's visit, the Holy See stated
that journalists will be restricted to the outside area of the Institute,
as well as no live coverage of the Mass. From: Vatican Information Service - Eng - txt To: VISnews engTXT
Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 7:04 PM Subject: VISnews130326
POPE FRANCIS WANTS "IN COENA DOMINI" MASS TO BE SIMPLE AND INTIMATE
Vatican City, 26 March 2013 (VIS) - The Mass of the Lord's Supper that Pope
Francis will celebrate on Holy Thursday in the chapel of the Casal del
Marmo Penitential Institute for Minors (IPM) will be, by his express
desire, very simple, as reported by the Director of the Holy See Press
Office, Fr. Federico Lombardi, S.J. Concelebrating with the Holy Father
will be Cardinal Agostino Vallini, vicar general of the Diocese of Rome,
and Fr. Gaetano Greco, chaplain of the Institute.
Around 10 girls and 40 boys will take part in the Mass. The Pope will wash
the feet of 12 of them, who will be chosen from different nationalities and
diverse religious confessions. The youth will also say the readings and the
prayers of the faithful.
After the Mass, the Pope will meet with the youth and the IPM's personnel
in the Institute's gym. Around 150 persons are expected to attend,
including the Minister for Justice, Paola Severino, accompanied by the Head
of the Department of Justice for Minors, Caterina Chinnici, the Commander
of the Institute's Penitentiary Police, Saulo Patrizi, and the Institute's
director, Liana Giambartolomei.
The youth will give the Pope a wooden crucifix and kneeler, which they made
themselves in the Institute's workshop. The Holy Father will bring Easter
eggs and "colomba" (the traditional Italian Easter cake in the shape of a
dove) for all.
Given the intimate nature of the pastoral visit, journalists will be
restricted to the area outside the building and no live coverage will be
transmitted. OUR LETTERS TO POPE FRANCIS AND TO SOME VATICAN DEPARTMENTS
From: Michael Prabhu To: av@pccs.va ; cancilleria@arzbaires.org.ar Cc:
cultdiv@ccdds.va
Sent: Monday, March 25, 2013 5:49 AM
Subject: YOUR HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS, PLEASE DO NOT WASH THE FEET OF WOMEN
THIS MAUNDY THURSDAY... 1. To,
His Holiness Pope Francis,
Vatican City, Rome


March 25,
2013

SUBJECT: WASHING THE FEET OF WOMEN AT HOLY MASS ON MAUNDY
THURSDAY

Your Holiness,
We understand from news reports that You intend to wash the feet of six men
and SIX WOMEN at Holy Mass on March 28, 2013, Maundy Thursday.
We pray that there is no truth in that information.
In case there is any truth in that information, we request You to
please refrain from doing that and only wash the feet of twelve men.
If You wash the feet of women during the liturgy, it will send a wrong
signal to many and give an impetus to some enemies of the Catholic Church.
We have nothing against Your washing the feet of women on Holy Thursday if
it is done outside of Holy Mass, in a non-liturgical service.
We understand that the rubrics of the liturgy permit only the feet
of "viri" (men) to be washed by a priest; so we humbly suggest -- in the
event that You really do want to have the feet of women washed -- that You
change the presently-existing rubrics to include women before their
feet are washed by You.
Yours obediently,
MICHAEL PRABHU
Catholic apologist, INDIA From: Michael Prabhu To: cancilleria@arzbaires.org.ar ; av@pccs.va Cc:
cultdiv@ccdds.va
Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 2:32 PM
Subject: ASUNTO: LAVADO DE LOS PIES DE MUJERES EN LA SANTA MISA DE JUEVES
SANTO A la atención de:
Su Santidad el Papa Francisco
Ciudad del Vaticano, Roma

25 de marzo
de 2013

ASUNTO: LAVADO DE LOS PIES DE MUJERES EN LA SANTA MISA DE
JUEVES SANTO

Su Santidad,
Hemos podido saber a través de ciertos informes que tiene intención de
lavar los pies de seis hombres y seis mujeres durante la Santa Misa del 28
de marzo de 2013, Jueves Santo.
Rogamos que no sea verdad esta información.
Pero en caso de que haya algún tipo de certeza en ella, le solicitamos que
por favor se abstenga de hacerlo y sólo lave los pies de doce hombres.
Si Su Santidad lava pies de mujeres durante la liturgia se enviará una
señal equivocada a mucha gente y dará impulso a las críticas de algunos
enemigos de la Iglesia Católica.
No tenemos nada en contra de que lave los pies de las mujeres el Jueves
Santo si se hace fuera de la Santa Misa, por ejemplo en un servicio no
litúrgico.
Entendemos que las reglas de la liturgia sólo le permiten a un sacerdote
lavar los pies a "viri" (hombres), por lo que humildemente sugerimos-en el
caso de que realmente quiera lavar los pies a mujeres- que cambie la
normativa actualmente existente para incluir a las mujeres en el lavado de
pies hecho por Su Santidad.
Suyo humildemente,
MICHAEL PRABHU
Apologista católico, INDIA
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Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 8:04 PM
Subject: LAVADO DE LOS PIES DE MUJERES DURANTE LA MISA DE JUEVES SANTO 2.
A Su Santidad el Papa Francisco
Ciudad del Vaticano, Roma

27
de marzo de 2013

TEMA: LAVADO DE LOS PIES DE MUJERES DURANTE LA MISA DE JUEVES
SANTO Su Santidad,
Hemos sabido a través de noticiarios que Usted tiene la intención de lavar
los pies de seis hombres y SEIS MUJERES durante la Misa de Jueves Santo del
28 de marzo de 2013.
Rezamos para que esa información esté equivocada.
Si es exacta, le pedimos que por favor no lo haga y lave unicamente los
pies de 12 hombres.
Si lava los pies de mujeres durante la liturgia, enviará una señal
equivodad a muchos y dará ímpetu a algunos enemigos de la Iglesia Católica.
No tenemos nada contrario a que Usted lave los pies de mujeres el Jueves
Santo fuera de la Santa misa, en un servicio no litúrgico.
Entendemos que las reglas litúrgicas permiten unicamente que los pies de
los "viri" (hombres) sean lavados por un sacerdote; por lo cual sugerimos
humildemente - en el caso que Usted quiera efectivamente lavar los pies de
mujeres - que se cambien las reglas litúrgicas para incluir a las
mujeres antes del lavado de los pies.
Le saluda atentamente,
CROYDON D'SOUZA
Apologista Católico, 601/602, Greenlands CHS, Opposite St Anthony's Church,
Malwani Village, Malwani, Malad (W), Mumbai, INDIA A LETTER FROM A LATIN AMERICAN EUROPE-BASED APOLOGIST AND MY RESPONSE
From: Apologist To: Michael Prabhu Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 2:46 PM
Subject: Re: YOUR HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS, PLEASE DO NOT WASH THE FEET OF
WOMEN THIS MAUNDY THURSDAY...
From what I understand, there is a huge issue in India about this matter,
probably because of all the liturgical abuse that has been going on. From a
European/Latin American point of view, where cases of liturgical abuse are
rarer or less extreme, it seems as an exception to liturgy that can be
granted by Bishops, in particular if it is the Bishop of Rome.
I think that for Westerners, you should explain why this matter is so
important, because otherwis