The Pope’s New Year
Pope Francis uses incense during vespers on New Year’s Eve in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican Dec. 31. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Pope Francis’ celebrated vespers on New Year’s Eve in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican Dec. 31 after which he met people in St Peters Square and visited the Nativity Scene.
What is Vespers?
Vespers, also called Evening Prayer, is part of the Liturgy of the Hours, also known as the Divine Office. In the Liturgy of the Hours, the Church fulfills Jesus’ command to “pray always” (Luke 18:1; see also 1 Thessalonians 5:17). Through this prayer, the people of God sanctify the day by continual praise of God and prayers of intercession for the needs of the world.
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