In his first public Mass as the new head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis signaled a striking liturgical difference with Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI by facing the people, not turning his back, which the retired Pontiff had done in a controversial attempt to bring back the Latin Mass banished by Vatican II.
Today is the feast of Nuestra Señora del Santo Rosario, La Naval de Manila. The fiesta Mass at Santo Domingo Church in Quezon City will be at 8 a.m., to be presided by Cubao Bishop Honesto Ongtioco. The grand procession will be at 4 p.m.
