Pope Francis Vatican Holy Thursday mass live: Easter 2021
![Pope Francis celebrates the Chrism Mass inside St. Peter's Basilica, where he also blesses a token amount of oil that will be used to administer the sacraments for the year at the Vatican, on April 1, 2021.](https://img.asmedia.epimg.net/resizer/v2/QXJ5VCR2CFJIXJVVNCHR5NCGAY.jpg?auth=660581a2bea8152aa123099b5d15c5cbe684d18f848ef30c462e08891299c073&width=360&height=203&smart=true)
Pope Francis' Holy Thursday mass live
Pope Francis Holy Thursday mass
Holy Thursday on 1 April 2021 sees two services take place in the Vatican as part of Holy Week: Chrism Mass and the Mass of the Lord's Supper.
At 18:00 CEST, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, the Dean of the College of Cardinals, will preside over the Mass of the Lord's Supper at St Peter's Basilica.
The Mass of the Lord's Supper, which takes place on the evening of Holy Thursday, commemorates Jesus' last supper - the final meal he shared with his disciples before his crucifixion.