March 26, 2007VOL. 45, NO. 6Oakland, CA

EWTN to air special programs for Holy Week, Easter

The Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) will mark the holiest week of the year in the Church with special programs that include telecasts of Pope Benedict XVI offering Holy Week and Easter Masses, leading the Way of the Cross on Good Friday, and giving his Easter message and blessing.

The Holy Week programming begins with the Solemn Mass of Palm Sunday on April 1 at 12:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Other highlights in the week are the Solemn Mass of the Lord’s Supper on April 5 at 8:30 a.m. and 9 p.m.; the Commemoration of the Lord’s Passion on April 6 at 8 a.m. and 9 p.m.; and the Way of the Cross at the Roman Colosseum on April 6 at 5 p.m.

The 24-hour Catholic TV network will also broadcast the Pontiff offering the Easter Vigil Mass on April 7 at 1 p.m. and 9 p.m., and the Easter Sunday Solemn Mass of the Resurrection on April 8 at 9 a.m.

His “Urbi et Orbi” message and blessing to the world will air on April 8 at 10:30 a.m.

Additional broadcasts from EWTN include live coverage from the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. Choral meditations and the Solemn Mass of the Lord’s Supper will air on April 5 at 2:30 p.m., and the Easter Vigil Mass will be broadcast on April 7 at 5 p.m.

EWTN is carried on Comcast Digital channel 229; DISH Satellite channel 261; and DirecTV channel 422; in Alameda on Comcast channel 30 and Alameda Power channel 26. For additional programming information, visit the network’s website atwww.ewtn.com.