Althou­gh on a small scale, the mass will be broadc­ast live on Cathol­ic TV channe­l KTOPARIS: The Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris will host its first mass on Saturday, exactly two months after the devastating blaze that shocked France and the world. For safety reasons, the mass led by Archbishop of Paris Michel Aupetit will be celebrated on a very small scale. There will be just some 30 people – half of them clergy – although the mass will be broadcast live on Catholic TV channel KTO. Aupetit will be joined by the rector of Notre-Dame, Patrick Chauvet, canons, volunteers, people working on the restoration as well a handful of lay worshippers. The date is “highly significant, spiritually,” Chauvet told AFP, adding he was happy to be able to show that “Notre-Dame is truly alive”.

Source: The Express Tribune June 15, 2019 06:11 UTC