[Cronos]

In a gesture to Christians in the East, the pope prayed with Eastern rite Catholic patriarchs and archbishops before the tomb of St. Peter at the start of the Mass and the Gospel was chanted in Greek rather than the traditional Latin.

[PraiseTheLord]

” In a gesture to Christians in the East, the pope prayed with Eastern rite Catholic patriarchs and archbishops before the tomb of St. Peter at the start of the Mass and the Gospel was chanted in Greek rather than the traditional Latin. “

That Gospel in Greek was very impressive. It was chanted by a priest of the Greek Orthodox Rite in Communion with Rome.

His chasuble was stunning and his voice worth of Sony. And also so reverent. Bringing the book to the Pope to bless, etc.

[Biggirl]

Never saw up close the tomb of St. Peter. Sunday night, at the close of the “Bible miniseries” when Jesus was with Peter, I thinking, today, his 266th sucessor will be installed at St. Peter’s.

[ELS]

the Gospel was chanted in Greek rather than the traditional Latin.

Usually at a Papal inauguration Mass, the Gospel is chanted in both Greek and Latin. There was a desire to not have this Mass be "too long" so the Gospel chant in Latin was not done. However, in most Papal Masses the Gospel is only chanted in Latin.