[NYer]

Two little notes: the Gospel will be in Greek, showing the respect of the Latin Church for the Greek Churches (the Orthodox Churches), that “other lung” of Christianity which John Paul II spoke so often of, saying that the Church needed to breathe “with two lungs” (the Greek Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will be present, the first time an Ecumenical Patriarch has ever attended the Mass inaugurating a new pontificate); and, Father Lombardi stated publicly that the Pope will very likely depart from the prepared text of his homily, which he will deliver in Italian.

As I noted on an earlier thread, we have heard the Gospel proclaimed in Greek with both popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI.

I believe the deacon is from the Exarchic Greek Abbey of St. Mary of Grottaferrata - Basilian Monks, the Greek Catholic Church, but I am not positive.

[Biggirl]

......As well as the Eastern Rite Catholic Churches. Saw the installation mass and the Gospel was sung in the very best Greek, so very beautiful and prayerful that it seems like I was transported in time to the early Christians of the east.