MARCH 1-4: JUBILEE OF THE ORDER OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE  
   VATICAN CITY, FEB 28, 2000 (VIS) - From March 1 to 4, 3,500 knights,
   dames and ecclesiastics from all over the world, belonging to the
   Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, will celebrate their Jubilee
   in Rome.
 
   The participants will arrive on March 1 and the following day John
   Paul II will receive them in audience in the Paul VI Hall. That
   evening, there will be a pilgrimage to the Basilica of St. Mary Major.
   On Friday March 3, Cardinal Furno, grand master of the order, will
   celebrate a Mass at St. Paul's Outside- the-Walls and, in the
   afternoon, will preside at a Liturgy of the Word in the Basilica of
   St. John Lateran. At midday on Saturday March 4, the cardinal will
   celebrate Mass at the papal altar in St. Peter's Basilica. The
   Viennese court choir will give a rendition of Wolfgang Amadeus
   Mozart's "Coronation Mass" KV 317 in D major.
 
   The charitable aim of the order, which was created at the Church of
   the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem in 1099, is to ensure regular support
   through prayer and good works to the Christian communities in the Holy
   Land. Thanks to contributions from the almost 20,000 knights and
   dames, the order largely meets the needs of the Latin Patriarch of
   Jerusalem: maintenance of the clergy and upkeep of the patriarchal
   seminary and the parish schools, the latter frequented by more than
   15,000 pupils. Among its social initiatives are support for
   professional schools and the granting of loans for the setting up of
   agricultural and artisan projects. Leadership and coordination of the
   order's activities is the responsibility of the grand master, Cardinal
   Carlo Furno, who is assisted in his task by the grand magistrature
   (government) made up of members from various countries.
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