The following are the places, readers and times (Irish time) when the global readings will take place:
Melbourne, 8 a.m., Brian McInerny
Tokyo, 9 a.m., Prof Shigeo Shimizu, Machiko Fukuoka
Cape Town, 10 a.m., Eamon O Tuathail
Szombathely, 10.30 a.m., Jenos Sebert
Prague, 11 a.m., Dr Justin Quinn
Trieste, 11.30 a.m., John McCourt and Antonia Calenda
Rome, 12 p.m., Fritz Senn
The Hague, 12.30 p.m., John Swift
Paris, 1 p.m., to be announced
London, 2 p.m., Sinead Cusack
Dublin, 3 p.m., The President, Mrs McAleese, Senator David Norris, Ken Monaghan, Edna O'Brien, Paddy Duffy
Rio de Janeiro, 4 p.m., Jose Rache de Almeida, Peter O'Neill
Buenos Aires, 5 p.m., Art Agnew
New York, 6 p.m., Frank McCourt, Fintan O'Toole, Brian F. O'Byrne
Washington DC, 6.30 p.m., Robert McNamara, Kerry Waters
Toronto, 7 p.m., Gerard Plunkett, Mary Durkin and Sean Mulcahy
Mexico City, 8 p.m., Pedro Ojeda Paullada, Juan Banuclos, Raul Ortiz, Juan Ascencio
Los Angeles, 9 p.m., Bairbre Dowling