Deep emotion at St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican by thousands of faithful flocking to bid farewell to their favorite modifika. With his human sermon as he lived, the Pope Francis It was rightly called a “pope of the people”.
THE Pope Francis From the chapel of St. Martha he “traveled” to the Basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican to “accept” the ultimate rejoice. It was a simple, but magnificent ceremony. Dozens of cardinals, dressed in red priestly vestments, men of the Swiss guard, was accompanied by the late Pontiffs, with a slow pace. The bells were mourning. The coffin, wooden, at its desire, open.
The scene of ‘Pope of the People’ It is exposed to popular pilgrimage to the Basilica of St. Peter until Friday night, April 25. At 11am on Saturday, April 26, his funeral ceremony and burial will take place in his beloved church Santa Maria Maggiore.
As Sky News notes, “Pope Francis is in a state of rest” in St. Peter’s Basilica where tens of thousands of faithful will pass through his open casket the next three days to submit their respects.
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The pilgrimage to the evergreen leader of the Roman Catholic Church will continue throughout the night.
The Pontiff “wanted to be very personal to people,” says Catholic priest Robert Sirico.
The “Pope of the People”
“I asked the Holy Father if he did not want to be buried here because we had to prepare the graves for some other Cardinals and Archbishops and at first he said: “No, the burial of the pope should be done at St. Peter’s Basilica”. But a week later he phoned me and told me that Our Lady told him to prepare his grave and he was very happy that Our Lady did not forget him. He told me he wanted to be buried here in this Basilica, and he asked me to look for the right spot, “he said The Cardinal Rold MakakrikasHigh Priest of Santa Maria Maggore.
“Three years ago, we chose a point (for his grave), he approved it. He wanted to follow all the details because for him the tomb had to “talk” about his life: he should be simple and humble, elementary, “he added.
Yesterday afternoon, the first citizen of Italy, President Sergio Matarella He had paid tribute to the Pontiff.
Earlier, the Cardinal Pietro Parolinthe Vatican Foreign Minister, had prayed for Pope Francis along with other faithful in the church of Santa Maria Maggore.
In St. Peter’s Square, they pray for the Pope who returned to the house of God.
Sadness and devotion to the Pope’s homeland in Argentina. In the neighborhood where he grew up in Buenos Aires Crowds of believers prayed for their beloved Pope.
For the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday, 250,000 faithful to the Vatican are expected and security measures are draconian.
Many foreign leaders will attend the last farewell to the Head of the Roman Catholic Church, including the US president, Donald Trump with his wife, Inksbut also the Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis.