More than 20,000 faithful They approached the Basilica of San Pedro To give him a last goodbye to Pope Francisafter his body was transferred there this morning from the chapel of Santa Marta in a ceremony that began farewell tributes.
The “thirst” pontifers led in their men to the open coffin while they advanced escorted by the Swiss guard. Once the drawer reached the Basilica, was placed in the Confession altar where all those who approached had a few moments to see the Argentine Pope for the last time.
In San Pedro Square, many of the faithful had to wait Between four and five hours to enter the Basilica. Near midnight, before the first day of the public wake that will also run Thursday and on Friday, there were runs and ranks disassembled Before the fear of not being able to see the Holy Father after hours of waiting. Due to the large number of people, the schedule extended and the faithful continued to enter the basilica after 12 at night.
The Prime Minister of Italy, Giorgia Meloniwas one of the highlighted presences this afternoon in the Basilica of San Pedro. He attended dressed in black, prayed and was shocked by the death of the Pope Franciswho died Monday at 88.
Tomorrow and Friday will continue wake throughout the day and are expected to continue approaching thousands of files.
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Among his latest measures, the Holy Father He had simplified this type of rite, as one of his actions based on modesty.
The Vatican said that the funeral will follow the rites established in the “Ordo Exsequiarum Romani Pontificis”It is a liturgical book published in 2000, which details the procedures for papal funerals and was reviewed by Francisco last year.
The master of apostolic ceremonies Diego Ravelli He said Francisco had sought to “simplify and adapt” the ceremony. For the high pontiff, The papal funeral had to be “that of a pastor and disciple of Christ, and not of a powerful person in this world”.
Thus, Francisco will be fired austera in a ceremony as established by this book. As part of his message, Jorge Bergoglio decided that his body rests in a simple coffin, instead of the traditional fact of three types of wood.
Source: Ambito
