In it last goodbye to Pope Francis, Thousands of people fired him with great regret in a historic day for Argentina. Several pearls stand out from this day, between prayers in other languages and the greeting of world leaders for peace.
The legacy of Pope Francis will remain for the world, now with a church that is debated between the continuity or brake of the reforms. Next, the main curiosities of the Holy Ceremony stand out.
The pearls of Pope Francis’s funeral
Prayer in Chinese
Among all the languages that said goodbye to Pope Francis, there was one ever heard before in the San Pedro cathedral: The Chinese. After the homily, prayers of the faithful were read in that language, something totally new
In China, there are close to six million Catholics, although the figure could be greater. For the Church, the country is an attractive source of potential converts, as in Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, India or Paquistan.
Pope Francis opened the Catholic Church to China and laid the foundations for trying to restore diplomatic relations between the Holy See and Beijing and to take Catholicism out of the hiding in the Asian giant, something common since 1951, after the advent of Mao Tse Tung.
Argentine presence in San Pedro
Among the thousands of faithful who fired Francisco, the Argentine said present. National flags were seen among fans who participated in the holy event. The Argentines to the Plaza San Pedro gave their last goodbye to a Pope who always remembered the values of the country who saw him born.
The pages of the Gospel, run by the wind
A fact that removed emotions, and also memories, among the faithful attending the event was the sense of the wind over the Plaza San Pedro. Over there, The breeze blew in such a way that the pages of the Gospel book passed.
This book was placed on Francisco’s coffin and this mobilizer also happened at the funeral of Pope John Paul II.
Mass in Greek
After the distribution of communion, which lasted about 10 minutes, there was a period of reflection before the final part of the service: the entrustment of the Pope’s soul to heaven. This phrase pronounced the cardinal Giovanni Battista re In Latin.
“We entrust to the endearing mercy of God the soul of Pope Francis, bishop of the Catholic Church, who confirmed to his brothers and sisters in the faith of the resurrection,” Re.
Next, the recited of a funeral prayer of the Byzantine liturgy In Greek. The present choir sang the Kyrie, a prayer of Christian mercy, in Greek.
The book that was on the coffin
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Reuters
During the funeral of Pope Francis, a book placed on his coffin He aroused attention. It was a compilation of the Four Canonic Gospelsa central symbol of the Christian faith and the life of Jesus Christ, known as the book of the Holy Gospels.
The Gospel, in its broadest sense, It tells life, teachings, death and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. It collects the good news of the fulfillment of the divine promises, the basis of the first Christian preaching.
The greeting for the peace of the leaders
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EFE
During the funeral mass, various world leaders participated in the rite of peace, a moment of reconciliation and unity within the Catholic liturgy.
Among those who exchanged greetings at that time, were the presidents of the United States, Donald Trump; of France Emmanuel Macron; The Spanish kings, Felipe VI and Letiziaand to the president of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousaamong other leaders.
Source: Ambito
