A Crow dismissed Pope Francis at a historical funeral in the Plaza de San Pedro.The exequial mass began at 5:00 – Argentine time – And it was chaired by Cardinal Italian Giovanni Battista Re. In the last goodbye to Argentine, 148 delegations from countries and more than 250,000 faithful. Thus, the Catholic Church dismissed the leader who, 12 years agoit emerged from “The end of the world” to take the reins of the throne of San Pedro and Transform an institution beaten and away from its own preaching.
The purple that headed the Mass in the Plaza de San Pedro stressed that the Supreme Pontiff “always worked in favor of the poor” and that “despite their serious health problems, he delivered until the last day.” Thus, in front of the faithful who led for 12 years and with a transformed church, the Argentine received the last tribute before his burial.
The funeral of Pope Francis: The emotional farewell in the Plaza de San Pedro
Hundreds of thousands of faithful filled the Plaza de San Pedro on the morning of this Saturday to be present in what was the last farewell of the Argentine. It is estimated that approximately 250,000 faithful were present in the same place where, less than a week ago, the Supreme Pontiff said goodbye to them. Thus, its funeral became one of the most mass and exciting in history.
The day began with the transfer of the coffin to the Plaza de San Pedro, for the beginning of the exequial mass. After three farewell days, the drawer was closed and transferred. After this, the ritual began promptly at 5 in the morning of Argentina. It was Cardinal Battista who had the exciting opportunity to direct the last goodbye to the Argentine.
At the beginning of the speech sense, Battista said that Pope Francis “led a church eager to take care of people’s problemscapable of enlightening each one beyond any creed. ”In this regard, he highlighted the ability of the Argentine to empathize with Catholics, members of other religions and even atheists.
The cardinal then highlighted some peculiarities of the historic pontificate. According to him, they were “innumerable were their gestures on behalf of the refugees.” Migration was one of Francisco’s main concerns – from his first trip to Lampedusa Island – made clear his intention to approach the most stripped.
“The center has always put the Gospel of mercy, underlining that God does not get tired of forgiving, always forgiving those who ask for forgiveness and return to the path of God, ”Battista added and stressed that The fraternity “guided all its pontificate”, Something that stands out in its second encyclical, Fratelli Tutti.
While the purple expressed his felt words, hundreds of thousands of faithful cried in a square of San Pedro Colmada and sunny. The world said goodbye, not only to a Pope, but to a global spiritual leader.
The large number of delegations that were present from all corners of the world are not surprising. There were 148 in total – including Palestine and Kosovo – among which also stand out the presence of 10 kings and 10 international organizations. Never had a pontiff had so much presence of heads of state for funeral.
The Argentine delegation said present after the scandal last Friday, when President Javier Milei and his companions They did not say goodbye to Argentine’s coffin. The libertarian leader was accompanied by Guillermo Francos (Chief of Cabinet of Ministers), Manuel Adorni (presidential spokesman) and Patricia Bullrich (Minister of Security).
In the midst of the farewell, from the president’s office he shared: “The Holy Father brought in his heart the soul of our land and sowed it in every corner of the planet. We do not say goodbye because his legacy is already eternal.”
After the Mass, the Pope’s body was transferred to the Basilica of Santa María la Mayor, where he was buried. The total tour was six kilometers and crossed the heart of Rome, in an act full of symbolisms and unprecedented in modern times.
For the route it was used A special vehicleopen, that will allow observing the coffin of the Argentine pontiff. The route – reminiscent of the ancient Roman parades, symbolized the first act of the Pope as a bishop of Rome and will now go in front of monuments such as the Coliseum. The road also crossed the Corso Vittorio Emanuele and will reach the Plaza Venezia, He turned through the Via Labicana and La Via Merulana, until he flows into the Plaza de Santa María la Mayor.
The Vatican started 9 days of grieving and starts the countdown to the start of the conclave that will choose the successor of Pope Francis
After the historical funeral, the Vatican The traditional began this Saturday nine days of mourning For the death of Pope Francis, a period known as Noveltywhich will run until next Sunday May 4. After this, the conclave will choose its successor.
The tribute calendar was approved during the Second General Congregation of Cardinalswhich took place last Wednesday in the Synod classroom. Over there, 103 Cardinals They voted the liturgical schedule that seeks to highlight the Universality of the Church and the global impact of Francisco’s pontificate.
Each of the masses will be dedicated to different sectors of the Church and will be chaired by high -ranking cardinals. As detailed from the Vatican, the calendar will be like this:
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Sunday April 2710:30: Mass in the Plaza de San Pedro for employees and faithful of the city of the Vatican, chaired by the cardinal Pietro Parolin.
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Monday April 2817:00: Mass for the Church of Rome, chaired by the Cardinal Baldassare Reina.
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Tuesday, April 2917:00: Mass for the chapters of the papal basilicas, by the Cardinal Mauro Gambetti.
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Wednesday April 3017:00: Mass for the papal chapel, chaired by the cardinal Leonardo Sandri.
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Thursday May 117:00: Mass for the Roman Curia, by the Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell.
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Friday, May 217:00: Mass for the Eastern Churches, chaired by the Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti.
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Saturday May 317:00: Mass for members of institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, chaired by Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime.
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Sunday May 417:00: Final Mass for the Papal Chapel, by the Cardinal Dominique Mamberti.
Once the 9 days of grieving will be completed, the way to the conclave will be taken to choose Francisco’s successor. As stipulated, that meeting in which 134 cardinals will participate will begin between 15 and 20 days after the death of the Supreme Pontiff.
Source: Ambito
