After a massive funeral held in the Plaza de San Pedro this Saturday morning, Pope Francis’s coffin has arrived at the Basilica of Santa María la Mayor around 1:00 p.m. Has done it in a Papamóvil Open to allow the faithful to see the body and their arrival, the coffin has been lowered from the vehicle and, between applause, has been transferred to the interior of the temple. There, in addition to the funeral procession, a group of about 40 people -composed of poor, prisoners, transsexuals, without roof and migrants– He waited moments before the burial of his coffin, while playing the bells.
These people have been located on the Basilica access staircase and each one has behaved a white rose in their hand. These people have welcomed the coffin in a last sign of respect for a pontiff that paid so much attention to the last and discarded by society In his ministry. As the Holy See explained by making this news known, “the poor have a privileged place in the heart of God” and, therefore, “also in the heart and in the teaching of the Holy Father, which chose Francisco’s name to never forget them.”
“A group of poor and in need will be present at the staircase of access to the Basilica of Santa María la Mayor to pay their last tributes to Pope Francis before the burial of his coffin,” said the note published by the Holy See. It also explained that this decision had been made because The most needy always occupied a “privileged” place in the heart of the Jesuitwho chose his religious name in honor of San Francisco de Asís to never forget them.
The Pope’s cof a higher speed than initially foreseen. Specifically, he has traveled the Prince Amadeo Gallery of Savoy-Aosta to continue by Corso Vittorio Emanuele, Piazza Venezia, Via Dei Fori Imperiali and arrive at the Colosseum to reach the Via Labicana and Via Merulana to the Piazza Santa Maria Maggiore. As they pass through the Roman roads, citizens have applauded and exclaimed “Long live the Pope!” And banks have been read with the word “Grazie” (thanks).
Upon arrival in Santa María la Mayor, the coffin has been loaded on the shoulders by the pontifical thirsty and introduced in the temple with a procession guided by a crucifix and followed by monks, bishops, cardinals or other members of the clergy between songs and solemn choirs. Before resting, the coffin has been taken to the Paolina chapel to leave it briefly before the look of the Virgin Salus Populi Romani, on whose altar some children left some baskets with some white roses.
Then, he has been taken to the sepulcher that Francisco commissioned in life, located right next to the Paolina chapel. His grave has been behind closed doors And the temple will open again to the faithful from Sunday morning.
Sepulcro sprinkled with blessed water
The grave in the niche of the side nave of the Liberian basilica, between the Paulina chapel and the Sforza chapel, is preceded by the song of four psalms and accompanied by five intercessions. Next, The Our Father is sought And, on the coffin of Pope Francis, the stamps of Cardinal Camarlengo of the Holy Roman Church, Kevin Joseph Farrell; of the prefecture of the Pontifical House; of the office of the liturgical celebrations of the Roman Pontiff and the Liberian chapter.
Once these gestures have been completed, the coffin is placed in the sepulcher and spray with blessed waterwhile regina Caeli is sought. Finally, the notary of the Liberian chapter writes the authentic act that certifies the burial and reads it to those present. Then Cardinal Camarlengo, the regent of the Pontifical House, Leonardo Sapienza, the master of the Pontifical Liturgical Celebrations, Diego Ravelli and the Notary.
The Argentine Pope, who died on Monday at age 88, was fired this Saturday with a funeral in the Plaza de San Pedro del Vaticano attended by some 250,000 people and delegations from about 130 countries and world organizations.
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