Dignitaries and employees of the Vatican City were the first to say goodbye on Tuesday (22) of their head of state for 12 years, dressed in a red casula and white miter
In the chapel of the residence of Santa Marta, in the center of the Vaticana nun pray in tears before the lifeless body of the Pope Francisthat lies in a coffin with a rosary between his hands. After his election in 2013, the pontiff who came “from the end of the world” chose to live in this austere ecclesiastical residence, instead of isolating himself on the solemn apostolic palace until his death on Monday at the age of 88.
Dignitaries and employees of the Vatican City were the first to say goodbye on Tuesday (22) of their head of state for 12 years, dressed in a red chasu and white miter. But before entering the sober chapel that houses the coffin, escorted by two Swiss guards, they should wait in a lobby with wooden doors and marble flooring. Silence reigns, broken by low whispers.
Nun, lay, bishops, high Curia employees – the Vatican government – and other employees, from gardeners to firefighters and medical staff, honor the “Holy Father” of 1.4 billion Catholics. Access, initially closed to the press and the public, is made in small groups. Some pray in silence, others cry, but each one makes the sign of the cross with their head down, whether standing, knees or sitting on a bench.
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With his humble style, Jorge Mario Bergoglio had lunch daily in a refectory of the residence with the employees and visitors, who always greeted. In 2020, amid the covid-19 pandemic, the transmission of the Mass celebrated by the Argentine Jesuit in this same chapel served as a bridge for the faithful confined across the planet.
On the morning of Monday (21), the 266th Pope and the first Latin American pontiff gave his last sigh at his 70-square-foot residence located on the second floor of the building after a stroke. All the faithful will be able to give their last goodbye from Wednesday, for three days, in a more solemn environment: St. Peter’s Basilica. The funeral will be held on Saturday (26), with the presence of heads of state and monarchs.
*With information from AFP
Posted by Carolina Ferreira
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