Pope Francis’ coffin was closed on Friday (25), in a private ceremony in the Basilica of St. Peter, in the Vatican. She started after the pontiff’s wake.
He will be buried by coins, medals and the minutes of the ceremony. According to tradition, some prayers were made in Latin, along with songs and readings of biblical passages.
Archbishop Diego Ravelli, Master of Pontifical Liturgical Celebrations, was expected to command the act, starting with the Latin reading of an ATA whose copy will be signed by the present clerics.
Then Ravelli should extend a white silk veil over Francisco’s face and bless him with holy water.
Pope asked for simple tomb on a will
In Pope Francis’ will, signed on July 29, 2022, the Pontiff sought to reinforce his will as to his burial.
He expressed that he would like his remains to be placed in the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica, in a simple grave, excavated in the ground, without decoration and only with the inscription “Franciscus”.
Finally, Francis left the message that he offered “the Lord the suffering that was present in the last part of my life for world peace and the fraternity among peoples.”
“I have always trusted my life and my priestly and episcopal ministry to the mother of our Lord, Santa Maria. Therefore, I ask my remains to rest waiting for the day of resurrection in the papal Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore,” says the document.
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This content was originally published in Pope Francis’ coffin is closed after a wake at the Vatican on the CNN Brazil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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