Pope Francis left a will in which he pointed to the guidelines for his burial. Released on Monday (21), the document is dated June 29, 2022.
The Holy Father expressed that he would like his remains to be placed in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, in a simple grave, excavated in the ground, without decoration and only with the inscription “Franciscus”.
Check out the Pope’s will
“Miserable at the same time choosing
In the name of the Holy Trinity. Amen.
Feeling that the end of my earthly life approaches and with living hope in eternal life, I want to express my will only with the place of my burial.
I have always trusted my life and my priestly and episcopal ministry to the mother of our Lord, Saint Mary. Therefore, I ask my remains to rest waiting for the day of the resurrection in the papal Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore.
I wish my last earthly journey end in this former Marian Sanctuary where I was going to pray at the beginning and the end of each apostolic trip to trust with confidence my intentions to the Immaculate Mother and to thank her for her docile maternal care.
I ask my tomb to be prepared in the niche of the side ship between the Pauline Chapel (Chapel of Salus Populi Romani) and the Sforza Chapel of the aforementioned papal basilica as
indicated in the attached document.
The tomb must be on earth; Simple, without private decoration and with the only inscription: Franciscus.
Expenses with the preparation of my funeral will be funded by the benefactor’s amount I arranged, his transfer to the papal basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore and that I provided appropriate instructions to Mons. Makrickes, Extraordinary Commissioner of the Liberian Chapter.
May the Lord give the deserved reward to those who loved me and will continue to pray for me. I offered the Lord the suffering that was present in the last part of my life for world peace and fraternity among peoples.
Santa Marta, June 29, 2022 ″
The Pope’s body will be placed in a coffin later this Monday. On the morning of Wednesday (23), will begin the Holy Father’s wake, open to the faithful.
The date of the funeral, a ceremony that will precede the burial of Francis, has not yet been released.
First Latin American and Jesuit to take over the Holy See, Pope Francis passed away on Monday morning at 7:35 am, due to irreversible heart stroke and heart failure.
This content was originally published in Leia Pope Francis’ will in full on the CNN Brazil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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