Early morning of enthusiasm
Andrea Oagaldi did not sleep, and reached the Vatican at dawn and ran as soon as possible In the front row At the funeral of Pope Francis.
He waited from one in the morning the author of the authorities to go to the race to San Pedro Square, where the service will be carried out.
Thousands of people It was the seriousness, square and surrounding areas.
Crowds and dedication
Many of the young pilgrims with flags and banners were on their shoulders, while the priests who wear two places revolve under the majestic Colonnatas in the famous Bernini Square.
“I started as a bullet on my way,” 39 years old told AFP and Oagal.
The police arrested her twice to check her bag, but she succeeded: she got a seat in The first row is for believers.
Pilgrim sacrifice
“It was worth not sleeping,” said this woman who bought Los Angeles ticket to Rome.
From the airport he went directly to the burned church on Thursday and tonight the candle for the funeral.
“It is difficult to enter”
Family sincerity
Gabriella sleeps in her car.
The day before, she led eight hours with her husband and three children from La Verna to Rome. Traffic prevented them from reaching the burning church, but they were determined to go to the funeral.
“We have a lot of sincerity, we are very sorry than what happened, because we carry it in the heart, a The Pope in South AmericaHe told AFP this 41 -years -Berofian.
Remember environment
Some of the mourners prayed from a rosary and silent sentences with the support of the columns.
Others were released with pictures with shirts that showed the face of the Pope and a dove, with a church background.
“Slowly, slowly,” the security personnel asked the people who ran to get one of the free seats, which were occupied in less than an hour from the opening of the box to 6:00 local (04:00 GMT).
A unique opportunity
“It was extremely difficult to enter,” said Elwiz Bird, a 38 -year -old Australian -Australia, who attended her children. “Young children were crushed,” although they do not regret appearing.
“It is a unique opportunity in life.”
Francisco: A saint in life
Also in the class, Gabriella Pragamonti traveled from Argentina with a group of believers who came to the hanging scales Carlo sharpThe first generation of sacred millennium.
They knew the death of the Pope when he got out of the plane.
Francisco “was a Hacgered in lifeThis woman, who wore the Argentine flag, said my head about her neck.
Francisco’s legacy
He added: “He came to form a revolution in the Catholic Church, with very new things, very positive, from the love of many people.”
Oagal agreed: The Pope “is the definition of a person.”
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