In a brief meeting with the media, the Cardinal McCricas, Arcipreste Coadjtor de Santa María La Mayor explains, why Pope Francis chose to be buried in the Liberian Basilica: an indicator inspired by God’s mother, represented in the icon that Pontif was especially popular with
Isabella Peru – the Vatican city
The last visit. The most beautiful, because it exceeds all the barriers of time and place and becomes an expression of faith in the resurrection. This is what Pope Francis will do tomorrow, Saturday, April 26, at the foot of Salous Bubuli Romanian, the Marian icon that, according to traditions, was drawn by San Lucas and preserved it in Bazilica Papal Santa Maria La. Here the late ink will be buried, after heading the uninterrupted mass in the Vatican Bachelika Parvis by the Cardinal Giovanni Batista, Dean of the Cardinal College.
Francisco will
As shown at his will, Jorge Mario Bergolio chose the last land residence of Bazilica built according to traditions in the fourth century, during Pontef Libro. In a dream, the mother of God asked her to build a church in a place characterized by a wonderful event. On the morning of August 5, 358, in the middle of the summer, the ice of the Esquilino hill was found, on the occasion of the place of worship.
One hundred and twenty visits in twelve years
One hundred and twenty visits by Francisco to Salos Bubuli Romanian in twelve years from Pontvivus: The first on March 14, 2013, a day after his choice as a 265 -leol of Peter; Last April 12, on the eve of the holy week; In the middle, an endless greeting before each of the Royal Journey and the four income at GEMLI Hospital, which occurred in 2021, twice in 2023, and finally the longest stay, 38 days passed from February 14 to March 23 this year. The same icon of Marianne that the ink wanted to be beside him in San Pedro Parafis on March 27, 2020, during the situation headed by Europe on the occasion of the Covid-19s.
At the road crossroads
At the feet of the Virgin, the Pope will return tomorrow, in this Liberian temple, which represents the youngest of the four papacy Basil, the only, dedicated to the Virgin, and the only one that has never been destroyed and dedicated to the Christian West. It is also the closest to the Termini station, crossing people in a continuous movement. A metaphor, in some way, from Pongolio, is always “left” to meet the neighbor and decentralization, near the geographical and existential “parties”.
Gold gold for 2023
Here, in the church in which San Inacio de Liola, founder of the Jesus Association, to which the Pope belongs, celebrates his first Mass on Christmas Eve 1538; Here where the sacred cuna residue that welcomed the child Jesus at birth is preserved; Here, from now on, Jorge Mario Bergolio will rest. He had said this in December two years ago, in an interview with the Vatican Mexican Valentina Alzraki: “I want to be buried in Santa Maria La Mall. He said: “The place is already ready,” and it strains its great devotion to the Virgin Mary before it is chosen on the throne of Pedro. The builder dedication was also identified by a “golden rose” through which Francisco wanted to honor Salos Popoli in 2023.
May 13, 2022
The ink decision has matured over time: as Cardinal Rolandas Macricas, one of the Cardinal tools of the Liberian basilic, told the media, “Everything started from a confrontation with the Holy Father in May 2022, when one of the many issues was the intervention of the Pauline Church Temple.” The history of this meeting is Marian’s history par excellence, on May 13, the memory of the blessed Virgin from Fatima. “On that occasion, I saw that the basilica came often, if I don’t think about establishing her grave here,” said Cardinal. Initially, no, he said, recalling that the potatoes are buried in San Pedro. However, he called me again and said: “The Virgin told me,” Preparing the grave. “Then he added that it was happy because” the Virgin did not forget me. “
Near the San Francisco altar
The Pope made it clear from the beginning that he does not want to be buried inside the Paulina chapel, which includes the icon of salos, “because the believers who come here must pray to the Lord, repeat the Virgin, not looking at the grave of the Pope,” said purple. For this reason, I prepared the grave in the side of the side plate between Paulina chapel and the Sforza Church, one of the first of Bazilica. “This place looked more convenient for another reason, because the San Francisco altar is the next,” said Cardinal McCricas. Thus, the place seemed really perfect.
Under Maria’s love show
The late Pontif, which was at the time is Monsignor and the extraordinary commissioner for the separation of Liberia, also instructions to the burial place, as in his will: “He wanted the size of the grave. Other details: The grave is a Legoria stone, from the land of their ancestors », by the mother.
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