The sudden visit of the Pope in the square: “Saeed Domingo de Ramos and a happy week

Loreena Leonardi – Vatican City

“The palm is happy and a happy sacred week!” These were the words that Pope Francis announced today, April 13, from Paravians San Pedro Square at the end of Ramos. Another surprise from the Pope Al -Mansab, which was welcomed by the crowd, which he threw and the sun, after his presence last Sunday in the jubilee of the patients and the world of health and his departure that did not change on April 10 to go to the Vatican Bazilika and visit yesterday to Santa Maria prayer before he prays the icon of Salous Bubouli.

The Pope in the Bafis gives his greetings to the 40,000 believers in Plaza de San Pedro. (Image of the Vatican Media Department)

Shortly before, among the 40,000 of those present in the square, an invitation to carry the cross “not to the neck, but in the heart”, and “not only ours”, but also “among those who suffer from our side”, it may be strange to be found by chance: “Jesus’ passion” becomes “sympathy” when we have a hand “to those who cannot bear it.” Pope Francis, on the occasion of the palm on Sunday and the passion of the Lord, charged with the voice of Cardinal Leonardo Sandri.

Palm grace and olive bouquets

More than 40,000 people, despite the dark time, were present at the Plaza de San Pedro decorated with multicolored flowers and Italian and Dutch nursery plants. Near the statues of the saints Pedro and Pablo, at the foot of the paraffin and the council, large olive trees were placed. One hundred and fifty palms and 200,000 olive branches were distributed alongside “Palme Fenix” and traditional woven palm trees. The procession begins from Constantine’s arm to obelisk, where the memory of the entrance to the Lord in Jerusalem with the palm of palm trees and olive branches carried by the believers and the announcement of the Bible.

Cardinal Sandre during palm grace and olive branches. (Image of the Vatican Media Department)