Pope Francis to be buried at Basilica of Saint Mary Major on Saturday

Vatican City: Pope Francis’ body will lie in state at St. Peter’s Basilica until his funeral - scheduled for 10 AM Saturday morning - the Holy See’s Press Office announced on Tuesday.  The coffin with the deceased Roman Pontiff Francis will be carried from the Chapel of the Domus Sanctae Marthae to the Papal Basilica of Saint Peter, in accordance with the provisions of the Ordo Exsequiarum Romani Pontificis, on Wednesday morning.

“After the moment of prayer, presided over by His Reverend Eminence Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, the translation will begin. The procession will cross Piazza Santa Marta and Piazza dei Protomartiri Romani; from the Arco delle Campane it will enter Saint Peter’s Square and enter the Vatican Basilica via the central door. At the Altar of the Confessio, the Cardinal Camerlengo will preside over the Liturgy of the Word, at the end of which the visits to the body of the Roman Pontiff will begin,” the universal government of the Catholic Church which operates from Vatican City State, a sovereign, independent territory, stated.

The funeral Mass of the Pontiff will be held, in accordance with the provisions of the Ordo Exsequiarum Romani Pontificis, on the parvis of Saint Peter’s Basilica at 10 AM on Saturday, the first day of the Novendiali.

“The funeral liturgy will be presided over by His Reverend Eminence Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Dean of the College of Cardinals which will be concelebrated by Patriarchs, Cardinals, Archbishops, Bishops, and priests from across the globe,” the Holy See’s Press Office detailed. (IANS)

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