Pope Francis continues his process of convalescence and recovery in Casa Santa Marta, adjacent to the Basilica of San Pedro, but had to delegate to several cardinals the celebrations of the rites of Holy Week, he recorded an office of the agency Latin press
A note from the press office of the Holy See, disclosed in the digital site of the newspaper Vatican Newsdetails that the Supreme Pontiff shows “improvements in the motor, respiratory and vocal aspects”, with use of high residual high flow oxygen and limited to therapeutic purposes always during evening hours, when necessary.
The periods in which Francisco “manages to dispense” of oxygen nozzles are gradually lengthened, while continuing its physiotherapy with good results, adds the statement.
In a limited way, the head of the Roman Church, 88, continues to develop some of his papal functions.
It is an agenda that includes brief “work meetings with some superiors of the curia” and among its last activities, the preparation of the meditations of the Crucis via, which will be published on Friday, April 18.
Substitutes in the rites
The press office also reported that, by delegation of the Bishop of Rome, the Crismal Mass, scheduled for the morning of Holy Thursday, will be held by Cardinal Doménico Calcagno, Emeritus President of the Heritage Administration of the Apostolic Headquarters (APSA).
On the other hand, the celebration of the Passion will be chaired by Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches, while the Crucis via, which as every year will take place in the Colosseum, will be in charge of Cardinal Baldo Reina, General Vicar of the Diocese of Rome.
Likewise, it is still unknown about the presence of Pope Francis in the rites of the Pascual Triduum.
The celebrations calendar in San Pedro was published. It was learned that the Mass of the Lord’s Supper of Holy Thursday in the Basilica, scheduled for 6:00 p.m., will be chaired by Cardinal Mauro Gambettti, Archpriest of that Vatican Catholic Temple.
At the end of the liturgy, the faithful will be able to participate in the Eucharistic worship on the altar of the replacement, which will last until 22:00 hours.
In the liturgical program that appears on Good Friday, at 09:00 local time, the letter of readings and laudes will be held in the choir chapel, and subsequently the ostension of the relic of the Holy Cross will take place from the Lodge of the Veronica.
Meanwhile, the same morning scheme will be repeated on Holy Saturday and the local time will be held the trade of readings and laudes, also in the chapel of the choir, marking the climate of silence and waiting prior to the Pascual vigil.
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Acutis, first holy of the generation and
Carlo Acutis, an Italian child born in the United Kingdom who created web pages to spread his faith, will be proclaimed this April’s first of the Catholic Church of the Generation millenial, at the same level as Mother Teresa and Francisco de Asís.
There is no doubt that it was special, his mother, Antonia Salzano Acutis told Reuters. However, in many ways, he said, it was like any other teenager.
Acutis, who learned several computer languages and created web pages for his parish and the Church in general, died of leukemia at age 15 in 2006.
As his devout fame grew and his figure advanced by official route towards holiness, his body was transferred to the city of Assisi, in the center of Italy, according to his last wishes. There he was buried with a wax mold made in his image, dressed in his tracksuit, jeans and sneakers. Since then, the crowds are crowded with the coffin, which has a transparent glass.
Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend the canonization ceremony in the Plaza de San Pedro on April 27. The Vatican authorities hope that Pope Francis, who is still recovering from a serious double pneumonia, presides over the ceremony, reported the Reuters agency.
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Gaudí, “Venerable”
For his part, the Archbishop of Barcelona, Cardinal Joan Josep Omella, highlighted the “joy of the entire Christian community” by the declaration of the famous Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí (1852-1926) as “venerable” by Pope Francis, the “immediate” step to be recognized Blessed and Saint.
Omella stressed that Gaudí worked a lot faith and wanted to give glory to God in the Holy Family, a Barcelona basilica initiated by the architect in 1882 who is still under construction.
This is Gaudí’s masterpiece and the greatest exponent of Catalan modernist architecture. It is the most visited monument in Spain and the most visited church in Europe after the Basilica of San Pedro del Vaticano. When it is finished, around 2026, in the centenary of the death of the creator, it will be the highest Christian church in the world.
