The ceremony, in which the ‘rogito’ will be read, an act with your life and work and the coffin will be preparedbegan at 20.00 local time (18.00 GMT) Privately, after the burning chapel was closed to the public.
The morning of this Saturday will take place the funeral of the Argentine Pontiff in the Plaza de San Pedro del Vaticano and later His coffin will be transferred in funeral courtship to the Basilica of Santa María la Mayorwhere you will receive burial.
The master of liturgical celebrations, Diego Ravelli, read the act, whose specimens were signed by some of those present, among which they are the Cardinals Giovanni Battista Re, who will officiate the funeral tomorrow; Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State; and Mauro Gambetti, arciprest of the basilica.
At the ceremony, held in strict privacy, after a silence in silence and an additional prayer of the celebrant, The master of ceremonies places a white silk veil on the face of the deceased Popeand The celebrant spray the body with blessed water.
Subsequently, the teacher places on the coffin The bag with coins and medals coined during the pontificate and the tube with the act or ‘rogito’, after have sealed the document with the seal of the office of the liturgical celebrations.
Next, the coffin zinc lid is placed, on which THE CROSS ARE THE CROSS, THE DEATHED POPE AND THE PLATE WITH HIS NAMEthe duration of his life and his papacy.
The coffin is sealed and the stamps of Cardinal Camarlengo, of the Prefecture of the Pontifical House, the office of the Pontifical Liturgical Celebrations and the Vatican Chapter are printed. Finally, the wooden coffin closes, whose lid has the cross and the shield of the deceased Pope.
#Lasthora | The Pope’s burning chapel concludes to proceed to the closing ceremony of the coffin. pic.twitter.com/zdpwlb3qhm
– Efe News (@Efenoticias) April 25, 2025