In the thick of the solemn majesty, three coffins steal the moment during a given papal burial rites. Mother church during papal burial performs what is termed as the "The Ritual of Three Coffins". For non-Catholics, it is too mysterious a tradition, and for some Catholics, the process is yet to be understood. Here's just a little trip with you into one of the rich traditions of the Church this Catechetical Season shedding light on the ritual surrounding a papal burial. After the death of a Pope is confirmed by the Papal Chamberlain , (the one in charge after the Pope’s death), several rituals take place before and after the burial of the Pope. Usually, the Pope’s actual internment takes place between the fourth and sixth day after his death. This begins a nine-day period of mourning. The burial follows a funeral Mass, presided over by the Dean of the College of Cardinals. When it comes to the actual burial, the pope is entombed in three different coffins, a ri...
The Vatican announced on Thursday March 26 that the Office of Papal Charities, ordered by the Holy Father Pope Francis is to distribute 30 ventilators to 30 hospitals in need during the coronavirus pandemic, even though the outfit has not yet revealed which Hospitals are mapped out to receive the said ventilators. The rationale behind the donation exercise is to combat the pandemic since it predominantly attacks the respiratory system, with the ventilator becoming a topnotch necessity in most health facilities. "With a death toll now surpassing 8,000, and with daily death counts totaling more than 600 or 700 in the past several days, Italy has been one of the hardest-hit countries in the coronavirus outbreak outside of China" Over 50 priests are reported to have died from the coronavirus pandemic with Bishop Angelo Moreschi being the first known Catholic Bishop to succumb to the outbreak. Source: LUMENCHRISTI-DAILY
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