After the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. there are more details about his last words on the deathbed. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni explained that the nurse watching over Joseph Ratzinger overheard them. “Lord, I love you,” were Benedict XVI’s last words. spoke in Italian the night before his death on Saturday.
Small groups of cardinals, nuns, seminarians and families visited the Mater Ecclesiae monastery on Sunday, where Benedict’s coffin is located.
Benedict XVI wears a red liturgical vestment
The deceased lies on a catafalque covered with a cloth. He wears a red liturgical robe and holds a bishop’s mitre, a rosary and a cross, Vatican media reported.
Black shoes
On his feet he wears a pair of black shoes, not the red ones he wore when he was the incumbent pope, but neither the comfortable sandals he wore when he was pope emeritus. The room is decorated with a Christmas tree, a nativity scene and flower vases.
Body from Monday in St. Peter’s Basilica
Benedict’s body will be deposited in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome from Monday morning so that the faithful can say goodbye to him. Benedict’s funeral service will take place on January 5 in St. Peter’s Square and will be presided over by the incumbent Pope Francis – an unprecedented event in the history of the Catholic Church, which came about as a result of Benedict’s resignation.
Source: Krone
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