The burning chapel, which can be visited from 09:00, will remain open for three days. The solemn funeral will take place on Thursday at Sint-Pietersplein.
Thousands of worshipers, many with German flags, line up to pay tribute and say goodbye Benedict XVIwhose remains were transferred to the Basilica of Saint Peter with a private rite and therefore without cameras or journalists.
The burning chapel is open at 09:00 AM and closes at 7 p.m., so you can visit for 10 hours this Monday. The rest of the days, until next January 4, the opening hours of the chapel are longer. According to the prefect of Rome, Bruno Frattasi, an influx of between 30,000 and 35,000 people is expected every day.
The late Benedict XVI, resting on a catafalque, covered with a red velvet cloth and supported by two pillows, wears a red chasuble and wears an ornate white miter on his head. In addition, in his hands he entwines a rosary in his hands, as shown in the photos released by the Vatican that accompany this news.
The remains of emeritus Pope Benedict XVI rest in the monastery ‘Mater Ecclesiae’ in the Vatican.
From 9 a.m. Monday morning, the body of the Pope Emeritus will lie in state in St. Peter’s Basilica for public viewing until Thursday morning. pic.twitter.com/IwuShYpmqc
—Vatican News (@VaticanNews) January 1, 2023
Thursday takes place funeralin St. Peter’s Square and in the presence of the faithful, official delegations from Italy and Germany, and will be assisted in a personal capacity by other authorities.
Since his passing last Saturday until today, his remains have been in a small private chapel in the cloister in the Vatican Gardens, where he has lived for the last nearly 10 years, adorned only with a Christmas tree and a manger.
Yesterday, close friends came there, including some relatives, former colleagues or religious and priests who knew him personally.
His remains will rest with those of other popes in the crypt under St. Peter’s Basilica. Some media outlets have considered the possibility that his remains would occupy the tomb of his predecessor, John Paul II, who was transferred to the surface of the basilica in 2011, although this information has not been confirmed by the Vatican.
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Source: EITB
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