Pave Benedikt besøker Assisi – 800 år siden Frans’ omvendelse
I dag, søndag, besøker pave Benedikt Assisi for å markere 800-årsmarkeringen av Frans av Assisis (1181-1226) omvendelse. Benedict XVI’s besøk til helgenens grav vil være en pilegrimsferd for å følge i fotsporene til «den lille, fattige mannen fra Assisi», sier den lokale biskopen.
The Pope will arrive in the Umbrian city by helicopter Sunday at 8:50 a.m. His trip will mark the 800th anniversary of the conversion St. Francis of Assisi . At 9:30 a.m., the Holy Father will go by car to the Church of San Damiano and then to the Basilica of St. Clare at 9:50 a.m. for a brief visit and private prayer.
At that moment, said Archbishop Sorrentino, «we will relive the dialogue with the crucifix that changed St. Francis’ life.» At 11 a.m., the prelate continued, in the piazza located in front of the lower Basilica of St. Francis, there will be a Mass that will underline «the particularly Eucharistic dimension of St. Francis’ spirituality.» After the Mass, Benedict XVI will visit the tomb of St. Francis privately.
The Bishop of Rome will continue in his pilgrimage to the Cathedral of St. Rufino, which houses the baptismal font where St. Francis was baptized. In the cathedral, Benedict XVI will meet with clergy and religious.
The Pope will then visit the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels where he will pay a private visit to the Portiuncula, the small church restored by St. Francis upon discovering the vocation that would eventually lead to the founding of the Franciscans.
«Beneath the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels, where the Portiuncula stands, the heartbeat of the Marian heart of Franciscans will be felt,» said the bishop of Assisi. Later, in a meeting with young people in the piazza in front of the lower basilica, «the Pope will present St. Francis to today’s youth as a role model for living.»
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