Subject: VISnews 110405
Organization: VIS - Ufficio Stampa della Santa Sede
From: Vatican Information Service - Eng - txt
VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE
TWENTY FIRST YEAR - N. 65
ENGLISH
TUESDAY, 5 APRIL 2011
SUMMARY:
- Program for the Beatification of John Paul II
- Other Pontifical Acts
- In Memoriam
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PROGRAM FOR THE BEATIFICATION OF JOHN PAUL II
VATICAN CITY, 5 APR 2011 (VIS) - This morning, a conference was held
at
the Holy See Press Office to present the preparations and the program
for
the beatification of John Paul II. The speakers were Cardinal Agostino
Vallini, vicar general for the diocese of Rome; Fr. Federico Lombardi
S.J.,
director of Vatican Radio, the Vatican Television Centre (CTV) and the
Holy
See Press Office; Fr. Cesare Atuire, director general of Opera Romana
Pellegrinaggi; Msgr. Marco Frisina, director of the Office of Liturgical
Celebrations of the Vicariate of Rome; and Fr. Walter Insero, director
of
the Office of Social Communications of the Vicariate of Rome.
Cardinal Vallini presented the full program for the celebrations for
the
beatification, which he described as "strongly characterised by
particular
elements intended to emphasise the richness of John Paul II's
personality,
and the impact of his pontificate on the life of the diocese of Rome and
on
the whole world".
1. The Vigil, 30 April (Circus Maximus, 20.00 to 22.30).
The celebration will be divided into two parts. The first part will be
dedicated to remembering the words and actions of John Paul II. There
shall
then be a solemn procession during which the image of Maria Salus Populi
Romani will be enthroned; this shall be accompanied by representatives
of
all the parishes and chaplaincies of the diocese. Privileged accounts
will
be given by Joaquin Navarro-Valls and Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, both
of
whom worked closely with the Pope, and by Sr. Marie Simon-Pierre, whose
miraculous recovery opened the way for the beatification process. This
first
part of the celebrations will be concluded with the hymn "Totus tuus",
composed for the 50th anniversary of John Paul's priestly ordination.
The second part will focus on the celebration of the Luminous
Mysteries of
the Rosary, which were introduced by John Paul II. After the hymn "Open
the
doors to Christ", Cardinal Vallini will give an introduction summarising
the
spiritual and pastoral character of John Paul II. The Rosary will then
be
recited, with a live connection to five Marian sanctuaries around the
world.
Each of the five Mysteries of the Rosary shall be linked to a prayer
intention of importance to John Paul II. In the Sanctuary of
Lagniewniki,
Krakow, the prayer intention will take the theme of youth; in the
Sanctuary
of Kawekamo, Bugando, Tanzania, the family; in the Sanctuary of Our Lady
of
Lebanon, Harissa, evangelisation; in the Basilica of Sancta Maria de
Guadalupe, Mexico City, hope and peace among peoples; and in the
Sanctuary
of Fatima, the Church.
To conclude the vigil, Benedict XVI shall recite the final oration and
impart the apostolic blessing to all participants, in live transmission
from
the Apostolic Palace.
That night the following churches shall remain open for the oration:
Sant'
Agnese in Agone, Piazza Navona; San Marco al Campidoglio; Santa
Anastasia;
Santissimo Nome di GesF9 all'Argentina; Santa Maria in Vallicella; San
Giovanni dei Fiorentini; San Andrea della Valle; and San Bartolomeo
all'Isola.
2. Mass of Beatification, 1 May, Sunday after Easter or of Divine Mercy
(St.
Peter's Square, 09.00: hour of preparation; 10.00: officiated by the
Holy
Father).
The solemn liturgy of beatification shall be preceded by an hour of
preparation during which the faithful shall pray together the Chaplet of
Divine Mercy, a devotion introduced by Saint Mary Faustina Kowalska and
dear
to the Blessed John Paul II. The preparation will conclude with an
Invocation to Mercy in the world, with the hymn "Jezu ufam tobie". This
will
be followed by Mass, with the texts for the Sunday after Easter. At the
end
of the rite of beatification, the unveiling of the tapestry depicting
the
newly Blessed shall be accompanied by the Hymn to the Blessed in Latin.
3. Mass of thanksgiving, Monday 2 May (officiated by Cardinal Secretary
of
State Tarcisio Bertone, St. Peter's Square, 10.30).
Mass on Monday 2 May shall be the first celebrated in honour of the
newly
Blessed John Paul II. The texts shall be those of the Mass of the
Blessed
John Paul II. Music during the celebrations shall be provided by the
Choir
of the Diocese of Rome, with the participation of the Choir of Warsaw
and
the Wadowice Symphony Orchestra, Poland.
Fr. Lombardi explained that in the evening of Friday 29 April the tomb
of
the Blessed Pope Innocent XI - currently in the Chapel of St. Sebastian
in
St. Peter's Basilica - shall be transferred to the Altar of
Transfiguration,
to make way for the body of John Paul II. That morning, the coffin of
John
Paul II - which shall not be opened - will be transferred before the
tomb of
St. Peter, in the Vatican grotto. On the morning of 1 May, it will be
brought before the Altar of Confession in the Basilica.
Following the beatification ceremony, the Pope and the concelebrating
cardinals will make their way to the Altar of Confession in the Basilica
and
will pray for a moment before the body of the newly Blessed. From that
evening, those who wish to do so may venerate the remains of John Paul
II.
Fr. Walter Insero shall present the new project, "Digital Sentinels",
recalling the polish Pope's address to the young as "sentinels of the
morning" on World Youth Day 2000 in Rome.
Through the already well-known portal "Pope2You", provided by the
Pontifical Council for Social Communications, it will be possible to
send
digital postcards with phrases, in several languages, extracted from
John
Paul II's various addresses to young people. These postcards may be used
as
invitations to young people to come to Rome to celebrate the
beatification
of John Paul II. Furthermore, through this portal it will be possible to
follow the scheduled celebrations (Vigil, beatification Mass, Mass of
thanksgiving).
This initiative, carried out in collaboration with Vatican Radio, the
Vatican Television Center and the Office for Social Communications of
the
Vicariate of Rome, is managed by a group of young volunteers, several
seminarians from colleges in Rome who provide translations in various
languages, and friends from other continents.
OP/ VIS
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OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
VATICAN CITY, 5 APR 2011 (VIS) - The Holy Father appointed Fr. Alfred
Agyenta, of the clergy of Navrongo-Bolgatanga, as Bishop of
Navrongo-Bolgatanga (area 16,602, population 1,731,343, Catholics
104,165,
priests 56, religious 68), Ghana. The bishop-elect was born in
Navrongo-Bolgatanga in 1959 and ordained a priest in 1988.
NER/ VIS
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IN MEMORIAM
VATICAN CITY, 5 APR 2011 (VIS) - The following prelates died in recent
weeks:
- Bishop Luis Maria Estrada Paetau, O.P., ex apostolic vicar of Izabal,
Guatemala, on 25 March at the age of 75.
- Bishop Julian Gbur, S.V.D., of Stryj of the Ukrainians, Ukraine, on
24
March at the age of 68.
- Bishop Agostinho Stefan Januszewicz O.F.M. Conv., emeritus of
Luziania,
Brazil on 20 March at the age of 80.
- Bishop Anselmo Muller, M.S.F., emeritus of Januaria, Brazil, on 24
March
at the age of 79.
- Bishop Thomas Nkuissi, emeritus of Nkongsamba, on 16 March at the age
of
82.
- Archbishop Raymond-Marie Tchidimbo, C.S.Sp., emeritus of Conakry,
Guinea,
on 26 March at the age of 90.
.../ VIS
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