Mass in the Cathedral: St. Raphael also dismissed the Pope and the faithful recalled the opening of the Church he performed

In a statement issued by the Diocese of La Guaira at the departure of Pope Francis to the house of the Father, Bishop Pablo Modesto González exhorts all the diocesan clergy, religious and lay faithful to strengthen the faith during this waiting time, pastoral and liturgical life. He also asks that the bells be sounded in mourning especially on the day of the exequias. In the days before the exequial Mass in Rome, one can ask in celebrations for …

With the death of Pope Francis, a period of funeral liturgy was opened in virtually all the world, including of course our department, where Monsignor Marcelo Mazzitelli, apostolic administrator of the Diocese of the South Mendocino who met the high pontiff, presided at a Mass in the Cathedral filled with parishioners to beg for the eternal rest of Pope Francis. Monsignor Mazzitelli recalled how close the high pontiff was to all the faithful, ge…