01-02-2023, 06:26 AM
Benedict XVI: First Photos Laying State
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gloria.tv | January 1, 2023
The Vatican shared the first photos of Benedict XVI laying in state.
Benedict’s mortal remains rest in the chapel of the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery dressed in red and gold vestments and wearing a gold miter. Popes are traditionally dressed in red for their funerals.
The former pope holds a rosary in his folded hands.
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"So let us be confident, let us not be unprepared, let us not be outflanked, let us be wise, vigilant, fighting against those who are trying to tear the faith out of our souls and morality out of our hearts, so that we may remain Catholics, remain united to the Blessed Virgin Mary, remain united to the Roman Catholic Church, remain faithful children of the Church."- Abp. Lefebvre