Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin presides this Friday and Saturday at the ceremonies of the International Jubilee Pilgrimage on 12 and 13 May at the Sanctuary of Fatima.
Pietro Parolin had already led a pilgrimage to Fatima in October 2016, a few months before the presence of Pope Francis in this sanctuary, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the apparition in May 2017, when he canonized the seers Francisco and Jacinta Marto. Parolin’s presence this Friday and Saturday in Fatima will also take place a few months before the Pope’s new visit to Portugal for World Youth Day (WYD) scheduled for August.
Pietro Parolin has been a cardinal since January 12, 2014, having received episcopal consecration from Pope Benedict XVI on September 12, 2009 and appointed on August 31, 2013 by Pope Francis, Secretary of State of the Vatican.
Ceremonies marking the 106th anniversary of the apparitions in Cova da Iria will register, according to the authorities, the number of pilgrims at the level that was recorded before the covid-19 pandemic. On Thursday, the NDP indicated an attendance of between 250,000 and 300,000 believers during the two days of the pilgrimage.
The pilgrimage, whose theme is related to the theme proposed by Pope Francis for WYD – “Mary got up and left in a hurry” – follows the usual program, starting at 21:30, with a rosary, followed by a candlelit procession and celebration. words, on the altar of the fence.
Before the start of the rosary, the WYD symbols – the pilgrimage cross and the icon of Our Lady Salus Populi Romani – will descend into the Little Chapel from the northern top of the fence and remain in the Sanctuary until the end of the international mass. on Saturday.
Early on Saturday morning, the symbols will be at a youth vigil at the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary, and at 02:00 they will accompany the young Via Crucis on the path of the Little Shepherds to the Hungarian Calvary. .
The May International Jubilee Pilgrimage continues on Saturday with a Eucharistic procession in the prayer hall at 7:00 am, followed by a rosary at 9:00 am and an international Mass at 10:00 am.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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