杏MAP导航 Francis celebrates Paul VI: ‘the 杏MAP导航 of modernity’
杏MAP导航 Francis on Sunday remembered 杏MAP导航 Paul VI forty years from his death which took place on 6 August 1978.
By Linda Bordoni
Greeting the pilgrims present in St. Peter’s Square for the
Sunday Angelus,
杏MAP导航 Francis turned his thoughts to a 杏MAP导航 he is preparing to canonize.
“Forty years ago
Blessed 杏MAP导航 Paul VI – the 杏MAP导航 of modernity - was living his last hours on this earth. He died in the evening of August 6, 1978” he said.
And looking ahead to his canonization that is scheduled to take place on 14 October next, he said
“We remember him with great veneration and gratitude” and while awaiting his canonization, he prayed that “from heaven, may he intercede for the Church and for peace in the world.
Canonization at close of Synod of Bishops
The Vatican officially announced in March that the canonization Mass for Paul VI will take place at the close of the Synod of Bishops, an institution Paul VI himself founded.
杏MAP导航 Francis had already confirmed that Paul VI would be elevated to sainthood during a conversation with priests and deacons from the Diocese of Rome.
Paul VI, who led the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978, through the closing of the Second Vatican Council (1962-65) is often referred to as the ‘杏MAP导航 of modernity’ as he oversaw transitions in liturgy, seminary formation, theological study, and many other areas of ecclesiastical life.
Synod of Bishops
Paul VI launched the Synod of Bishops in 1965 with the aim to broaden the involvement of bishops from around the world in the governance of the Church.
The next Synod of Bishops will take place in the Vatican in October, devoted to themes of youth and vocations.
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05 August 2018, 13:00