Pope Francis remembers the Pope of people. Read the full sermon from Cardinal Giovanni Batista Return.

Pope Francis was remembered as the Pope of the people, and the priest who knows how to communicate with the “least among us”, through A sermon in his funeral on saturday.

Cardinal Giovanni Batista, Dean of the 91 -year -old Cardino College, provided a very long and personal sermon during service in the Vatican.

“The Pope was among the people, with an open heart towards everyone,” said Rei. The applause was directed by the crowd that gathered outside the Saint Bazilica Peter when he narrated Francis’s continuous concern to the migrants, including when he celebrated the Mass on the borders of the United States and Mexico and traveled to the refugee camp in Lesbos, Greece, and brought 12 migrants with him.

“The direction of his mission was to convince that the church is a house for everyone, and it is a house with its doors always open,” said Rei.

Francis He died at the age of 88 On Monday, April 21, a day after Easter on Sunday. It will be placed to rest in the Church of St. Mary Megor (Santa Maria Maglor) in Rome, where a simple grave awaits under the ground, according to what he mentioned – according to His desires – With his name only: Franciskos.

Read the full text of Cardinal Giovanni Batista

This is the translated text of the public presented by Cardinal Re during the funeral of Pope Francis:

In this majestic Saint Peter Square, where Pope Francis celebrated the Eucharist several times and headed wonderful gatherings over the past twelve years, we gathered with sad hearts in prayer around his deadly remains. However, we feel certain of faith, which assures us that human existence does not end in the grave, but in the father’s house, in the life of happiness you will not know any end.

On behalf of the Cardinals College, I thank you warmly for your presence. With deep emotion, I give respect and concern to heads of state, heads of government and the official delegation who came from many countries to express their affection, reverence, and appreciation to our late Holy Father.

The flow of affection that we witnessed in recent days tells us after his death from this land to eternity to what extent was Pope Francis the deep minds and hearts.

The final image that we have, which will remain engraved in our memory, is that last Sunday, on Sunday, when Pope Francis, despite his serious health problems, wanted to give us his blessing from the balcony of Bachelaa, St. Peter. Then he descended to this box to greet the large crowd that gathered for the Easter mass while riding in the open bobille.

With our prayers, we are now entrusted with the spirit of our beloved back to God, so that he gives him eternal happiness in a bright and glorious look of his huge love.

We are enlightened and guided by the passage of the Bible, which was broken by the voice of Christ, and asked the first messengers: “Peter, do you love me more than these?” Peter’s answer was fast and honest: “Lord, you know everything; you know I love you!” Then Jesus entrusted him with a great mission: “Feeding my sheep.” This will be the continuous task of Peter and him
The caliphs, the service of love in the footsteps of Christ, our master and our Lord, who “came cannot be served but to serve, and give his life a ransom for many” (MK 10: 45).

Despite the weakness and suffering in the end, Pope Francis chose to follow this path from the same giving until the last day of his earthly life. He followed in the footsteps of his Lord, the good shepherd, who loved his sheep to the point of giving his life to them. He did this by force and serenity, close to his herd, the Church of God, and an attic for the words of Jesus that the Apostle Paul conveyed: “It is more blessed than receiving” (Acts 20:35).

When Cardinal Bergolio was elected by the flavor on March 13, 2013 to succeed Pope Benedict XVI, he had already had many years of experience in religious life in Jesus society, and above all, he was fertilized by twenty -one years from the pastoral ministry in the diocese of Buenos Aires, first, after that, as a brother, and more than that, at all.

It seems that the decision to take the name of Francis immediately refers to the pastoral plan and style that he wanted to build on Pontvie, and seeks to inspire the spirit of St. Francis from Asisi.

He kept his mood and form of pastoral leadership, and through his firm personality, he immediately made his fingerprint on the governance of the Church. He has created a direct contact with individuals and peoples, and eager to be close to everyone, with the distinctive attention of those who are difficult, and gives himself without measure, especially for the marginalized, the least among us. he
The Pope was among people, with an open heart towards everyone. The Pope was also interested in the signs of the times and the Holy Spirit was waking up in the church.

Through its vocabulary and a distinctive language, rich in pictures and metaphors, he always sought to shed light on the problems of our time with the wisdom of the Gospel. He did this by providing a response that is guided by the light of faith and encouraging us to live as Christians amid challenges and contradictions in recent years, which he liked to describe as “ivory change.” He had a great spontaneity and an informal way to treat everyone, even those who are far from the church.

Rich in human warmth and very sensitive to the challenges of today, Pope Francis really participated in fears, suffering and hopes at this time of globalization. He gave himself through comfort and encouragement to us with a message capable of reaching people’s hearts directly and immediately.

His attractiveness of welcoming and listening, along with a way of behavior in line with today’s sensitivities, touched hearts and sought to resell the moral and spiritual sensitivities. The preaching was the guideline of Pontificate. With a clear missionary vision, spreading the joy of the Bible, which was the title of his first Royal workshop, Evangelii Gaudium. It is a joy that fills the hearts of all those who are entrusted to God with confidence and hope.

The guiding thread of his mission was to convince that the church is a home for everyone, and it is a home with its doors always open. The image of the church is often used as a “field hospital” after a battle that many suffered; A church designed to take care of the problems of people and the great anxiety that tears the contemporary world; A church capable of bending to every person, regardless of their beliefs or condition, and healing their wounds.

His gestures and stimuli for the benefit of refugees and the displaced are countless. His insistence on work was on behalf of the poor.

It is important that the first journey of Pope Francis is Lambidosa, an island that symbolizes the tragedy of immigration, where thousands of people were drowned in the sea. In the same manner, his journey was to Lesbos, along with the Ecumenical Patriarch and Head of Archbishops of Athens, as well as celebrating the Mass on the border between Mexico and the United States during his trip to Mexico.

Of the 47 arduous staple trips, the flights that Iraq enjoy in 2021, which challenge each danger, will remain in particular unforgettable. This difficult apostolic journey was a conditioner on the open wounds of the Iraqi people, who suffered many inhuman measures for ISIS. It was also an important journey of interfaith dialogue, which is another important dimension of his pastoral work. Through his Apostolic Journey for the year 2024 to four countries in Asia-Ouction, the Pope reached the “most oceanic ocean in the world.”

Pope Francis has always put the gospel of mercy in the center, with a concentration over and over again that God never supports us. He always forgives, whatever the situation of the person who asks for forgiveness and returns to the right track.

He called for the extraordinary jubilee of mercy in order to highlight that mercy is the “heart of the gospel”.

Mercy and the joy of the Bible are two main words for Pope Francis.

Contrary to what he called a “waste culture”, he talked about the culture of meeting and solidarity. The issue of brotherhood was passing through all of the vibrant tones. In his seasonal message, Fratelli Totti, he wanted to revive a global ambition to the brotherhood, because we are all sons of the same father in heaven. Often we strongly mentioned that we all belong to the same human family.

In 2019, during his journey to the United Arab Emirates, Pope Francis signed a document on human brother for world peace and living together, noting the common paternity of God. In addressing men and women all over the world, in his seasonal message, he drew attention to our duties and a shared responsibility for our joint house, saying: “No one is saving alone.”

In the face of raging wars in recent years, with their inhuman horrors and endless deaths, Pope Francis has continuously raised his voice, and demands peace and call for reason and sincere negotiation to find possible solutions. He said that the war leads to the death of people and the destruction of homes, hospitals and schools. The war always leaves the world worse than before: it is always a painful and tragic defeat for everyone.

The “building of bridges, not the walls” was an insisting that he repeated several times, and served it in faith as a successor to the Messenger Peter was always linked to the service of humanity in all its dimensions. Spiritally united with all Christianity, we are here in large numbers of prayer for Pope Francis, that God will welcome him in the magnitude of his love.

Pope Francis used to conclude his sermons and meetings by saying: “Do not forget to pray for me.”

Dear Pope Francis, we are now asking you to pray for us. I hope that the Church blesses, bless Rome, and bless the whole world from heaven as I did last Sunday from the balcony of this Bazilica in a final embrace with all God’s people, but also embracing humanity that seeks the truth with a loyal heart and carries the highest flame of hope.