Adebayo Adenrele
Pope Francis has been buried in the side aisle of the Basilica of St Mary Major, between the Pauline Chapel, where the icon of ‘Salus Populi Romani’ is located and the Sforza Chapel.
The Pope’s burial rite was preceded by the singing of four psalms and accompanied by five intercessions, and then the Our Father was chanted.
After the final prayer, the sigils of the Cardinal Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, Kevin Joseph Farrell, of the Prefecture of the Papal Household, of the Office of Liturgical Celebrations of the Roman Pontiff and of the Liberian Chapter were printed on the coffin.
Afterwards, the coffin was placed in the tomb and sprinkled with holy water while the Regina Caeli was chanted.
Then, there was was the final formality, the notary of the Liberian Chapter read the act certifying the burial to those present, which was then signed by the Cardinal Camerlengo, the Regent of the Papal Household, Monsignor Leonardo Sapienza and the Master of Pontifical Liturgical Celebrations, Archbishop Diego Ravelli.
