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OFFICE OF LITURGICAL CELEBRATIONS
OF THE SUPREME PONTIFF

NOTIFICATION

CONFIRMATION OF DEATH
AND PLACING INTO THE COFFIN  
OF THE CORPSE OF THE ROMAN PONTIFF

FRANCIS

Monday, April 21, 2025

Following the communication of the death of the Roman Pontiff Francis, as provided for in the Ordo Exsequiarum Romani Pontificis (nn. 21-40), this evening, Monday, April 21 at 8:00 p.m., His Eminence Most Reverend Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, will preside over the rite of confirmation of death and placement of the body in the coffin.

The Most Eminent Dean of the College of Cardinals, the relatives of the Roman Pontiff, the Director and the Deputy Director of the Directorate of Health and Hygiene of the Vatican City State, who will be present at 7:45 p.m. in the Chapel of the Domus Sanctæ Marthæ, are therefore requested to take part in the rite. The Eminent Dean of the College of Cardinals, the relatives of the Roman Pontiff, the Director and the Deputy Director of the Directorate of Health and Hygiene of the Vatican City State, who will be present at 7:45 p.m. The Ecclesiastics will wear their proper choir dress.

Vatican City, 21 April 2025

By mandate of His Eminence Cardinal Camerlengo

✠Diego Ravelli
Titular Archbishop of Recanati
Master of Pontifical Liturgical Celebrations

Pope Francis has died on Easter Monday 21 April 2025

The Holy See Press Office announced on Monday that the rite of ascertainment of death and placement of the late Pope Francis’ body in the coffin will take place on Monday at 8:00 PM Rome time.

Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, will preside over the rite of the ascertainment of death of Pope Francis and placement of his body in the coffin .

See full story here:

https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-04/pope-francis-ascertainment-death-cardinal-kevin-farrell.html

 

Holy Father at Peace

 

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2025 Jubilee Prayer

Father in heaven,
may the faith you have given us
in your son, Jesus Christ, our brother,
and the flame of charity enkindled
in our hearts by the Holy Spirit,
reawaken in us the blessed hope
for the coming of your Kingdom.

May your grace transform us
into tireless cultivators of the seeds of the Gospel.
May those seeds transform from within both humanity 
and the whole cosmos in the sure expectation
of a new heaven and a new earth,
when, with the powers of Evil vanquished,
your glory will shine eternally.

May the grace of the Jubilee
reawaken in us, Pilgrims of Hope,
a yearning for the treasures of heaven.
May that same grace spread
the joy and peace of our Redeemer
throughout the earth.
To you our God, eternally blessed,
be glory and praise for ever.
Amen

2025 Jubilee

Reflection

Prayer for the Navy

Eternal God, creator of the heavens and ruler of the raging seas, take under your powerful protection and bless all members of the Royal Australian Navy.  

Preserve us from the dangers of the sea and air, and the violence of the enemy, and so strengthen us that we may faithfully serve our Sovereign and the people of the Commonwealth of Australia.  

With the help of others who love freedom, may we be able to ensure security for all those who lawfully navigate the seven seas, and by our efforts maintain for people everywhere the possibility of serving you in peace and justice all through their lives.  We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Navy

Prayer of Dedication

Lord Jesus, I give you my hands to do your work.

I give you my feet to go your way.

I give you my eyes to see as you do.

I give you my tongue to speak your words.

I give you my mind that you may think in me.

I give you my spirit That you may pray in me.

Above all I give you my heart that you may love in me, your father, and all of mankind.

I give you my whole self that you may grow in me, so that it is you, Lord Jesus, who lives and works and prays in me.
Amen.

Prayer of Dedication

Prayer for Priests and Deacons

Father, you have appointed your Son Jesus Christ eternal High Priest. 

Guide those he has chosen to be ministers of word and sacrament and help them do be faithful in fulfilling the ministry they have received. 

Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. 

Amen.

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