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Pope Francis chose to be laid to rest at the feet of Our Lady — before her icon that he visited 120 times during his papacy: the “Salus Populi Romani” in the Basilica of St. Mary Major, the same image he wanted at the Vatican for an extraordinary prayer service in the heart of the pandemic.
Thus the end and the beginning of Pope Francis’ life were marked by closeness to Mary.
Young Jorge Bergoglio learned to love Mary from his grandmother, who wrote him a note on the day he was ordained in which she assured him, “A glance to Mary at the foot of the cross can make a drop of balm fall on the deepest and most painful wounds.”
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Thus the end and the beginning of Pope Francis’ life were marked by closeness to Mary.
Young Jorge Bergoglio learned to love Mary from his grandmother, who wrote him a note on the day he was ordained in which she assured him, “A glance to Mary at the foot of the cross can make a drop of balm fall on the deepest and most painful wounds.”
Ordinary acts of love
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A son of Mary: How the pope found solace in Our Lady
Pope Francis’ life and death were marked by deep devotion to Mary — from childhood to his final resting place beneath her gaze.
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