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“Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple there whom he loved, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son. Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother.” And from that hour the disciple took her into his home. (John 19:25-27)
"May we never boast of anything
except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ:
He is our salvation, life, and resurrection;
through Him we have been saved and set free." (cf. Gal 6:14)
A statue of Mary Rosa Mystica (Mystic Rose) was blessed in the Vatican on Monday, April 14, by Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. The ceremony was attended by Archbishop Emilio Nappa, Secretary General of the Governorate of the Vatican City State, along with the two Secretaries of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Monsignor John Joseph Kennedy and Father Armando Matteo.
In view of the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Indonesia and the Holy See, Sr. Raffaella Petrini, President of the Governorate of the Vatican City State, met on the morning of Friday, April 11, with His Excellency Michael Trias Kuncahyono, Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the Holy See.
Kindness, harmony, simplicity: three qualities to adopt according to Archbishop Emilio Nappa, Secretary General of the Governorate of the Vatican City State in his homily for the Holy Mass, celebrated at the Altar of the Chair of St. Peter's Basilica on Wednesday morning, April 16, for the employees of the Governorate and the Holy See in preparation for Easter.
Walking together through the Vatican Gardens behind the Cross to remember and relive the most painful moments of Christ’s Passion. As is tradition, again this year during Holy Week, the Governorate of the Vatican City State promoted the pious devotion of the Via Crucis (Way of the Cross).
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