On Tuesday, 21 February, the Church will celebrate the Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter. The celebration, which is traditionally observed on 22 February, has been brought forward by one day, as this year it coincides with Ash Wednesday.
The statue of St. Peter Basilica to be dressed in solemn pontifical vestments
On the occasion, the Chair and the Statue of the Apostle in St. Peters’ Basilica will be decorated by the ornaments that traditionally enrich the celebration of this Solemnity.
Following an ancient tradition, the so-called “Sanpietrini,” the workers responsible for the upkeep of the Basilica and its art works, will dress the Bernini's famous bronze statue in solemn pontifical vestments and will install decorations and one hundred candles around it, the Fabbrica of St. Peter announced in a press release on Monday.
Pilgrims and visitors will thus be able to admire the statue of the Apostle and the suggestive "luminaria", symbolizing the Magisterium of the Supreme Pontiff.
The Feast of the Chair of St. Peter will be celebrated with a Mass presided over by the Archpriest of the Papal Basilica of St. Peter, Cardinal Mauro Gambetti O.F.M. Conv., at the Altar of the Chair, or “Cathedra”.
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Again, sorry this is not related to the story above. But I am astounded there is not more Catholic media coverage given to what is happening to Catholics in Nigeria.
Such events as the Christmas Day bombing of a Catholic Church that killed 44 people and wounded at least 60.
The Ondo Catholic Church massacre on Pentecost Sunday, June 5th last year - which claimed 40 lives.
And the recent big increase in the abduction/kidnappings of Catholic priests (at least 20) and increased targeted killings of Catholic priests in Nigeria over the last 12 months.
The latest this year, a Fr Isaac Achi, in his home, died of either gun shot wounds or flames, or both, while his colleague and friend, Fr Collins Omeh was shot (but survived) while fleeing the burning rectory.
Seeing Nigeria receives US aid - the present US Biden administration has responded to the above:
that increased civil unrest and religious/ethnic strife and tension is to be expected because of climate change.
At least the inanimate object looks the part.
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