Two hundred thousand faithful in St. Peter's Square for the mass celebrated by Cardinal Pietro Parolin in suffrage for Pope Francis and on the occasion of the Jubilee of Adolescents , the day after the solemn funeral to give a final farewell to the pontiff who died last April 21st at the age of 88 .

"Our affection for Pope Francis, which is manifesting itself in these hours, must not remain a simple emotion of the moment. We must welcome His legacy and make it become lived life, opening ourselves to the mercy of God and becoming merciful towards one another," Parolin said during the function.

"We can get up after our falls and look to the future only if we have someone who loves us without limits and forgives us," Parolin continued, adding: "Therefore, we are called to the commitment to live our relationships no longer according to the criteria of calculation or blinded by selfishness, but by opening ourselves to dialogue with others, welcoming those we meet along the way and forgiving their weaknesses and mistakes ."

The tribute of devotion and affection for Bergoglio continues also in Santa Maria Maggiore, with thousands of faithful visiting the tomb where the Holy Father was buried yesterday, at the end of the solemn funeral.

(Online Union)

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