Cold and unable to get into the Popemobile: this is how Francis was seen during the general audience

Pope Francis held his general audience this Wednesday in St. Peter’s Square, and not in the Paul VI Hall, despite the cold Roman morning, and once again He did not read the catechism he had preparedbut rather a contributor did it because he said so still cold In addition to respiratory discomfort the impossibility of getting into the Popemobile by one’s own means, a moment that was recorded by the press.

For more than a week, Francis has been suffering from a cold which made him cancel some events and for which reason last Wednesday, after the general audience, he went to the Gemelli hospital on the Tiber Island, in the center of Rome, for checks. .

Although the pontiff still resumed his agenda normally He hasn’t read his speeches because he says he gets tired when he has to read a loteven if he pronounces his appeals.

Added to the respiratory discomfort are the problems in moving, which have accompanied him for some years. This Wednesday we could see this He tried to get into the Popemobile alone, but in the end he gave up because he couldn’t.

The pontiff asked his guardians for help, who They brought him a wheelchair to walk the perimeter of the fence that separates her from the parishioners who come to the hearing every Wednesday.

The Vatican has confirmed that Francis will preside over all Holy Week celebrations

Despite the health problems that afflict him, the Vatican confirmed this Wednesday the Pope’s presence at all of the events Easter week, from Palm Sunday from 24 to 31 March, with the Resurrection Mass.

Francis will go to the Rebibbia women’s prison in Rome on March 28 to celebrate mass on Holy thursday and the traditional washing of the feet of prisoners, as he did other times in the tradition of when he was archbishop of Buenos Aires.

Furthermore, the Vatican confirmed the celebration of mass on March 24, Palm Sunday, which commemorates Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem at 10:00 local time, while on March 28, Holy thursdayagain in the Vatican Basilica, he will celebrate the Chrism Mass at 9.30 am, the day on which the priests renew their promises.

He Good Friday will have the usual double appointment with the celebration of the Passion of the Lord at 5.00 pm in San Pedro and then at 9.15 pm the traditional Via Crucis at the Colosseum in Rome, where he was not last year because he was undergoing recovery and that night he was a biting cold.

In the afternoon of March 30th Holy Saturday, the Vigil will be held starting from 7.30 pm. Finally, the Easter Sunday The mass is scheduled in St. Peter’s Square at 10.00 and then at 12.00 he will go up to the central loggia of the basilica to impart the Urbi et Orbi blessing.