A Penitent Blogger

Mindful of my imperfections, seeking to know Truth more deeply and to live Love more fully.

Quid sum miser tunc dicturus? Quem patronum rogaturus? Cum vix iustus sit securus?
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Friday, April 08, 2005

Sepultus est

Pope John Paul II's longtime secretary, Archbishop Stanislaw Dsiwisz, places a white veil over the face of late Pope before the coffin is closed prior to his funeral this morning

In his coffin, Pope John Paul II faces the faithful one last time at the end of the funeral mass prior to being taken to the grottos beneath St. Peter's Basilica

Pope John Paul II's coffin is welded prior to being lowered into the grave inside the grottos beneath St. Peter's Basilica

Pope John Paul II's coffin is lowered into the grave inside the grottos beneath St. Peter's Basilica