Francis will give the blessing leaning on the balcony of the central Lodge of St. Peter’s Basilica.
At 12:00, Rome time, (06:00 in Ecuador), this Saturday, December 25, the Pope Francisco he will deliver his Christmas message and impart the blessing ‘City and World’.
Francisco will impart the blessing leaning on the balcony of the central Loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica.
The blessing ‘Urbi et Orbi’ _which in Latin means’ to the city (Rome) and to the world’_, grants the Catholic faithful the remission for penalties due for sins already forgiven.
Guilt for sin is remitted by the Sacrament of Reconciliation (confession), so that the person is back in grace of god, for which he will be saved if he does not fall into mortal sin again.
The blessing is traditionally given twice a year: the Easter Sunday and Christmas Day. It can also be given on special occasions, such as the day of the election of the Pope; that is, at the end of the conclave; and the Extraordinary of March 27, 2020, on the occasion of the coronavirus pandemic. (I)
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