Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Omnis Terra 2020 at the Basilica of the Holy Face of Manoppello


by Antonio Bini

On January 19, 2020, coinciding with the second Sunday after Epiphany, the ancient rite of Omnis Terra will be repeated in Manoppello. The celebration will be presided over by the Swiss Cardinal Kurt Koch, president of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity, who has twice visited the Shrine of the Holy Face.  Of particular note was his presence in Manoppello on September 18, 2016 on the occasion of the final meeting of the 14th plenary session of the Joint Commission for theological dialogue between the Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches. Cardinal Koch presided over the Catholic delegation. The Argentine Cardinal Leonardo Sandri was also present for the occasion.


Archbishop Forte, Cardinal Koch and Cardinal Sandri at the Basilica of the Holy Face on Sept 18, 2016


The feast of Omnis Terra has a strong symbolic significance, recalling the ancient procession established by Pope Innocent III in 1208, during which the Veronica was solemnly carried from Saint Peter's Basilica to the nearby hospital and church of Santo Spirito in Sassia. 

https://holyfaceofmanoppello.blogspot.com/2016/01/the-return-of-veronica-to-rome.html

https://holyfaceofmanoppello.blogspot.com/2016/01/from-manoppello-to-rome-january-16-to.html

The rite was re-instituted on January 16, 2016 with a pilgrimage from Manoppello to Rome.  A copy of the Holy Face, enclosed in an ancient silver reliquary, was venerated on January 16 and 17 by a multitude of people in the church of Santo Spirito in Sassia.  On January 16 there was the presence of Archbishop Georg Gänswein, prefect of the Papal Household and on January 17 the Lebanese Archbishop Edmond H. Farhat, Canon of Saint Peter's Basilica, who has since passed away.  
Archbishop Ganswein at Feast of Omnis Terra 2016

Father Carmine Cucinelli, OFM, Cap., Archbishop Farhat and Mons. Ciani at Feast of Omnis Terra 2016



In 2017 and 2018 the rite was repeated in Manoppello, with celebrations presided over by Msgr. Americo Ciani, Canon of St. Peter's. 
Msgr. Ciani at Feast of Omnis Terra 2018

The 2019 edition saw the presence of Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller, the archbishop of San Francisco Salvatore J. Cordileone and the local ordinary, Archbishop of Chieti-Vasto, Bruno Forte. 


Archbishop Forte, Cardinal Muller and Archbishop Cordileone at Feast of Omnis Terra 2019


The solemn celebrations concluded with a procession inside the Basilica and outside with the blessing in the plaza.


Archbishop Forte and Archbishop Cordileone at the Feast of Omnis Terra 2019


The presence of  bishops and cardinals, and also that of canons of Saint Peter's Basilica, as well as the particular significance of some notable homilies, https://holyfaceofmanoppello.blogspot.com/2016/01/archbishop-georg-gansweins-homily-at.html 

https://holyfaceofmanoppello.blogspot.com/2016/01/archbishop-edmond-y-farhats-homily-at.html

https://holyfaceofmanoppello.blogspot.com/2018/02/omnis-terra-2018-homily-by-mons-americo.html 

https://holyfaceofmanoppello.blogspot.com/2019/02/omnis-terra-2019-in-manoppello.html

https://holyfaceofmanoppello.blogspot.com/2019/01/homily-by-cardinal-gerhard-ludwig.html

https://holyfaceofmanoppello.blogspot.com/2017/01/first-news-from-paul-badde-of-renewed.html

has made the rite an implicit testimony as to how much the awareness has grown, within the hierarchy of the Church, of the Veronica being identified with the Holy Face which is safeguarded and venerated in Manoppello.



Thursday, December 5, 2019

Enthronement of Holy Face at Queen of Peace Church in Kew Gardens, Queens, New York





Good news from Antonio Bini who writes:

I am sending you some photos of the enthronement of the Holy Face in the Queen of Peace Church - Kew Gardens - New York during the Mass celebrated on December 1 2019 by the pastor, Msgr. Michael J. Hardiman, along with other religious.  Corgie Bernardo, who was among the friends of Daisy Neves, worked very hard to make the enthronement possible.  She is the one who provided the photos. This enthronement was also accompanied by a letter of authenticity signed by Fr. Carmine Cucinelli.

Msgr. Michael J. Hardiman and Corgie Bernardo with the Holy Face