A Mass for the repose of the soul of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is planned for 5:30 p.m. Jan. 4 at the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul, with Archbishop Bernard Hebda presiding.
Vespers were planned for 3 p.m. Jan. 1, on the solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God, at the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis.The Basilica also plans a requiem Mass at noon Jan. 5, in the St. Joseph Chapel, officials said.
As people responded to the Dec. 31 death of Pope Benedict, a tribute to the late pope was placed in St. Joseph church in West St. Paul, with a photo and an inscription quoting Pope Benedict that read in part, “The source of Christian joy is the certainty of being loved by God, loved personally by our Creator.”
