(ZENIT News / Vatican City, 02.07.2024).- At 9:00 am on Monday, July 1, in the Hall of the Consistory of the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace, Pope Francis presided over the celebration of the Canonical Hour of Terce of the Divine Office and the Ordinary Public Consistory for the Canonization of Blesseds.
-Manuel Ruiz López and Seven Companions of the Order of Friars Minor, and Francis Mooti and Raphael Massabki, lay faithful, martyrs.
-Joseph Allamano, priest, Founder of the Institutes of Men Missionaries of the Consolata and Women Missionaries of the Consolata.
-Marie-Léonie Paradis (born Virginia Alodie), Foundress of the Congregation of the Little Sisters of the Holy Family.
-Elena Guerra, Foundress of the Congregation of the Oblates of the Holy Spirit, known as the “Sisters of Saint Zita.”
-Carlo Acutis, lay faithful.
In the course of the Consistory, the Holy Father decreed that Blessed Manuel Ruiz López and Seven Companions, and Blesseds Francis Mooti and Raphael Massabki, Blessed Joseph Allamano, Blessed Marie-Léonie Paradis and Blessed Elena Guerra be inscribed in the Catalogue of Saints on Sunday, October 20, 2024, whereas Blessed Carlo Acutis will be inscribed in the Catalogue of Saints at a date yet to be determined.
Then the Optatio followed of three Cardinals of the Order of Deacons to the Order of Presbyters:
-At the request of Cardinal James Michael Harvey, the Diakonia of Saint Pius V in Villa Carpegna was elevated pro hac vice to the Presbyteral Title.
-At the request of Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, the Diakonia of St. Anselm all”Aventino was elevated pro hac vice to the Presbyteral Title.
-At the request of Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller, the Diakonia of St. Agnese in Agone was elevated pro hac vice to the Presbyteral Title.
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