Finally in Chiclayo servers (probably seminarians) are in cassocks and surplices, etc., a papal liturgical function on the South American trip agreeable to the Catholic tradition! Almost,...they got a nun to give the reading and a girl to sing the responsorial song from the ambo, alas! And, of course, still no Latin!
The Holy Father significantly consecrated His Petrine ministry to the Immaculate Heart of Mary in his discourse there today, in these words.
"To you, our Immaculate Mother, I lift my gaze and my heart today with filial affection. At your side I learned to be the shepherd of Chiclayo. You accompanied me through its towns and cities. You taught me to meet its people and to be attentive to their needs, as you did at the Wedding Feast of Cana. To your Immaculate Heart I entrust today my life and my ministry as Successor of Peter. I also ask you to watch over and protect the People of God making their pilgrim way in these lands and to guide them always to your Son, Jesus Christ."
"To you, our Immaculate Mother, I lift my gaze and my heart today with filial affection. At your side I learned to be the shepherd of Chiclayo. You accompanied me through its towns and cities. You taught me to meet its people and to be attentive to their needs, as you did at the Wedding Feast of Cana. To your Immaculate Heart I entrust today my life and my ministry as Successor of Peter. I also ask you to watch over and protect the People of God making their pilgrim way in these lands and to guide them always to your Son, Jesus Christ."
