ONLINE: 45,000 believers registered in Šaštín – Domestic – PRAVDA.sk

The pope’s program begins with a prayer meeting with the bishops, followed by a Mass at 10 a.m. The visit ends at 13:45 when it flies back to Rome. The farewell ceremony will take place at Bratislava Airport.

The people are ready to meet the Pope in Šaštín.

9:10 Holy Father Francis came to Šaštín. This is the last day of his apostolic journey in Slovakia. Before the Holy Mass, on which the homily sounds from the head of the Catholic Church, he meets with the bishops.

Holy Mass is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. There are currently tens of thousands of pilgrims in Šaštín.

The celebration will be held in Latin. Individual readings and readings from the Gospel according to Luke will be taught in Slovak. The prayers of the believers will be in Slovak, English, German, Hungarian and Romani, followed by the blessing of the families. At the end of the Holy Mass, the Pope will be greeted by the Metropolitan Archbishop of Bratislava, Stanislav Zvolenský, and the Holy Father will also greet the people.

9:00 The individual sectors, which were extremely open until 9:00, closed.

8:24 The D2 motorway in the section from Bratislava to Kúty was closed for the transfer of the pope.

8:00 It is on the feast of the Virgin Mary of the Seven Sorrows that he will complete his four-day visit to the area near the National Shrine in Šaštín. Thousands of pilgrims have been coming here since the early morning. They expect encouragement from the meeting and look forward to seeing the head of the Catholic Church live. The Pope visited Slovakia after almost 20 years. The last time Pope John Paul II was here. in 1990, 1995 and 2003.

VIDEO: This is how believers meet in Šaštín.

The pope’s program begins with a prayer meeting with the bishops, followed by a Mass at 10 a.m. The visit ends at 13:45 when she flies back to Rome. The farewell ceremony will take place at Bratislava Airport.

According to the organizers, approximately 45,000 participants registered for the event, of which 437 were handicapped, 5,981 children and 2,629 foreigners. There are 4634 volunteers, organizers and suppliers with the organization. There are 464 at the same time. 757 priests registered for the event in Šaštín.

VIDEO: Atmosphere in Šaštín.

Columns form on several roads to Šaštín and the traffic is condensed. Believers were supposed to be in the sectors at eight at the latest, but many kept their arrival at the last minute, and in the vicinity of the Šaštín Basilica of the Virgin Mary of the Seven Sorrows, the cars are taking a step forward. Therefore, the organizers will allow entry into the sectors until 9.00 am.

In connection with the mass in Šaštín, it is necessary to take into account the delay on the access roads. Congested traffic in these moments is mainly from the direction of Senice. The police recommend using other access routes.

“From Holíč to Petrov Ves, from Kútov to the village of Čáry. From Trnava, use the road through Buková, Prievaly, Plavecký Mikuláš, Lakšárska Nová Ves and Borský Mikuláš. From Malaciek, we also recommend using the road in the direction of Sekule, Borský Svätý Jur and Šaštín – Stráže, “said the police.