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Friday September 22, Pope Francis celebrated his first mass in Marseille, in the Notre-Dame de la Garde basilica. How was he received by the people of Marseillais? Back in pictures.
After his landing, Friday September 22, Pope Francis crossed Marseille by car (Bouches-du-Rhône). He keeps the window open to greet people on the road to the basilica Our Lady of the Guard. Below, several dozen people from Marseillais gathered during his prayer to be as close as possible to him. “It’s a way to be close and share that with other people”testifies a parishioner.
“A very cosmopolitan city”
On Friday morning, the Vatican flag flew atop Saint-Victor Abbey. At the end of the mass, the impatience to welcome the pope for two days was already great. “I find it great because it’s a city that is very cosmopolitan. It is a city which is at the gateway to the Mediterranean. It’s quite significant that he comes to this city.”assures a young woman. Saturday, at 3:30 p.m.it is all along Avenue du Prado that the crowd will be able to see the Pope. This wandering in popemobile could attract more than 100,000 people, before the high mass planned at the Stade Vélodrome.