Saint Paul and Saint Oscar

ROMERO CANONIZATION: ROME, OCTOBER 14, 2018 JUBILEE YEAR for the CENTENNIAL of BLESSED ROMERO, 2016 — 2017
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The logistics of the canonization ceremony for Pope Paul VI, Archbishop Oscar Romero and others, have become clearer after the publication of instructions from the dioceses of Brescia (headquarters for Pope Montini’s cause) and San Salvador (for the Salvadoran martyr). According to the guidelines, the Vatican will allow the dioceses of origin to organize the attendance of their devotees, granting each one a block of entrance tickets to the ceremony to distribute to their groups of faithful; the Archdiocese of San Salvador will have 2,500 seats in an assigned area during the ceremony.

Large images of the seven new saints will decorate the façade of St. Peter's Basilica. Paul VI and Archbishop Romero (photo) will occupy the central place, as they have done in the press; the Pope on the left, and the martyred archbishop on the right; the two surrounded by five more saints. Salvadoran President Salvador Sanchez Ceren will attend the ceremony and will be seated in the VIP section, to the right of the papal altar. In the same area Cecilia Maribel Flores de Rivas and her family will also be seated—they are the beneficiaries of the miracle that made the canonization possible; also, Romero’s two surviving brothers and other relatives.

The seating section on the left side will be reserved for bishops, including the entire Salvadoran bishops’ conference. The ceremony will take place during a synod of bishops, which means that many bishops from around the world will be present: the 2015 synod was attended by more than 250 bishops. If Romero’s canonization in Rome and not in El Salvador as his people wanted counts for something, it will be to sear the image of Romero in the minds of the world’s bishops gathered there. In front of the bishops, the front rows in St. Peter's Square will be designated for concelebrating priests, who will also be numerous.

It is expected that between 70,000 and 120,000 faithful may attend, judging by the turnout at recent similar ceremonies. The faithful must obtain entrance tickets from the Archdiocese of San Salvador (they will not be distributed in travel agencies, as had been supposed here). They must acquire their entrance tickets in the remaining portion of June and throughJuly, registering as “pilgrims” with the Archdiocese, which has published registration forms according to several categories (unless otherwise noted, all forms are in Spanish):

Lay Pilgrims in El Salvador

Priests resident in El Salvador

Women Religious in El Salvador

International Lay Pilgrims

International Priests (Spanish) and (English)

International Women Religious

The tickets will be distributed to those registered (through group organizers) on the Saturday before the ceremony, between 3 and 6 in the afternoon, on the right side (seen from the front) of the Colonnade of St. Peter’s Square. With their tickets in hand, the pilgrims must appear on Sunday 14 at 7 in the morning to proceed to their designated places in an orderly fashion.

During the ceremony, Romero will become the twelfth ever saint born in the Americas. His official title will be “Saint Oscar Arnulfo Romero, Bishop and Martyr,” although for many he is already “Saint Romero of the Americas”.

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