And he concluded: “in the Eucharist, the mystery of Christmas remains present, in the Eucharist the Church is built up as the family of God, in the Eucharist we are united with all the faithful, including the saints and our deceased loved ones. In the Eucharist we also remain united with Benedict XVI, sincerely grateful to God for the gift of his life, the richness of his teaching, the depth of his theology and the luminous example of this ‘simple and humble worker in the vineyard of the Lord’.” .
Immediately after the celebration of the Mass, Bishop Gänswein was invited to a conference, held with the support of EWTN, which for two days remembered Benedict XVI, with reflections on his moral legacy and the centrality of Christ in his life.
Bishop Gänswein, in English, recalled with emotion some moments of the years in which Benedict XVI was Pope Emeritus. He never chose a type of funeral and dedicated himself to prayer, a true spiritual exercise for his secretary, who learned how to prepare for eternal life. The guide for Pope Benedict is what is written in the Saved through hope, a hope that in recent years was in first place in every moment of life.