February 2, 2024 / 11:30 AM
The Church in Argentina will celebrate for the first time this Sunday, February 4, the Memory of Cardinal Eduardo Pironio, whose beatification was celebrated on December 16, 2023 in the Basilica of Luján.
For this reason, to commemorate 26 years of his death, a Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. in the Basilica and National Sanctuary of Our Lady of Luján, presided over by Mons. Gabriel Mestre, Archbishop of La Plata, who until a few years ago For months he was in charge of the Diocese of Mar del Plata, where Cardinal Pironio was also bishop.
Recently, the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments has determined that its liturgical memory (free memory) will be celebrated on February 4 and approved the proper texts for the Eucharist and the liturgy of the hours.