

by Anura Guruge
Detailed Itinerary Of Benedict XVI’s (#266) March 23 to 28, 2012 Trip To Mexico & Cuba — January 7, 2012.
Original ‘Benedict XVI In Cuba: Golden Rose‘ post — January 26, 2012.
In my January 26 post I confessed that I wasn’t clear as to exactly where, in the Vatican, the Golden Rose was blessed ‘these days’. But, I was determined to find out. I am blessed to have a very good contact, a Senior Official, at the Holy See Press Office. I asked him whether he could please help me. He exceed all expectations. This morning he sent me all of this, including the pictures and articles, via an e-mail. Most of it, as he warned me, was in Italian, but that wasn’t a problem thanks to Google. So what I reproduce here is all straight from the Vatican thanks to this very kind, ever helpful Official.
Thank you.
Pope Benedict XVI and the Golden Rose
Pope Benedict XVI will give a golden rose to the statue of Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre, the Patroness of Cuba, during his visit to the island 26 to 28 March 2012. The Holy Father will bless and will give him the golden rose on the occasion of his visit to the Sanctuary of the Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre in Santiago de Cuba, on the morning of Tuesday, March 27, 2012, before taking the plane to Havana.
[At the start of the e-mail it was stressed again: 'Concerning your question, I can confirm that the Pope will donate a Golden Rose to the Sanctuary of the Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre in Santiago de Cuba on the morning of 27 March, before flying to La Habana. He will bless the Golden Rose at the moment he will donate.' The official who sent this to me would know. He accompanies the pope on all his overseas trips and will be in Mexico and Cuba.]
Other Golden Roses donated by Pope Benedict XVI to the Virgin Mary:
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Grace in Mariazell (Austria), September 8, 2007
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Mercy in Savona (Italy), May 17, 2008
Sanctuary of the Madonna della Guardia in Genoa, May 18, 2008
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Bonaria in Cagliari, September 7, 2008
Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Rosary in Pompeii, October 19, 2008
Our Lady of Roio Aquila (after earthquake), April 28, 2009
The image of Marian shrine Ta’Pinu of Gozo (Malta), April 18, 2010
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima, May 12, 2010
Also, Pope Benedict XVI sent a Golden Rose also Sanctuary of the Madonna de la Cabeza (Spain), November 22, 2009
Three articles, in Italian, two about the ‘Golden Rose’ & one about the ‘Hall of Vestments’ where the Golden Rose is sometimes blessed that were sent. Here are the English translations via Google. The copyright of these articles belong to the original authors and it is stated as such in the translations. All I am doing here is providing the English translations in Adobe PDF form:
1/ ‘The Golden Rose’ by Stefano Sanchiri (English translation) — click here for the PDF.
2/ ‘The Golden Rose’ by Niccolò del Re (English translation) — click here for the PDF.
3/ Hall of Vestments by G. Belardinelli (English translation) — click here for the PDF.
Photographs 1 & 2 below
The Golden Rose donated by Pope Benedict XVI at the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima, May 12, 2010.
The gift is represented by a rose performed by brothers Tavani. It is completely silver and has a total height cm 55 (30 cm to 25 cm Rose of support for the vessel. The object consists of two roses, a larger and a smaller one, and two buds with various branches and leaves. Squad, completely golden, the center has added a heart and a rosary entwined in gold and pearl, both typical symbols of Our Lady of Fatima. The finely engraved silver vase of the center is the coat of arms of the Holy Father and the date of the gift. At the base of a stone vase is least support. The whole is contained in a special wooden box lined internally and externally in skin velvet, both white, and where it is applied on top of a further coat of arms Pope made of gilded silver.


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Photo 3
The Golden Rose donated by Pope Benedict XVI at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary in Pompeii, October 19, 2008.

Photo 3.
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