Last tribute to the father full of emotion Jacques Hamel . Tuesday, August 2, 2016, at 14h, the funeral of the priest murdered in his Church of Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray (Seine-Maritime) was celebrated at the Rouen Cathedral . A ceremony attended by nearly 2,000 people, including the Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve and the President of the Constitutional Council Laurent Fabius.
Celebrated by the archbishop of Rouen, Bishop Dominique Lebrun, the ceremony has experienced some moments of emotion. Especially when Mgr Lebrun hammered “never again” in his homily or when the nephews of Father Hamel took the floor to make hmmage their victim uncle of two terror .
► the ceremony on Tuesday, August 2, to relive here
4:50 p.m.. The religious ceremony is over
After a religious ceremony more than two hours at Rouen Cathedral, in front of 1,700 people, Father Hamel now has to be buried “in strict family intimacy” .
4:40 p.m.. In front of the cathedral, the crowd is always important
While the ceremony is over, the crowd is always dense in front of Rouen Cathedral.
16.30. The crowd gradually left the cathedral
The religious ceremony ended at the Rouen Cathedral. According to the official, the faithful are gradually leaving the building after having signed one last time before the coffin of Father Hamel.
16h. “How to find the strength to overcome barbarism [...] without being carried away by hatred? “
Angélique Deleporte, another niece of Father Hamel spoke.
How to find the strength to overcome barbarism, violence that you suffered without being carried away by hatred? [...] Today, it is difficult, but not impossible. I’m so glad I had the uncle, the human legacy you left us is a gift. You were and you are in our lives forever, “she said, moved.
3:40 p.m.. VIDEO. To review, the emotional speech of the niece of Father Hamel
His testimony discover in our article
15:30. The Archbishop, the Vicar General and the Moanda father collect before the coffin
Mgr Lebrun, the Father and the Father Maheut Moanda, who officiates in Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray, if is collected before the coffin of Father Hamel. The wafers are then distributed to the faithful.
2:55 p.m.. In front of the cathedral, the crowd is large
While Bishop Lebrun reads the homily, the crowd gathers silently before the Rouen Cathedral.
2:35 p.m. . The red stole is placed on the cross
The red scarf, a symbol of martyrdom, was placed on the large cross.
14.30. Emotion in the speech Jessica Deleporte, niece of the murdered priest
The niece of Father Jacques Hamel, Jessica, delivers a moving speech in which she recalls her childhood memories of his guard uncle and transmits a message of peace and love
After Charlie Hebdo, I posted this sentence. Oh my God, we can keep tolerance and discernment. ” I did not have to apply this sentence to me with as much force and conviction, “she said, tears in his eyes and with a few tears. “Like you I selected respect, like you I choose love, and like you, I choose another. I love you Uncle, I’ll miss you, we will miss you.
2:20 p.m.. Bishop Lebrun, archbishop of Rouen: “Thank you to the Jacques family gather you”
The archbishop of Rouen Dominique Lebrun opened his speech with a word to the family of Father Hamel.
Thank you to the Jacques family gather you, to shake each other, united by grief and terror. We want you surround this morning. Thank you for supporting our large presence.
The vicar general of the diocese of Rouen Philippe Maheut then made the portrait of Father Hamel. The niece of the murdered priest then took the floor
14h. The procession accompanying the coffin entered the cathedral
The procession accompanying the coffin of Father Hamel enters the Rouen Cathedral. Chants echo in the cathedral.
1:45 p.m.. The first prayer sung
The faithful gathered in the cathedral of Rouen intone the first prayer of the ceremony of homage to the Father Hamel. Representatives of different religious cults and foreign representatives of Catholic worship join the prayer.
13.30. The vigilant stewards in Rouen Cathedral
The atmosphere is tense in the Rouen Cathedral. A large order service is in place. Abandoned bags are systematically evacuated. It is forbidden journalists from taking pictures.
1:20 p.m.. The representatives of other faiths arriving for the funeral of Father Hamel
Representatives of other religious denominations have entered in the Rouen Cathedral. The ceremony was opened due to all religions. The Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve and the President of the Constitutional Council Laurent Fabius are also present.
1:05 p.m.. Hubert Wulfranc, Mayor of Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray arrived at the cathedral
Hubert Wulfranc Mayor (PCF) of Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray, town where Father Hamel was assassinated, arrived at the cathedral of Rouen. Inside, the faithful and lay people present light candles awaiting the start of the ceremony at 14h.
13h. Portrait. Who was Father Jacques Hamel
Jacques Hamel father’s funeral are held in the Rouen Cathedral, Tuesday, August 2, 2016. Portrait of a priest who refused to retire to pursue its offices
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12:45. People are searched before entering the cathedral of Rouen
The first participants in the funeral entering the cathedral of Rouen. The police, in number there, conducting searches.
flowers are already lodged with the religious building.
12.30 pm. Already a hundred people in front of Rouen Cathedral
Already a hundred people outside the church, of all ages. The crowd is silent. Most say they are upset, in shock and in mourning. A woman wants to deliver a letter to Cazeneuve to improve security in the places of worship of France, churches, mosques and synagogues.
11:50. A procession from the courtyard of the Archbishop
The procession will start from the court of the Archbishop. “Priests will be behind the coffin, as they are usually placed before. Their family has been touched, they Hamel father of the adoptive family, “said the archbishop of Rouen, Bishop Dominique Lebrun. The coffin is covered with a red stole. The large wooden cross as a bear stole. Nearly 150 young people, back from the WYD will be present for the ceremony.
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