Swiss Guard: Swearing-in ceremony
on 4 October without guests
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| Swiss Guard swearing-in ceremony (ANSA) |
The Pontifical Swiss Guard confirms the date of 4 October,
for the swearing-in of 38 recruits, but notes that it will take place without
guests out of respect for the "current rules of protection" against
Covid-19.
By Vatican News
The Pontifical Swiss Guard has confirmed that the
swearing-in ceremony of 38 new guards, which should have taken place on 6 May,
will now take place on 4 October. However, it will be held behind closed doors
and without guests, in accordance with current protection regulations to avoid
infection due to the Covid-19 virus.
No parents, family members or guests will be present
The most important moment for young recruits, who for
centuries have sworn allegiance to the Pope on May 6 will be celebrated without
guests present. The date of the event commemorates the 147 Swiss Guards who
fell defending Pope Clement VII during the Sack of Rome in 1527. However, live
television broadcasting and streaming "of this unique event" will be
guaranteed on the official website of the Swiss Guards at
www.guardiasvizzera.ch .
Greeting new Swiss Guard recruits and their families last
year, the Pope expressed the hope that their service in the Vatican and their
time spent in Rome would bring those they encounter “a word of comfort and a
gesture of brotherhood, so that they may become convincing witnesses of the
risen Christ, alive and present in every age.”
The ceremony in the Courtyard of San Damasus
The programme for Sunday, October 4, will include Holy Mass
at 7:30 a.m with the recruits in St. Peter's Basilica. At 5 p.m., the
swearing-in ceremony will take place in the San Damasus Courtyard, and in the
event of bad weather, will be moved to the Paul VI Hall.
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