{"id":100191,"date":"2022-08-29T17:24:03","date_gmt":"2022-08-29T21:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/pope-francis-creates-first-legionary-cardinal-fernando-vergez-alzaga\/"},"modified":"2024-10-27T10:42:15","modified_gmt":"2024-10-27T14:42:15","slug":"pope-francis-creates-first-legionary-cardinal-fernando-vergez-alzaga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/pope-francis-creates-first-legionary-cardinal-fernando-vergez-alzaga\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Francis Creates First Legionary Cardinal Fernando V\u00e9rgez Alzaga"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_31968\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31968\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-08-29-at-4.22.23-PM-225x300.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-31968 size-medium lazyload\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31968\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31968 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-08-29-at-4.22.23-PM-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\"><\/noscript> Cardinal Fernando V\u00e9rgez, LC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On the afternoon of Saturday, August 27, in Saint Peter&#8217;s Basilica, Pope Francis presided over the Ordinary Public Consistory for the creation of 20 new cardinals. Among the list of new cardinals was Msgr. Gianfranco Ghirlanda, SJ, who accompanied the process of revision and renewal of Regnum Christi, and Msgr. Fernando V\u00e9rgez Alzaga, the first Legionary of Christ created Cardinal.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/homilies\/2022\/documents\/20220827-omelia-concistoro.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In his homily<\/a>, the Holy Father chose the images of fire and baptism, based on the Gospel of Saint Luke (\u201cI have come to bring fire on earth, and how I wish it were already burning!\u201d). Pope Francis invited us to meditate on the two forms that the symbol of fire assumes &#8211; both a blazing column and long-burning charcoal embers, and in light of them, to pray for the cardinals, &#8220;who precisely in this celebration receive the dignity and the task the role entails,&#8221; he affirmed.<\/p>\n<p>Pope Francis continued, &#8220;to us who in the Church have been chosen from among the people for a ministry of particular service, it is as if Jesus is handing us a lighted torch, telling us: \u201cTake this; as the Father has sent me so I now send you\u201d (<i>Jn\u00a0<\/i>20:21). In this way, the Lord wants to bestow on us his own\u00a0<i>apostolic courage<\/i>, his\u00a0<i>zeal for the salvation<\/i> of every human being, without exception&#8230;.This is the same powerful fire that impelled the Apostle Paul in his tireless service to the Gospel, in his \u201crace\u201d, his missionary zeal constantly inspired by the Spirit and by the Word. It is the fire, too, of all those men and women missionaries who have come to know the exhausting yet sweet joy of evangelizing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Turning to the fire symbolized by charcoal embers, the Holy Father continued, &#8220;This fire burns in a particular way in the prayer of\u00a0<i>adoration<\/i>, when we silently stand before the Eucharist and bask in the humble, discreet and hidden presence of the Lord. Like that charcoal fire, his presence becomes warmth and nourishment for our daily life.\u201d He later added, &#8220;Dear brother Cardinals, by the light and in the strength of this fire walk the holy and faithful people from whom we were taken \u2013 we, taken from the people of God \u2013 and to whom we have been sent as ministers of Christ the Lord. What does this twofold fire of Jesus, a fire both vehement and mild, say in a special way to me and to you? I think it reminds us that a man of apostolic zeal is impelled by the fire of the Spirit to be concerned, courageously, with things great and small&#8230;. A Cardinal loves the Church, always with that same spiritual fire, whether dealing with great questions or handling everyday problems, with the powerful of this world \u2013 which he often has to do \u2013or those ordinary people who are great in God\u2019s eyes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QyAQW_VqgWc?feature=oembed&enablejsapi=1\" title=\"27 Aug 2022, Consistory for the creation of new Cardinals | Pope Francis\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\"  frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>After the homily, the Pope pronounced the formula for the creation of the cardinals, who swore fidelity to him and his successors &#8220;until bloodshed.&#8221; One by one, they approached the chair of the Holy Father, kneeling to receive the symbols of the cardinalate: the red skullcap, the birretta, the ring, and the bull with the assignment of the title or <em>diakonia<\/em>. Pope Francis also conferred the title of Archbishop on Cardinal V\u00e9rgez.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent publication of the Vida Nueva magazine, Cardinal V\u00e9rgez stressed that &#8220;being the first Legionary Cardinal means an even greater responsibility for all of [the congregation&#8217;s] members.&#8221; Cardinal Fernando V\u00e9rgez Alzaga will continue to carry out his work in the Roman Curia, where he is <a href=\"https:\/\/legionariesofchrist.org\/pope-francis-names-legionary-of-christ-as-president-of-the-governorate-of-vatican-city-state\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">president of the Governorate of the Vatican City State and president of the Pontifical Commission<\/a> for that state.<\/p>\n<p>As a personal reflection, Cardinal V\u00e9rgez emphasized that he did not expect the appointment: \u201cThe first thing I felt was gratitude to God and the Pope for the trust he placed in me. I have a responsibility to bear witness to Christ more enthusiastically,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31965\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31965\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/301388805_5429945617060146_3745660046645015972_n-225x300.png\" class=\"wp-image-31965 size-medium lazyload\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31965\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31965 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/301388805_5429945617060146_3745660046645015972_n-225x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\"><\/noscript> Cardinal Vergez is greeted by Fr. John Connor, LC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After the ceremony, Fr. John Connor, LC congratulated Cardinal V\u00e9rgez on behalf of all of Regnum Christi, and in a note sent to all the Legionaries of Christ, Fr. Aaron Smith, LC, international director of the Communications Office, said that &#8220;as a religious family we are happy for our brother Msgr. Fernando V\u00e9rgez, LC, president of the Governorate of the State of Vatican City, whom Pope Francis made a cardinal during the consistory today.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31964\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31964\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/fco_bxvi-300x200.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-31964 size-medium lazyload\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31964\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31964 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/fco_bxvi-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"><\/noscript> Pope Francis and the new cardinals with Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pope Francis also elevated Father Gianfranco Ghirlanda, SJ, as a new cardinal.\u00a0 Father Ghirlanda, a canon lawyer, has served as rector of the Gregorian University in Rome as well as being a member of the Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life.\u00a0 His close accompaniment of Regnum Christi spanned almost a decade, beginning with his assistance to the Legionaries of Christ as an advisor to Cardinal Velasio de Paolis in 2010 under the direction of Pope Benedict XVI.\u00a0 His work was expanded to include becoming an advisor and accompanier to the Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi, the Lay Consecrated Men of Regnum Christi, and to all members of what would become the Regnum Christi Federation, during the renewal process. His counsel, assistance, and tireless encouragement was indispensable in the work leading up to the creation of the Federation and its new Statutes in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Following the Consistory, as has become a tradition, Pope Francis together with the 20 new cardinals paid a courtesy visit to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the afternoon of Saturday, August 27, in Saint Peter&#8217;s Basilica, Pope Francis presided over the Ordinary Public Consistory for the creation of 20 new cardinals. 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