Cardinal Arthur Roche celebrated his 75th birthday on Thursday 6 March, an occasion which coincides with a wide-ranging interview being published in the Catholic Herald which can be read by following this link https://thecatholicherald.com/exclusive-interview-cardinal-roche-if-they-only-knew-that-most-days-i-celebrate-mass-in-latin/
As the article notes, the Cardinal will also mark the Golden Jubilee of his priestly ordination during 2025.
Earlier in the week he had led the recitation of the Rosary in St Peter’s Square at the Vatican, to pray for the health and well-being of the Holy Father, Pope Francis. The Vatican News website reports:
“Brothers and sisters, this evening, with the recitation of the Rosary, we invoke Mary, Health of the Sick, for the health of the Holy Father, Pope Francis.” With these words, Cardinal Arthur Roche, Prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, introduced the Rosary in St. Peter’s Square on the evening of Tuesday 4 March, praying for the recovery of Pope Francis, who has been hospitalized for pneumonia at Rome’s Gemelli Polyclinic since 14 February.
After meditating on the Sorrowful Mysteries and reciting the Salve Regina, and at the conclusion of the Litany of Loreto, Cardinal Roche invoked God to send His Spirit “to help our weakness, so that, persevering in faith, we may grow in love and walk together toward the goal of blessed hope.” Finally, the assembly sang the Oremus pro Pontifice nostro, and the cardinal imparted his blessing on those present.
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