Antonio María Javierre Ortas

Antonio María Javierre Ortas (21 February 1921 – 1 February 2007) was a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.

Quotes

• It is not difficult to imagine the joy that awaits John Paul II to see an invalid ascend to Bernini's glory.
  • A Journalist Who Taught from His Wheelchair (10 November 2002) Zenit

Quotes about Antonio María Javierre Ortas

• He left his office as Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments "on tiptoe", to devote himself to the service which on the contrary one must never give up: prayer. And now that the Heavenly Father has desired to have the Cardinal beside him, I am certain that in Heaven - where we trust the Lord has welcomed him in his fatherly embrace - he continues to pray for us.
  • Benedict XVI, Funeral Mass for Cardinal Antonio María Javierre Ortas, S.D.D. Homily of His Holiness Benedict XVI (2 February 2007) Press Office of the Holy See