The open-air service began at 10:00 am local time, as the plain cypress coffin containing the pope's body was carried out of St. Peter's Basilica and placed on the stone steps in front.
Misa pod otvorenim nebom započela je u 10 sati po lokalnom vremenu u trenutku kada je običan drveni kovčeg od čempresa u kojem se nalazilo papino tijelo iznesen iz bazilike Svetog Petra i postavljen na kamene stube ispred bazilike.