“It’s not port wine,” Maria Ruff confirmed on Sunday, when Vitor Gonçalves, on the RTP3 program, questioned her about what she presented to the Pope, in the audience at the Vatican, attended by more than a hundred comedians from all over the world. the world.
The actress and comedian began by explaining that it was a gift that came from her, but included several contributions, the result of a “string of gratitude.” In the box, he took sermons and works of art by Bordallo Pinheiro, as well as bread for the poor given by the people he met.
The idea came about because of a sermon by Saint Anthony of Natal that Rove read that “deals with laughter.” He stressed that “Saint Antonio says that laughter was born with Christ,” before saying that he asked Brother Isidro, from the Franciscan Seminary of Luz, in Lisbon, to issue a special edition, and added to it “Father Antonio’s sermon that specifically deals with laughter.” from laughing.”
“When I went to the Santo Antonio Museum to look for this box, the museum presented me with a very beautiful collection of works by Bordallo Pinheiros, with a caricature of Santo Antonio called ‘The Miracle of Laughter,’” Maria Ruff added.
Finally, as it was the night of St. Anthony, “the people wanted to offer bread to the poor,” which completed the offering. The ambiguity was dispelled, and thanks to the symbolism, the Portuguese artist moved to “a very happy moment indeed,” as she described it.
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