1939-02-11 — Page 3

Saturday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH February 11, 1939.

MAJESTIC POMP WILL PREVAIL FOR NINE-DAY FUNERAL SERVICES

Bishops of Rome

Hold Popo Title

For 10 Centuries

Vatican City, Feb. 10. SOPE Pius XI was the 261st

Bishop of Rome. The title

automatically makes the holder

the Supreme Pontiff of the

Catholic Church in succession

to St. Peter, the first Bishop

of Rome.

The Bishops of Romo ro colved the popular title of Popa about the end of the 10th Century. The Latin and Italian word for Pope is " Papa" which is a child's word for "father." -

Library, Supr

NEW LIGHT WEIGHT

CHURCH RITUAL LAID DOWN Jumpers & Cardigans

FOR FUNERAL OF THE POPE

THE CEREMONY, pre-

church ritual, begins when cisely prescribed by

from Cardinal goes to the Pontiff's bedroom with an escort of Swiss guards and various dignitaries.

the

The

BY RALPH E. FORTE

United Press Staff Correspondent

VATICAN CITY,

THE CARDINAL CAMERLENGO of the Holy Roman Church, Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli, prepared within a few hours after death of Pope Pius for the ceremony of drafting the "Rogito" or

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Strat. of light wood, lined with white silk, the body of Plus is laid. It has a cover with a wooden cross nuffed on it. Next in the lead coffin which weighs 880 pounds and its

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are four milimeters thick.

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On its cover there is an embossed crs, a skuil with crossed tibins, notorial deed of death.

the inscription and the papel cont Dircelly behind the bler, follow the central niste leading to the Con-is of wood and ako with a cross, of-arms. The third and last coffin Mr. Frediano Giannini, the vlec- the relatives. Camerlengo; Mgr. Tita Trocchi, the dignitaries and Intimate members of

cardinals, preintes, fessional ultør.

Defore the Confessional altar the lid.

inscription and coat-of-arms on the auditor of the Most Rev. Apostolic the Pope's household. The cortege remains of Plus XI nent receive the Chamber: and

The master of the Papal house- Mgr. Bartolomeo is closed with a detachment of noble ritual absolution after the bler hushmit, Cattaneo, the treasurer, accompany guards.

Mar. Alberto.. Arborio. been placed on a specially erected Sant Ella, places a leather purse he parts. The Pope's full title is: The Assessor of the Concistorial placed in slate immediately below

In the throne room, the body is entafalque Congregation, Mgr. Vincenzo San the throne chair on

containing coins issued during Pis Cardinals, diplomats, and all the reign, In the first comn. He then "Bishop of Romo, Vicar of

tora, also attends the drafting of the At its corners,

catafalque, notables who participated in thcovers the Pope's Jesus Christ, Successor to the

four noble guards cortege, file separately before the with

face and hands notorial deed. On the death of the stand at attention. The official vigil, bier, theeling and making the sign

silk vell. Princes of the Apostles, Su- Pontiff, the assessor becomes seere however, is later entrusted to the of the cross.

The Prefect of the Papal Cere- preme Pontiff of the Universal ||lory of the Sacred College of Car-College of Clergymen in the day | Then it is the public's turn to say tell Granito di Belmonte, Imparts montes, Cardinal Gennara Pigna- Church,

dinals and vice-secretary of state. Primato of Italy.

time and to the head-confessors of goodby The party proceeds to the Pont!It'

nostro Papa"-our Pope Archbishop and Metropolitan bedroom, lakes official note of the the basilica of St. Peter's at night.

orders that the coffins be nailed Land of tho

sealed. Across the first bier. Province of Rome, death and recites prayers.

"The bier is again gently lifted by red silk ribbons are led POSTS OFFICIAL NOTICE

and the Sovereign of the State of Chancellor and Notary of the Apos

The Cardinal Vicar of Rome,ported to the chapel of the Blessed the Cardinal Archpriest and the gestatorial corriers and trans-scais of the Cardinal Camerlengo, Commendatore Bar Francesco Vatican City, gloriously reign-

tolle Chamber. tolomeo Farelli and Commendatore publishes the official notification of the final act of burial, uninterrupted-axed to the lid. Next In turn, the Marchetti Selvaggiati, Sacrament. There it remains until master of the Papal household, are ing."-United Prena.

Luigi Angelini-Rota respectively, the death of the Pope to the people ly watched over actually draw the

up deed which Is and clergy of Rome.

by noble guards. lend collin is senled tight and the immediately read and signed By nil.

There also the public is allowed to The morning following death, the the past and bid farewell.

same seals are stamped on its lid. RED CAPES ABANDONED

body of the Pope is transported in

A similar operation occurs for the Then the Cardinal Camerlengo sofern procession from the throne

NINE DAY'S FUNERAL

Inst outside bler. takes off his "mantellette" or small room in the papal building to the basilien, there begin the "noven-

Once the Pontiff's body is in the- CARDINALS CARRY CANDLES red cape and remains in "mozzetta" basilica of St. Peter's,

A procession including the car- dlall" or funeral services which are dinals in formed to accompany the or while robe. From that moment The procession, the most resplen- celebrated for nine consecutive days. body all cardinals abandon their red enpes dent of all church ceremony, becurs as long as the "sedis vaeans" or the only on the occasion of a Pontiff's The first six days, these are held in Special attendants push the heavy. to the Confessional altar. See remains empty. The red cape death. The armed forces of the state the Giulla chapel and on the last bier over the marble floors on an is worn by Cardinals as a sign of are present in picturesque medieval

most solemnly, in the Slatine iron-wheeled subordination during

cart. Sacred the Pope's

chants inating the conclave to elect, dignitaries priest of the basilica, aftends to the the balustra the ecclesiastle and a chapel. reign.

Eugenio Cardinal Paccill, as are the of the

oreaung. Cardinals flock

around w Pope, the cardinals den black robes and uniforms and the scene is last rites for his superior. The St. candles, descend the stairs under Confessional robes, but the red cape is resumed one of colour hardly equalled any Peter's chapter accompanies him to neath the altar to await for the coffin Bishops carrying lighted as soon as the new Pope is elected.

Led. where in the annals of western to the chapel of the Biessed Snera- which is lowered slowly from above. Special

enlied "Cardi- civilisation. ualle Congregations" are held in

jat incetings the Coneistorial Hall every day until basilien, the papal bier is borne on

Down the central alsle of the men, where he dismisses the noble

For the three Inst funeral ser- the conclave assembles. At the first the shoulders of the 12 oldest carriera bier with holy

Cardinal Pacelli flest sprinkles the of the Papal Ceremonies sends in

vices

of the "bovendiall the Prefect congregation, arrangements are made

of the gestatorin! chair who so many while the Ciulla choir sings the members of the Sovereign Order of

water and then h to transport the body from the

vitations only to cardinals, diplomate. private apartment on the third floor had carried him aloft down that very "Miserere," a certege is formed and Malta, the Roman aristocracy, the

times during the reign of Pius XI to the noble apartment on the second alale amid the cheers of thousands.

moves toward the Chapel of the Pope's relatives and both lay and floor where it will lie in state in the Throne Room proper.

Swiss guards open the curtege in the

of Pius XI is hold.

ccclesiastic members of the house- Again the body The Cardinal Camerlengo, short- basilica surrounded by the colonels

shouldered by the gastatorial car- ly thereafter assembles the College and officers of the noble

At these services mass Is sung by of Clergymen

a cardinal who later procession Uits

Imparts ab- monsiguers and assigns posts which

coricge includes rela- solution together with four olher theyll govern until a new Fope is position. Directly behind the bier time. The

cardinals. elected.

come the relatives, cardinals, mem-lives, Intimates and gentlemen of

During the third and last funeral flanked by Swiss service at the Sistine chapel, just MAJESTIC POMP IN CORTEGE bers of the diplomatic corps, bishops the papal cour Transportation of the body to the and prelates and High: dignitaries of and noble guards. Throne Room is accompanied by all the papal court and the State.

The curlege emerging from the before absolution, the Secretary of Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament, reads the funeral oration of the dead Latin Letters, Mgr. Angelo Ferugini, the majestic pomp of the Catholic church.

turns to the right, encircles beneath The cortege includes Pala-

Pentiff. tinc guards, staff omeers of the

The cortege enters the front portico the cupola and upon reaching the various

nrmed corps of the tiny of St. Peter's. At the main en- central nave of the church, directs mination of the "novendlali" the State, secret chaplains, cape and trance of the basilica, the bier is re- itself toward the Chapel of the Choir. sword chamberlains and both ecclesi- ceived by the chapter of St. Peter's There the cardinals, diplomats, high cardinais assemble in the Paolina prelates and Lay dignitaries walt. Chest. As soon as the mass is over, Chapel for the Mass of the Holy astle and lay dignitaries.

and the Vatican clergy. Pope Pius's body will rest on a The Giulia choir then begins to The notorial deed of the Pope's bier of red velvet borne un the sign the Absolution whereupon the burial is rend together with a last prelate duly deputised, recites the Latin oration "Pro eligendo Pon- tince" or in of eight noble guards. superintendent of St. Peter's proper- eulogy.

at houour

the Pope The Pope in death wears the ponti-y, Mgr. Ludovicus Kans will sprinkle THREE COFFINS THERE

[about to be elected. fleal robes, namely the pallium, the with holy water the body of Pius XI.

cardinals lock themselves

At night, the in con- gold mitre, red gloves and hose. The procession moves slowly down!

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