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VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE
YEAR XXIII - # 56
DATE 12-03-2013
Summary:
- SECOND CONCLAVE OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY BEGINS
___________________________________________________________
SECOND CONCLAVE OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY BEGINS
Vatican City, 12 March 2013 (VIS) - The 115 cardinals who will elect the Pope
entered the Pauline Chapel at 4:15pm. There Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re,
dean of the assembly, making the sign of the Cross, pronounced: "May the Lord,
who
guides our hearts in the love and patience of Christ, be with you all." After
this brief prayer, he invited those gathered to begin the procession towards
the Sistine Chapel, where the Conclave will be held, saying: "Venerable
Brothers,
after having celebrated the divine mystery, we now enter into Conclave to
elect the Roman Pontiff. The entire Church, joined with us in prayer,
constantly calls upon the grace of the Holy Spirit, to elect from among us a
worthy Pastor of all of Christ's
flock. May the Lord direct our steps along the path of truth, so that, through
the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Apostles Peter and Paul, and
all the saints, we may always do that which is pleasing to him."
Chanting the Litany of Saints, those gathered, preceded by the Cross, moved
through the Sala Regia toward the Sistine Chapel. The procession included:
non-elector Cardinal Prospero Grech, O.S.A., who will give the meditation; the
General Auditor of the
Apostolic Camera, Msgr. Giuseppe Sciacca; the Master of Ceremonies of Papal
Liturgical Celebrations, Msgr. Guido Marini; two members each of the Colleges
of Protonotaries Apostolic de Numero Participantium, of the Prelate Auditors
of the Roman Rota, and
of the Prelate Clerics of the Apostolic Camera; the secretary of the cardinal
who will preside over the the Conclave; the pontifical masters of ceremonies;
and members of the Pontifical Sistine Chapel choir.
At the entrance of the Sistine Chapel they were welcomed by: Archbishop
Giovanni Angelo Becciu, substitute of the Secretariat of State; Archbishop
Dominique Mamberti, secretary for Relations with States; Archbishop Georg
Ganswein, Prefect of the
Prefecture of the Papal Household; religious who supervise the pontifical
sacristy; religious charged with hearing confessions; Colonel Daniel Rudolf
Anrig, commander of the Swiss Guard; and authorized auxiliary personnel.
Members of the Pontifical
Swiss Guard guarded the Chapel's doors.
Each of the cardinals took their cherry-wood seats, which are arranged in the
order of hierarchical precedence: first those of the Cardinal-bishops, then
the Cardinal-priests, and finally the Cardinal-deacons. Together they chanted
the "Veni
Creator Spiritus". On concluding, Cardinal Re invited them to take the oath of
secrecy, pronouncing in Latin the following common form in front of all
present, the others reading along with him:
"We, the Cardinal electors present in this election of the Supreme Pontiff
promise, pledge and swear, as individuals and as a group, to observe
faithfully and scrupulously the prescriptions contained in the Apostolic
Constitution of the Supreme
Pontiff John Paul II, 'Universi Dominici Gregis', published on 22 February
1996. We likewise promise, pledge and swear that whichever of us by divine
disposition is elected Roman Pontiff will commit himself faithfully to
carrying out the 'munus
Petrinum' of Pastor of the Universal Church and will not fail to affirm and
defend strenuously the spiritual and temporal rights and the liberty of the
Holy See. In a particular way, we promise and swear to observe with the
greatest fidelity and with
all persons, clerical or lay, secrecy regarding everything that in any way
relates to the election of the Roman Pontiff and regarding what occurs in the
place of the election, directly or indirectly related to the results of the
voting; we pro
mise
and swear not to break this secret in any way, either during or after the
election of the new Pontiff, unless explicit authorization is granted by the
same Pontiff; and never to lend support or favour to any interference,
opposition or any other form of
intervention, whereby secular authorities of whatever order and degree or any
group of people or individuals might wish to intervene in the election of the
Roman Pontiff."
Each Cardinal elector then, still following the hierarchical order of
precedence, individually swore this shorter form of the oath, again in Latin,
placing their right hand on the Book of Gospels opened in the centre of the
Sistine Chapel:
"And I, [first name] Cardinal [last name], do so promise, pledge and swear. So
help me God and these Holy Gospels which I touch with my hand."
When Cardinal James Michael Harvey, the last of the Cardinal electors to take
the oath, finished, the Master of Ceremonies, Msgr. Guido Marini spoke the
phrase "Extra omnes" and all those not directly participating in the Conclave
left the
Sistine Chapel. The doors of the Chapel were shut at 5:35pm.
Along with the Cardinal electors within the Sistine Chapel remain the Master
of Ceremonies and Cardinal Prosper Grech, O.S.A., who will give the meditation
concerning the grave duty incumbent on them and thus on the need to act with
right intention for
the good of the Universal Church prescribed in No. 52 of the Apostolic
Constitution "Universi Dominici Gregis".
After that exhortation, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re will propose to the
electors to begin with, if they so desire, the first ballot of the Conclave,
which is optional in the first session.
___________________________________________________________
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VATICAN
INFORMATION SERVICE YEAR XXIII - # 56DATE 12-03-2013Summary: - SECOND CONCLAVE
OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY BEGINS___________________________________________________________
SECOND CONCLAVE OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY BEGINS
Vatican City, 12 March 2013 (VIS) - The 115 cardinals who will elect the Pope
entered the Pauline Chapel at 4:15pm. There Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re,
dean of the assembly, making the sign of the Cross, pronounced: "May the Lord,
who
guides our hearts in the love and patience of Christ, be with you all." After
this brief prayer, he invited those gathered to begin the procession towards
the Sistine Chapel, where the Conclave will be held, saying: "Venerable
Brothers,
after having celebrated the divine mystery, we now enter into Conclave to
elect the Roman Pontiff. The entire Church, joined with us in prayer,
constantly calls upon the grace of the Holy Spirit, to elect from among us a
worthy Pastor of all of Christ's
flock. May the Lord direct our steps along the path of truth, so that, through
the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Apostles Peter and Paul, and
all the saints, we may always do that which is pleasing to
him."
Chanting the Litany of Saints, those gathered, preceded by the Cross, moved
through the Sala Regia toward the Sistine Chapel. The procession included:
non-elector Cardinal Prospero Grech, O.S.A., who will give the meditation; the
General Auditor of
the Apostolic Camera, Msgr. Giuseppe Sciacca; the Master of Ceremonies of
Papal Liturgical Celebrations, Msgr. Guido Marini; two members each of the
Colleges of Protonotaries Apostolic de Numero Participantium, of the Prelate
Auditors of the Roman Rota,
and of the Prelate Clerics of the Apostolic Camera; the secretary of the
cardinal who will preside over the the Conclave; the pontifical masters of
ceremonies; and members of the Pontifical Sistine Chapel choir.
At the entrance of the Sistine Chapel they were welcomed by: Archbishop
Giovanni Angelo Becciu, substitute of the Secretariat of State; Archbishop
Dominique Mamberti, secretary for Relations with States; Archbishop Georg
Ganswein, Prefect of the
Prefecture of the Papal Household; religious who supervise the pontifical
sacristy; religious charged with hearing confessions; Colonel Daniel Rudolf
Anrig, commander of the Swiss Guard; and authorized auxiliary personnel.
Members of the Pontifical
Swiss Guard guarded the Chapel's doors.
Each of the cardinals took their cherry-wood seats, which are arranged in the
order of hierarchical precedence: first those of the Cardinal-bishops, then
the Cardinal-priests, and finally the Cardinal-deacons. Together they chanted
the "Veni
Creator Spiritus". On concluding, Cardinal Re invited them to take the oath of
secrecy, pronouncing in Latin the following common form in front of all
present, the others reading along with him:
"We, the Cardinal electors present in this election of the Supreme Pontiff
promise, pledge and swear, as individuals and as a group, to observe
faithfully and scrupulously the prescriptions contained in the Apostolic
Constitution of the Supreme
Pontiff John Paul II, 'Universi Dominici Gregis', published on 22 February
1996. We likewise promise, pledge and swear that whichever of us by divine
disposition is elected Roman Pontiff will commit himself faithfully to
carrying out the 'munus
Petrinum' of Pastor of the Universal Church and will not fail to affirm and
defend strenuously the spiritual and temporal rights and the liberty of the
Holy See. In a particular way, we promise and swear to observe with the
greatest fidelity and with
all persons, clerical or lay, secrecy regarding everything that in any way
relates to the election of the Roman Pontiff and regarding what occurs in the
place of the election, directly or indirectly related to the
results of the voting; we promise and swear not to break this secret in any
way, either during or after the election of the new Pontiff, unless explicit
authorization is granted by the same Pontiff; and never to lend support or
favour to any
interference, opposition or any other form of intervention, whereby secular
authorities of whatever order and degree or any group of people or individuals
might wish to intervene in the election of the Roman Pontiff."
Each Cardinal elector then, still following the hierarchical order of
precedence, individually swore this shorter form of the oath, again in Latin,
placing their right hand on the Book of Gospels opened in the centre of the
Sistine Chapel:
"And I, [first name] Cardinal [last name], do so promise, pledge and swear.
So help me God and these Holy Gospels which I touch with my hand."
When Cardinal James Michael Harvey, the last of the Cardinal electors to take
the oath, finished, the Master of Ceremonies, Msgr. Guido Marini spoke the
phrase "Extra omnes" and all those not directly participating in the Conclave
left
the Sistine Chapel. The doors of the Chapel were shut at 5:35pm.
Along with the Cardinal electors within the Sistine Chapel remain the Master
of Ceremonies and Cardinal Prosper Grech, O.S.A., who will give the meditation
concerning the grave duty incumbent on them and thus on the need to act with
right intention
for the good of the Universal Church prescribed in No. 52 of the Apostolic
Constitution "Universi Dominici Gregis".
After that exhortation, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re will propose to the
electors to begin with, if they so desire, the first ballot of the Conclave,
which is optional in the first session.
___________________________________________________________ Per ulteriori
informazioni e per la ricerca di documenti consultare il sito: www.wisnews.org e www.vatican.va Il servizio del VIS viene
inviato soltanto agli indirizzi di posta elettronica che ne hanno
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