The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1889-01-18
be Offered is in Rome, then the Pope

be Offered is in Rome, then the Pop
ipferson usually presents it; if th
o'rose is conferred on some one out @
Rome, then an ablegate, nuncio, dele
gate ora prelate appointed for the pur
pose is chosen to offer it. The Pope or
dlnarily sends brief with the gift, as
for instance, did Calixtus III, who, i,
his letter to King Charles VII. o
France, remarked : "Non muneris as
tlmanda est quantities. sed altioris sig
niticationis qualitas interpretanda =
The ceremony of comforting the gol
den rose is generally similar to thai
used when during the latter DAYS O
Plus ms exile at Gaeta. that pontif
gave 1t to the Queen of Naples. l,
was then delivered to her at the end OF
the mass by the Pope's ablegate, who
after taking the vase and golden rose,
offered them to her majesty, saying
'Receive from our hands this rose
which We deliver to You by special
commission from our father and lord
in Jesus Christ, Pope Plus TX. by
which is signified the JOY of the two
Jerusalems-that is, the church trium-
phant and the church militant-and
through which is made manifest to all
Christs faithful that most beautiful
flower which is the JOY and crown of all
the saints Accept it, your majesty,
who are noble and powerful according
to the world, and endowed with many
/ virtues, that you may be further emo.
bled with the greater virtue bv Christ
our Lord, like that rose planted upon
the shores of many waters. May he
who is three and one for ever and ever.
in his infinite mercy, grant YOU this
grace
The golden rose appears to have
originated at very early epoch. Ac-
cording to the opinion generally ae-
cepted. it dates back to the eleventh
century, to the pontificate of ST, Leo
IN. Dom Calmet, citing among 9TH
er documents bull instituting the
custom of the golden rose, was the 1st
to advance that st Leo IN. was its au
thor. Subsequent authorities have ac-
cepted this opinion as well based
In the following century the rose comes
prominently to the front. 1t was then
colored with red, and, according to
Mablllon. the Pope sang moss on Lac
tare Sunday in the basilica of the Ho-
ly Cross in Gerusalemme, holding the
rose in his hand during the gospel,
and while preaching a sermon of
which, rs it Were, the flower afforded
the tex. The rose was presented
before the mass to the Holy Father in
his room by chamberlain. together
with balm and musk.
In many Il Roman Ordo, and in
briefs and other documents of an ear
tv date, constant mention is made of
the rose and of its usage, but nowhere
mention Of its being blessed. The
first to mention the ceremony of bless
ing the rose is Agostino, master of GER
emonies to Pope Innocent VIII, in
his work printed at Venice in l4SS.-
1t may have been Nicholas V. who
first blessed the rose. The Pope was
crowned on Laetare Sunday, and went,
riding on milk white steed, to take
possession of his cathedral at the La
teran, holding in his hand the precious
rose. The blessing always now takes
place at the high mass on Mid-Lent
The rose is placed between
two lighted tapers on table in the
sacristy, and is presented by the young
est cleric of the Pope's household to
the Pope on his way to the Sistine cha
pei. The Holy Father, in alb and
stole, after placing incense in thuri-
Die held by the senior cardinal priest |
present, reads special prayer for the
occasion, places the scents in the rose.
which he blesses and incenses. The
rose is then carried before the Pope to
the altar ut which his Holiness cele- |
brates mass, where it remains until the
holy sacrifice is over, then 1t is taken
away to the pontitical treasury.
Originally it seems to have been the
custom to present the golden rose to
the Prefect of Rome after the latter
had led the Pope's horses by golden
bride TO the doors of the Lateran Bas-
Illca and aided his Holiness to dis
mount. But the distribution of the
gift soon became broadened, and was
bestowed upon both persons and places.
The list of recipients contains our own
King Henry ". and James III. of
Scotland. King Henry VIII. of Eng
land thrice received the rose. Among
others who were deemed worthy OF this
papal testimony TO virtue and good
works were Caesar Borgia (who receiv-
ID the rose from his father, Pope Alex
lnder VI. Queen Isabella of Spain
and Napolean ILL.,
Jokes about seal skin sacques are
very for fetched.
The inebriate has his ups and downs
-llic-cups and fall-downs.
II shines unseen-The old black di
.gonal under your winter oyercoat.
The cloud that overhangs the poll
ician frequently has silver lining.
An adjustable engagement ring to iit
my finger Is the latest.