The record-union., 1899-04-10

predicted for his successors were as
follows:
1SOO-'sAquila Rapax" the Rapacious
Eagle. Plus VII had a black eagle in
his coat Of arms The eagles of Ma
poleon seized his dominions and carried
the Pope himself into exile. 1t was
only when Napoleon was overborne at
Waterloo that he returned to Rome and
his throne, in May, 1914.
1S23-"Canis ct Coluber"-Dog and
Serpent. Pope Leo XII was, like these
two natures, watchful, patient and
prudent.
1S29-"Vir Religiosus"-Most Relig-
ious Man. Plus VIII. was a most pious
and sanity Pope.
1S31-"De Balneis Etruriae' = From
the Baths of Tuscany. Pope Gregory
XVI. was a native of Belluno ana
Camaldolese monk from Camaldoli, IN
Tuscany.
1S46-aCrux de Cross''-Cross from
the Gross. Pope Plus TX. was one OF
the most afflicted of the Pontiffs. He
was exiled from 1S4S to 1880 and oe-
spoiled of two-thirds OF his possessions.
Finally in 1870 Victor Emmanuel TOOK
possession of Rome itself, and the Pope
O16Q elSnI Years ldtcl, liiC " Ais'OA-S
the Vatican" The royal house of Sa-
voy, his prosecutors, has white cross
on it's armorial bearings.
1S7S-"Lumen in Coelo"-Light IN the
Heavens. The family crest of the Pee
els. Pope Leo's escutcheon, has this
distinguishing mark.
END OF THE PAPAL LINE.
Only ten more Popes will follow Leo
al
for these he has set forth these tlties'
l. s.Ignis Ardens''-Ardent Fire.
. "Religio Depopulata' = Religion
Exterminated.
3. .'Fides Intrepida' Faith
4. Pastor Angelicus"2The Angehc
Pastor.
5. Pastor ct Nauta'-The Pastor ana
Sailor. g
6. "Flos Florum'' The Flower OF
Flowers.
Z. DE Medietate Lunae"-From tie
Midst of the Moon
8. DE Lahore SOILS From 'e
Eclipse of the Sun.
8. Gloria Olivae"-The Glory OF the
Olive.
10. "Petrus Romanus" = Peter OF
Rome.
During the last persecution OF the
church Peter IL, Roman, shall reign
says ST. Malachy. He shall 1eeo liie
flock in many tribulations, at the emu
of which the city of Seven Hllls tfSoii.e,
will be destroyed and the po"erlu'
Judge shall judge His people.
st. Bridget of Sweden is also creu-
tied with a prophecy tnat lie VIZ ~
would end in 1899.
WHO Is THE MAN?
Such being the forecast, whenever
Pope's reign ended there has peen
much speculation as to the Carulhai
whose personality would fit the predlc-
ton for the next one. A Cardnal VINO
is a likely candidate is called papa
bile" and his adherents 'papegg1antl-
At present two names are suggested
from the roll of the Sacred College as
those for whom the Malachian proph-
ecy was intended. One is that OF the
former General of the barefooted Car
melites, Cardinal Girolamo Gotti. The
other is that of Cardinal Dominica
Svampa, Archbishop of Bologna.
The title given by st. Malachy for the
next Pope, it will be remembered, is
.Ignis Ardens''-ardent or blazing fire.
Admirers of Cardinal Gotti say his
piety, zeal and fervor for the Papacy
and the Church fully carry out this al
legorical designation He is the son of
a. dock laborer, and was born at Genoa
March %, 1891. It is a notable fact
about the present College of Cardinals
that a majority of them, and with only
two or three exceptions the leading
members, are all men Of the most demo-
| cratic and humble origin, who have
risen to their present rank by sheer
force of their intellectual ability.
| Cardinal Gotti is supposed to be Pope
Leos favorite for the succession. He
has a most attractive and pleasing per-
sonality, rejecting the spiritual seren-
ity of his monastic life. He was a
barefooted friar when the Pope sent
him as Internuncio to Brazil to settle
the many vexed questions that arose
there after the downfall of Dom Pedro
and the esta blishment of the Republic.
His mission was crowned with the
greatest success, and his return to
Italy was made a veritable triumph.
! He was created a Cardinal in 1898. He
lives modestly, and passes his days in
retirement, untouched by party or fac
| tional turmoil. He is Prefect of the
Sacred Congregation of Indulgences.
THE OTHER CANDIDATE.
Those who would give a more literal
reading to st. Malachy's prediction, hold
that Cardinal Svampa is the real "Ig-
mis- Ardens-" His name Svampa, is
the Italian for flaming fire On his coat
of arms there is sun surrounded by
rays of fire, and he was long Bishop of
| Foil, the patroness of which diocese is
THE Madonna of the Fire. 1t is so
called from a picture of the Virgin pre-
served in a chapel of the Cathedral
which was miraeulously spared by a
fire that destroyed the room in which it
hung in the palace of the Marquis Poa-
lucci, three centuries ago. The Pope
mindful of the prophecy, has more than
/ once jocularly hailed him as my dear
successor"
/ He was born at Monte Granaro. prov
ince of Arcoii, Italy June 13, 1851, and
after serving successfully in minor
ranks was raised to the Cardinalate in
1894. When Cardinal Galimberti ther
/ heard of his elevation he said: Here's
the next. Pope" And Mgr. Satolli. or
the same occasion, speaking to a New
Yorker, said: This is Papal stuff; he
has no sin but his age"
Time is correcting that drawback
VIII sufficient elapse before the "sfu-
mata' of his successful ballot curls ur
in the legendary chimney of the con
clave chamber? No one now knows
but his ''papeggianti,' stoutly maintain
that it will, and thus prove that the
good ST. Malachy has scored again as
the nrOnbpt of tba Doyoo1, N-oxx- VII