The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-07-21

| rise to a fresh general discussion in
which the promoter and the lawyer
plead their respective cases again.
When the congregation considers it
self fully enlightened on the subject II
comes to two more detailed proceed
! ings; at this point at least fifty years
must have elapsed since the death OF
the saint; only i'll the cases of martyrs
are there sometimes certain relaXlngS
of these rigorous rules.
The first of these proceedings has
reference to the virtues; their degree
of hereoicness is examined.
The other deals with the two mir
acles which the Congregation of
Rites deems necessary for a beatifiCa-
ton; their authenticity. reality, and
effect are criticised. The insistance of
the promoter of the Faith may cause
the rigor of these examinations to be
modified, or even to stop them.
When the end of these examinations
is approaching. the virtues are studied
by three congregations. The first one,
called ante-preparatOry," is held at
the residence of the Cardinal reporter
I of the case. The second, called pre-
paratory," consists of all the cardinals
of the Congregation of Rites, before
whom the consulters bring their vote.
The third, called general" is held in
presence of the Pope; he hears the
votes of the consultors, and of the car
dinals, and reserves to himself the pub
LEGATION after a few days of the de-
cree establishing the heroicness of the
virtues
These three congregations follow
each other in the same order regarding
the miracles: and the Pope, if deemed
proper, crowns them with a decree af-
firming that the two miracles testify
to the power of Gods servant
last general congregation is as
sembled, and is called the Congregation
'de tuto." Can we safely proceed to
the Qualification? An tutO proceed
passit ad beatificationem? 2" Such the
question asked. For a last time the
Pope gathers together the opinions. At
that point these opinions are naturally
favorable; a pontifcial brief. a few
days later, announces the Qualification.
From Venerable the parsonage in
question becomes Blessed"
On the day fixed for the ceremony,
in the loggia over the facade of st.
Peters, all the Congregation of Rites
assemblies. Before the mass the secre-
tary of the Congregation reads the
Pontifcial decree. Immediately above
the altar the portrait of the saint. so
far hidden by a veil, is exhibited. and
the newly beatified appears with a halo.
In the afternoon the Pope goes to the
lOSSId 10 OIIlCldlly NeueIdIe Hllu NOI
herr. These ceremonies take place at
st. Peters.
After the Identification should the
'postulateur' learn of fresh miracles,
he at once demands that the Congre-
cation again take up the matter. The
lawyer and the promoter of the Faith
make study of these firacles. If the
former wins, the Pope, on a report of
the Congregation of Rites, declares by
a decree that there is reason for carry
ing the case to canOnizatiOn.
He then convOkes three consistOries;
in the first one, which is secret, he Sc
cures the opinions of all the cardinals;
in the second. which is public, the
lawyer explains. in the presence of the
Pope. the Cardinals, the Archbishops
and the Bishops, the titles of the saint
to canonization; in the third. half pub
lie, the Cardinals, ArchbishOps and
Bishops cast their votes for a last
time.
A few days later at st. Peters the
Pope sings pontifcially the Mass, and
personally reads a the Gospel the bull
of canonization. The blessed one has
become a saint; the homage that is or
dained for him Cor herr for all time to
come binds the entire world.