The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-30
LAST TRIBUTE
TO DEAD POPE
Ehe Third Great Requiem Mass Is
Celebrated in the Sistine
Chapel.
Prayers Are Offered for Guidance in
the Section of Leo's >.. .
Successor. ..-...-.
;Witch's Prophecy, Spoken Some
\ Years Ago, Predicts Cardinal
Il, Vannutelli's Election.

Rome July so.-The last tribute as paid
10 the late Pope Leo this morning at the
third great requiem mass celebrated in the
SistinS chapel Of the vatican and the func-
tion Was no less ceremoniouS and imposing
than the two others. While there we're
perhaps fewer persons present, there was
a greater display of gorgeous uniforms. OF
the sixty-two cardinals now in Rome, all
attended the mass except Cardinal Gre
toni project of the congregation of sa-
cred relics, who was ill.,
An imposing picture was presented by
the procession of cardinals. in violet robes
end red ca pes bordered with ermine, and
escorted by noble guards in scarlet uni
forms and with drawn swords, the scene
being softened by the clouds Of incense
and the chapel resoundng with the strains
Of the incompatible Sistine choir singing
'1lbera Me Domino
Pray for Guidance,
In the churches Of Rome to-day began
the offering of prayers to the Holy Ghost
TO assist and enlighten the cardinals to
choose the right man to sit in the chair of
St. Peter.
During the conclave the blessed sacra-
nlent will be exposed in several churches
Cor the special prayers of the faithful,
with the same object in view.
The mayor of Carpineto. the birthplace
Of Pope Leo, who proposed to erect with
local contributions a monument Of Leo
XIII, on the Lepini mountains, surround
ing the village Of Carpneto, finding that
his project was checked by the large
amount of money required intends tc
make 1t an international tribute to the Late
pontin and will ask all countries to join
dn the movement. Ho says he expects
considerable contributions, especially from
america.
A WEtoh's Prophecy.
People are now recalling a prophecy
which at the time it was made produced
considerable talk among the superstitous
who held it to be an indica ton of who will
he the noxt pope so much so that several
large bets were made in favor Of the car
,dlnal indicated by the prophecy. Many
years ago Cardinal Parocchi who was not
then even a bishop one day met an old
woman in the country. She was a. typical
witch in appearance and planted herself
before Parocchi saying: THE Bishop of
Santa Rufina will be the next pope" The
woman refused to say anything more.
Parocchi repeated the tale which gained
Circulat ton when he was appointed to that
pee and before his death he was considered
ito be the most likely successor Of Pope
Leo. -s-.3 .&y,E ssle 49,
the story @of the old woman's prophecy
Ehe famous bishopric of Santa Ruf1na was
afterwards given to Cardinal Serafno
Wannutelli and now people are asking
HhemS elves will the prophecy come true
Hfter all? .-
, Omen for RampoIIa Also. b..
Superstitious people also find an omen
In the fact that Cardinal RaInpoa drew
apartment No. IS, which In the book OF
The lottery stands for pope, and, oonse-
1uently, they come to the conclusion that
fate has marked him to be the next pope
Should all the sxtyswo cardinals now
In Rome enter the oonclave it will be the
most numerously attended In history. The
conc1ave which elected Leo was attended
by stXty-one cardinals. In the past popes
have been elected by as low as nine.
The ecolesiastics who are to watch the
sliding doors. which will be the only
means of communication between the con-
clave and the outside world, have been re-
huested to be present at the vatican at {
o'clock Friday afternoon to assume thei,
duties, The sliding doors will only be
opened between and 80 o'clock in the
morning and between 5 and 7 In the even
ing. At all other times they will be
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