The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-10

firm voice The wishes ana greetings of
the chapter of st. Peters, which he
said ".fser an act of obedience to your
holiness and wish you prosperous
and glorious r<ntificAee
The cardinal recalled that the bodies
of the first pope and OF st. Paul rest in
the basilica, which fact, he said,s was
of good augury for the work of the
new head of the Catholic ehurch.
Pope Is Affiliated.
The pontiff was visibly touched and
answering in trembling voice, warmly
thanked the chapter for their well
wishes. Good Wishes" he said, ARE
extremely precious" ~
The procession then reformed and
proceeded to the door oflthe basilica
through which Plus K. cast an almost
terror stricken glance, whispering to
DR.. Lappuni, "Shall ever be able. to
go through with it 2"
The people i'll the hasilica had mean
time become impatient, and when the
cleaning cross which preceded the
cortege was seen, it was greeted with
great applause. On the appearance Of
the pontiff himself it seemed as though
the people would seek to CARR him in
their arms, SO great was their enthu-
siasm. Cries of Plus, our pope, our
father" and Long live Plus X.,'' were
raised notwithstanding the large plac-
ards posted all over the basilica, say
ing: "Acclamations are forbidden"
Leaflets to the same effect were dis
tributed among the crowd. The cries
continued until the pontiff was COM
PEELED to rise and bless the multitude,
and at the same time he made a sign
for more reverential behavior. Silence
was obtained when the choir an
nounced it's entrance with the resound-
ing notes of the "ecce sacerdos mag
nus" which were accompanied by the
sweet notes Of the silver trumpets.
"Thus Passeth Glory"
ried out The master of the ceremonies
knelt three times before the pontiff
each time lighting a handful of hemp
which surmounted a silver torch, and
as the flames flashed and then died
out he chanted "pater sancte, sic tran
sit gloria mundi" (Holys Father, thus
passeth away the glory of the world).
pope's face meanwhile Illuminated by
a smile. AT the chapel of the sacra-
ment there was another halt. and his
holiness left the sedia gestatoria and
prayed at the altar On re-entering
the chair he was carried to the chapel
of st. Gregory, where he soficiated at
a mass, being assisted by Cardinals
Macehi, Di Pietro. Segnai and Van
nutelli. Then all the cardinals donned
their silver copes and white miters
and the pope was borne to the throne
amid renewed acclamatioras and way
ing of handkerchiefs. fans and hats.
Mounting the Throne.
The scene presented on his mount
ing the throne formed a magnificent
picture to which no pen could do JUS
hn bn
cradle pontiff seated on the throne.
Two lines of cardinals clad in silver
and scarlet reached to the high altar
with it's burden of burning candles and
sacred vessels, while around stood the
papal guards, the pontifical court.
monks and officials. The cathedral was
illuminated with tWinkling lights while
the marble columns and walls rendered
the color scheme more vivid. Over 4
head was the most magnificent dome in
the world up to which 1oated the
harmony of the music. -.
From the throne Plus x, surrounded
by his suite, walked to the high altar,
standing over the crypt of ST. Peter,
into which meanwhile Cardinal Macchi
descended to pray The altar was sur
mounted by baldacchino supported
from the Parthenon. The appearance
of the pope in that elevated position
called forth another burst Of Senthusi-
asm. The pope then blessed the altar,
and after saying the "Indulgentiam,"
the maniple, symbol of the cord with
which Christ was bound on his cap
ture. was placed, with great ceremony,
upon the pope's arm. At the same
time prayers for the coronation were
recited by Cardinals Vannutelli, Mo-
cennf, Agliardi and Satolli Returning
from the crypt, Cardinal Macchi plac-
ed upon the shoulders of the pope the
pontifical pallium and attached it with
three golden jeweled pins. saying:
Receive this sacred palium as SYM
Dol of the fullness of the pontifical
office, in honor of Almighty God, the
the blessed apostles, st. Peter and st.
Paul, and the holy Roman Catholic
church."
Pope Celebrates Mass.
Mass was then celebrated with
great pomp and ceremony, the voice of
the pope becoming gradually more firm
and sonorous until it was even audible
in the most distant corner of the i'm
mense church. Following this Cardi-
nal Macchi performed the rite of in
censing the pope, whom he subse-
quently kissed three times on the
cheeks and chest, as did Cardinals
Segna and Vannutell1. Upon the pOpe'S
return to the throne the cardinals Of
fered their last obedieneeit to the pom
tiff, kissing his hand and feet, and be-
ing embraced by him twice in turn.
The bishops and archbishops kissed his
foot and right knee, while the abbots
kissed only his foot. The holy father
then walked to the shrine of st. Peter
for the eliminating rites of the ex-
tremely fatiguing ceremony. The whole
sacred college gathered about the pope
singing Palestrina's Corona Aurea
Super. Caput Ejus" while the choir
burst forth into song Cardinal Macchf
then recited the "Pater Noster," and
offered the following prayer:
"Omnipotent and ever eternal God,
dignitary of the clergy and author of
sovereignty, grant thy servant, Plus
X, grace to fruitfully govern thy
church SO that he, who by thy Glenn
ency, becomes and is crowded as father
of kings and rector of all the faithful,
through thy wise disposition may gov
ern we'll"
amen" rang out from all corners Of
the cathedral, from the choir, the peo-
pie, the clergy and the patricians.
Receives Triple Crown.
Cardinal Deacon Segna then raised
the pontiff's inter, and Senior Cardinal
Deacon Macchi placed on the venerable
white head the triple crown. AT this
moment the church was filed with the
ringing of bells, the blowing of silver
trumpets, the triumphant strains of the
choir and the acclamationss of the null
| titude which could no longer be re-