The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-07-29
MN CROWNIIG OF APOPE.
:, raF CEREMONY is CONDUCTED
y ny THE CARDINALS,
c,ronation Takes Place at Con-
,,,.ion of the Mass, the First Cardl-
nal Deacon Oficiating.

30 he very general impression
seeH' os crown themselves, since by
tNS' p'f IF their exalted rank no one is
FeAy ~sod 10 place the tiara on their
lu",l This is not the case, for the
DeaU' crowned by a member of the
p0p, "a college, who is not cardinal
4 ' 'l(teu or even a cardinal priest but
PSF =. cardinal deacon. 1t is Car
nelT'i porromeo who crowned Leo XIII.
dlnaI - cardinal 9Iacchi, now the senior
. .s ~ cardinal deacons, TO whom
Cl =, -, folI the lot of browning the next
FOui nont Of the chair of st. Peter, says
oSup ,,,se De Fontenoy in the st. Louis
rohp- Democrat.
joy, ,oins to be seen whether the
! ooronation will take place in st.
pSA' 49, or in the Sistine chapel in the
r Tstf Much will depend upon the
, ave-, and politics of the new pope. If
cordinal Vannutelli or one Of the
. Of the sacred college who
p'-I 5isnosed to be friendly with the
az 'rsn government, it is probable that
=, la''' aaronation will take place in st.
n ~. whereas if the next pope be-
~, 70 the intransigent party it will
,sEe place, like that Of Leo KILL IN
rSp Sistine chapel.
u Mo ceremony will take place in the
anirc and will commence with
wv, headed by the Swiss guards
Nd ended by the new pope, wearing
.aon inter. carried aloft on the sedia
Y,to+orfa with a silver damask can
NV horne above his head, 1anked by
.bo AabeIli. the greatAfans Of ostrich
..d noacock feathers, and surrounded
W. the noble guards with drawn
swords. AS the pope enters either the
Sstne chapel or st. Peter's-that is
!. SAY, the place where the corona
Inn fakes place-he is stopped three
Amos bv one of the clerks of the
,sonpl. who, kneeling, sets fire to some
AK on the points of three pronged
,ick exclaiming in a loud and mourn
MI voice, "Pater sancte, sic tra<sit
coria mundi" (holy father, thus passes
svay the glory of the world.
Having descended from the sedia
rpstatoria. the pope proceeds to the al
and after brief prayer commences
me iptroit of the mass, which on this
ryasion is celebrated by him. At the
md Of the confession he takes his place
sD the throne on the left side of the al
sr while the first cardinal bishop re-
rtes the three customary prayers over
m Then the pope returns to the al
hy knppls on the step, and while the
fEt cardinal deacon removes his gold
hitter the second cardinal deacon in
rests him with the pontifical pallium,
band of white wool worn on the
shoulders, with q short band extending
Downward on the back and breast
IlS palllum is adorned with three
black silk embroidered crosses and con-
itutes the most sacred and important
bkens of his office.
As soon as the pope is invested there
NTH be resumes his inter, reascends
bis throne and then receives the hon.
Ag of the principal dignitaries present.
Ihe cardinals come first and kiss in
Um his foot and his hand and are then
Embraced by him. ArchbishOps and
bishops kiss his foot and his right knee,
but receive no embraces. while minor
HgnitareS of the church and laymen
Kiss his foot, or, rather, the cross on his
Ilpper, alone.
The mass is then proceeded with, and
RiteT the collects the senior cardinal
TaacOn standing at the lowest step OF
be altar, cries three times, ''LOng life
our lord, Leo XIV. Tor whatever 9th
title the new pope may assume), the
SlOp and universal pontiff given to
by God" and thereupon, turning to-
Fad the pope, hands him the papal
E9zer which is distinguished from
lose Of all cardinals, archbishops and
Shops and abbots in that it is sur
olnted by a cross instead of shep-
rVFuS crook. This form of crozier is
NduSIvely used by the pontiff, and it
SAID that one of the reasons why the
%lerS Of the other dignitaries of the
lurcA have the upper end bent and
'e Surmounted by a crook is as SYM
y Of the fact that their owners are
E0lpeIled 10 bow to the will OF the su-
Ane pontif.
NVl until the conclusion of the mass
oVS the actual coronation take place.
Us pope proceeds from the altar to
seat on the throne, and thereupon,
uNe The senior cardinal deacon pro
'1-ceS q prayer over him, the second
.DAal deacon removes f'om the pom
y mead the golden inter which he
until that time worn. The first
s'1'1aI deacon then places the tiara
~ l1e poDe's head, with the words;
Luxe this tiara. adorned with three
'os' and know that thou art the
@gE OF all princes and sovereigns,
'1-'f OF the globe, and on earth the
se'eAt Of our Saviour, Jesus Christ
S-'m all honor and glory for ever
~ eyer, amen."
=" pope then rises and, wearing the
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