The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-31
REQUIEM MASS.
Third of the Great Ceremonies For
the Repose of Leo's Soul.

Third of the Great Ceremonies For
the Repose of Leo's Soul.
Rome. July 30.-The last tribute was
paid to the late Pope Leo this morn
ing with the third great requiem mass
celebrated in the Sistine chapel of the
vatican and the function was no less
ceremonious and imposing than the
two others. While there were perhaps
fewer persons present there was
greater display of gorgeous uniforms.
OF the sixty-twO cardir as now IN
Rome. all attended the Ilass except
Cardinal Cretoni, project lt the con-
gregation of sacred relics. who was III.
tn picture presented by the presence
of caro- nails In violet robes and red
Capes bordeTed with ermine, and es-
corted by noble guards in scarlet uni
forms and with drawn swords, the
scene being softened by the clouds OF
incense and the chapel resOunding with
the strains of the Incompatible slstlne
choir singing Liberia me domino,
made those present feel as though litt-
ed into another world.
Prayers For the New Pope.
In the churches of Rome today be-
gan the offering Of prayers 70 the molly
ghost to assist and enlighten the car
dinals 10 choose the right man TO SIT
During the cOnclave the blessed sac
rament VIII be exposed in several
churches for the special prayers Of the
faithful with the same object in view
The mayor of Carpineto. the birth
place OF Pope Leo. who proposed TO
erect with local contributions monu-
ment TO Leo Xii. on top Of Leplni
mountains, surrounding the village OF
CarpinetO. finding that his project was
checked by the large amount Of money
required. intends to make il an interna-
tiOnal tribute to the late pope, and will
ask all countries 10 join in the move
ment. He says he expects cOnsidera-
bic contributions, especially from
America.
Was She a Prophet
People are now recalling a prophecy
which. at the time it was made, pro-
duced considera bic talk among the SUI
perstiJiOus. who held il TO be an in
dication of who will be the next pope.
so much so that several large bets
were made in favor of the cardinal in
Dictated by the prophecy Many years
ago the late Cardinal Parocchi, who
was not then even a bishop. one day
was "A typical witch in appearance and
planted herself before ParOcChi, say
ing The bishop OF Santa Rufina Will
be the next pope"
The woman refused to say anything
more. Parocchi repeated the tale,
which gained added circulation when
he was appointed to that see. and be
fore his death he was considered To
be the most likely successor of Pope
Leo. When Parocchi was dying he
/ repeated the old woman's prophecy.
| The famous DishOpriC of Santa Rufini
was afterwards given 60 Cardinal :.
I Vannutelli, and now people are asking
themselves, will the prophecy come
true after all?
The representatives of France. Aus
tria, Spain, Prussia. Portugal Russia,
BaV aria and Belgium accredited to tho
vatican. have informed Cardinal Greg
liza. dean of the sacred college that
their respective governments have re-
ceived from the Italian foreign Office
most exhaustive assurances that all
J the necessary measures have been
taken to ensure material and moral
( liberty at the conclave.