The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-06
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Century IL has been granted to Archbish-
CPS and M~etropolitans generally as q "a.
vor which they ask OF the Pope At the
termination Of thstr nrst interview With
him.
In q narrover sense, h palIium rsprs-
sents the mantle OF St Peter. Umbohcafly
conferred upon the apostle princes dis.
ciples and SUCCESSORS: It n also taken &c
signify the sheep borne On the shoulders
Of b good shepherd. Therefore, II ID
made Of pure wool. representing the sheen
OF whom the Lord went In quest.
FROM THE BODY
OF ST. PETER
In ofic;al language the paIfum, Of which
q number are always kept In the Bsnys-
nuto Celfini gold Golfers In the Vatican
oasihca. In styled 'palIium de corpore
sancta Pet-1." because before use each In
lowered TO touch Peters s~arcophaxusL
hence from the body Of Peter"
Ina pallium II blessed on the eitsy a.
the confession. and remains In its tabsr-
nacie until conferred on some preiate m.
ceremony of blessing the paIlium tskrr
plses on the day OF St Peters death Jun.
The Eternal City ha. had the monopo,y
OF supplying pailiums for the Vatican for
ume fmmemortaL The material eonss
from . herd Of lambs. blessed by the Pone
every year on January z, 81. Axnes's
nams-day.
On that day . gayly fes,ooned hors.
may Dc seen approaching the Vatican
early In the morning. led and surrounded
py q great mass Of peasants IN tbs MO
turesqTe garb Of the Campaxna Ths
horse bears, slung over his back, several
BASKETS zach holding 9 couple Of lambs
OF the fairest and whitest description
I'm hatnD alyfcaA ~ NA~
procession. the Pope comes 10 q certain
window, which Is thrown wide open
The horse haits. the people throw them
selves on their knees. and the lambs arc
helped up to the holy father. who thrtcs
make the sign OF the cross over them
After his Holiness has retired. the
peasants dress the little lambs with rib
bons and flowers. and then take them to
the Church OF st. Agnes. where they are
deposited near the high altar. while mass
Is sung.
Afterwards the sheep are sent TO q
nunnery near Rome. where they are kept
for one year From the wool they yield
the good uns spin and weave the pal
liums required by the holy father.
With the exception Of the pallium and
the %soutane. all papal garments of state
are richly embroidered with gold. and
adorned With Jewels OF the c~ostliest de-
scription. blazing with diamonds, rubies,
turQuoises. s~apph!res. emeralds and rare
pearls.
While the greater part OF the gems are
incrusted In the material. others are at
tached in the shape OF buttons. clasps and
aigrettes, a circumstance that makes the
robes none the easier to carry.
The red velvet cloak. for instance. worn
at great ceremonies. weighs over eighteen
pounds. owing to the great mass OF
Jewels with which II is strewn Ike an
Emperors coronation mantle.
Indeed. his robes ars SO heavy as TO
compel the Pope TO rave himseif carried
to scenes of state, and on the great feast
days. when he shows himself to the peo-
pie.
This was particularly true OF Leo XIII.
the frail. though strenuous. predecessor
Of the holy father OF to-day.
whether Plus X. with his accustomed
yixor. will allow himself to be carried is
not yet decided
Under Leo. the portable throne. restins
on the shoulders OF twelve bearers. and
on lesser ceremonies a sedan chair. were
often employed, the carriers being so
placed that mono turned their back uron
his Holiness.
SOME OF THE
GREAT JEWELS OF STATE
1t should be stated beforehand that the
Poutin's headgear on ceremonies Of a
purely spiritual character Is not the tiara.
but the inter.
The inter was among sacred habila-
ments from the earliest days.. being made
at first OF plain white linen. signifyirs
purity and chastity.
Nowadays miters are made OF coiored
cloth, silks and other precious materials,
end are adorned with 5ewsis, Miniatures
and gold lace.
The inter is SO eminentiy part and par |
eel of the ii;urgicaI vestments that the
Pope exchanges fl for the tiara when he
remains IN church for any length Of time
during great ceremonies.
Persons who assert, az Is sometimes
done In print, thai they saw the Pope
wear q tiara consisting of purple. blue
and green velvet strips" do not distin-
guish between the inter and the great
triple crown. The tiara is white. and
shaped Ike q Phrygian cap. but has the
~oveghanging point peculiar to the lat
ter. II has three gold ~circlets one above
the other. by which It differs from other
crowns. History tells US that the emblem
of papal priesthood originally had but a
single gold band. Pope Boniface added a
second, ito denote the p~rerogatives Of
spiritual n temporal power; Urban a
third. 'in reference to the mystical nuna-
Der three"
The triple crown IS richly semmed, and
the one now In use dates from Urban
VIII, who spend much time and money In
edorning II.
Vatican gossip says that the late Leo
XII wore the tiara but once. viz, on the
day Of his coronation. the crown worn
by lin occasionally afterwards being Of
lightef-that IL. baser material.
q Leo. many former Popes avoided
the Use Of the tiara One Of his name
Leo x used TO wear a crown
Of peacock feathers. sfznifyfng that
the eyes OF the Pope were directed to All
quarters OF the world
PoPEs PASTORAL STAFF
NOT IN ROME
ons emblem Of spiritual power sssus