River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-08-13
Engages In worship.

Engages I'm Worship.
Before leaving the vatican the pope
went to the Sistine chapel to worship
before the sacrament exposed therein,
thence passing through the Sala Regia
and the Constantine staircase into the
portico of the basilica. He there seated
himself on a throne erected directly be-
fore the holy door and with seats around
for the members of the sacred college,
the chapter of st. Peters and the papal
court. At the right of the throne stood
Prince Orsini, the assistant to the papal
throne who withdrew his recent resig-
nation of the post in order to partici-
pate at the function. The pontiff was
exceedingly pale but composed.
Presents Greetings.
The low ceiling sent back an exquisite
echo of the tues petruS" sang by the
Sistine choir. Cardinal Rampollo ad-
yanced with dignity, knelt and kissed
the foot of the pontiff He then present
ed in a firm voice the wishes and greet
ings of the chapter of ST. Peters, which,
he said, offer an act of obedience to your
holiness and wish you prosperous and
glorious ponti1cate."
The pontiff was visibly touched, and
answering in a trembling voice, warmly
thanked the chapter for their we'll
wishes Good Wishes" he said, ARE
extremely precious"
Blesses the Multitude.
The procession then reformed and
proceeded to the door of the basilica,
through which Plus X. cast an almost
terror stricken glance, whispering to
DR.. Lapponi, Shall ever be able to go
through with it"
On the appearance of the pontiff it
seemed as though the people would seek
to carry him in their arms, SO great was
their enthusiasm. Cries of Plus, our
pope, our father" and Long live Plus
X" were raised and continued until the
pontiff was compelled to rise and bless
the multitude, and at the same time he
made a sign for more reverential be-
havior.
A Quaint Ceremony.
A quaint ceremony was then carried
out. The master of the ceremonies kne1t
three times before the pontiff, each time
lighting a handful of hemp which sur
mounted a silver torch, and as the flame
flashed and then died out he chanted
''pater sancte, sic transit gloria mundi
(Holy Father. thus passeth away the
glory of the world Then all the car
dinals donned their silver eopes and
white mitres and the pope was borne to
the throne amid renewed acclamations
and waving of handkerchiefs, fans and
hats.
Magnificent Scene.
The scene presented on his mounting
the throne formed a magnificent picture
to which no pen could do justice. The
central figure was the venerable pontiff,
seated on the throne Two lines of car
dinals clad in silver and scarlet reached
to the high altar with its burden of
burning candles and sacred vessels,
while around stood the papal guards. the
pontifical court, monks and officials. The
cathedral was illuminated with twink
ling lights, while the marble columns
and walls rendered the color scheme
more vivid.
Receives the PaIIfum.
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 de-
scended to pray. The pope then blessed
the altar, and after saying the .'indulgen-
tam" 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