Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-12-01
RECEIVE SCARLET HATS
SEVENTEEN NEW CARDINALS ARE
coNSECRATED BY THE POPE.
Arehbishops Farley, o'connell and
Falconlo, Three Americans, Among
Those Promoted In the Vatican.

Rome, Italy.-With all the pomp
and ceremony prescribed by tradition
II eminent ecclesiastics were made
princes of the Roman Catholic church
November q. Among them were three
Americans-Archbishop John Farley
of New York, Archbishop William
o'Connell Of Boston and Archbishop
Diomede Falconio, the apostolic dele
gate In the United States and natur-
lied citizen of that country.
The public consistory at which the
Scarlet hats were placed on the new
cardinals was held in the Sala Regia,
one of the most magnificent apart
ments in the Vatican. The prelimin-
ary secret consistory was held No
vember 26, at which time the pope far
mally submitted to the sacred college
the names of those whom he had se-
lected as new members of the college.
AT the appointed hour November q
the pontiff made his entry into the Sala
Regia seated in the gestatorial chair,
which was borne on the shoulders of
four attendants. He wore a cope that
was a mass of gold embroidery, and
upon his head, instead of the triple
crown, was a mitre of white satin
richly adorned with gold, the bifurca-
ton of which was lined with crimson
damask. AS he alighted from the
chair and took his seat on the throne,
which was placed upon dais of three
steps and beneath an immense balda-
quin, the famous Sistine chapel
choir, which was in latticed gallery,
burst into song. The cardinals pres
| ent then arose in turn from their
seats on the sides Of the hall and
made their obeisances before the
throne, and after them the consisto.
rial advocate filled in time by reading
canonization of several candidates
for the honor of sainthood. AS soon
as the pope was notified that the new
cardinals were ready, he stopped the
advocate by referring the petition to
( the congregation of rites.
The II new princes of the church
now entered from an adjoining apart
ment, each walking between two
cardinals of other creation. They
! were clad in scarlet mantels with
] hoods and long trains that were borne
by "caudatorii." Each one, as he ap.
preached the throne. bowed three
times, ascended the three steps, knelt
and kissed the cross embroidered on
the slipper of the pope's extended
foot, and after that kissed his hand.
A prelate who stood beside the pope
then raised the hood of the new
cardinals mantel and drew it over his
head, and the pontiff, repeating the
Latin formula of conservation, placed
on the hood the cardinals scarlet hat
The same hat, which had low, loose
crown and two bows at the brim
served for all the II. AS it was re
moved the new cardinal was embrac
ed by the pope, and then by each
member of the Sacred college.
The holy father then bestowed his
benediction upon the assembly seated
himself again in the gestatorial chail
and was borne from the hall The
ceremony was witnessed not only by
the ecclesiastical and lay dignitaries
of the papal court, but also by mum
ber of invited guests, some Of then
relatives of the new cardinals ant
others members of royal families
These We're in a stand erected at the
right of the throne
For an hour after this ceremony the
new cardinals knelt in prayer at the
altar of the Sistine Chapel. Then thu
Sacred college was assembled agaiI
in secret session and the pope wen
through the ancient ceremony Of shut
ting and opening the mouths Of thu
new members of the college. TIL,
closed mouth probation means tina
the new cardinal is not to talk abou
church matters until he has been in
itiated into the policy of the Sacre'
college, and in olden times it lastet
as long as six months. But now hi
mouth is closed only until he has beer
invested with the ring of office.
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