The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-12-23
Papal Ceremonies At
Consistory Impressive

dinals had gathered in the "Sala del
Paramenti," and the newly appointed
Dignitaries accompanied by retinue
of officials and noblemen had pro-
ceeded to the Sistine Chapel, where,
in the presence of the Cardinals, SEN
ior Bishops, Priests, and Deacons of
the Cardinal Chancellor, of the Cardi-
nal Camerlengo of the Holy Roman
Church, and OF the Cardinal Gamer
llengo of the Sacred College, they had
taken the oath prescribed by the Apos-
tolic Constitutions.
The Pope Arrives.
His Holiness accompanied by the
Noble Guard, and escorted by the
Swiss Guard, arrived at 10:30. He put
on the sacred vestments in the "Sala
del Paramenti," proceeding to the Sala
Ducale where he ascends the "Sedia
|Gestatoria' acclaimed by. prolonged en-
thusiastic applause. The papaI pro-
cession passed along the Sala Ducale
and the 'Sala Regia,' cheered all the
way. At the entrance of the Hall Of
the Blessings, the Papal choristers
greeted the Pope with the antiphone
"Tu es Petrus" AS soon as the Pope
ascended the throne, the Cardinals adj
vanced one by one to perform the
Obedience. The scarlet trains unfold
slowly, covering the green carpet and
the steps of the throne. 1t is an i'm
posing sight.
After the Obedience, the Consisto-
rial Advocates come forward to read in
Latin the Grafton for the postulation
of a case of Beatification. At signal
from the Pope, the reading of the
postulation was interrupted and the
new Cardinals were ushered into the
Hall.
They approached the throne one by
one, according to their rank of prior
ity and kissed the Pope's foot, then
his hand, and his face. The Holy
Father embraced them affectionately,
especially his successor to the Arch
bishopric Of Milan. Both the Pope and
His Eminence Cardinal Tosi, were
evidently moved. Plus XI greeted
with equal feeling His Eminence Car-
dinal Ehrle, his former colleague at
the cherished Vatican Library. The
new Cardinals then passed before the
other Princes of the Church whose
seats, which they now occupy, form
a quadrangle around the throne. The
Cardinals embraced in turn their new
colleagues. Meanwhile the Consisto-
rial Advocate had resumed the reading
of the act of postulation but he was.
interrupted by another signal from the
Pope. 1t is the solemn moment of the
imposition of the "red hat" The, re-
Gently elected Dignitaries again ap-
preached the throne, while the two
Cardinal Deacons stand each side of
His Holiness. The first of the new
Cardinals, who is His Eminence Car
dinal Bonzano, ascended and knelt
before the Pope. The Prefect of Cere-
monies took the large red hat, weight
ed by huge fringed tassels and pre-
sented it to the Cardinal Deacons who
held it ON each side, while the Pope,
taking the brim at the center, lowered
it on the head of the kneeling Dig
nitary, whose shoulders were covered
with the ermine cope. The Pope read
aloud the formula: Receive the red
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The Public Consistory was at an
end The Pope closed it by imparting
solemnly the Apostolic Blessing
Then he resumed his position in the
Sedia Gestatoria" and passed again
through the Hall, amid the chanting
of the Choristers and the acclaim of
he spectators
In the ,sistine Chapel.
The Cardinals proceeded to the Sis
tine Chapel. The newly elected pros
trated themselves before the altar:
the others took their places in their
regular seats. The choristers intoned
the "Te Deum," after which His Emf
nence, the Cardinal Dean Vannutelli
recited the prayer Super Electos
lCardinales. All this time. the newly
elected Cardinals remained prostrate
before the altar. After the prayer
| they proceeded to the entrance to
lawait the other Cardinals, who stopped
to embrace them The Cardinals NOV
ed up to the Consistorial Hall where
another semipublic Consistory was
held, during which the symbolic cere-
mony known as the opening of the
mouth" and the closing of the mouth
was performed. This symbolizesl the
fright of speaking at the Cardinalitial
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the red hat is taken to the residences