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FROM VATICAN NEWS:
Inaugural Mass of Pope Leo XIV to be held on May 18
Vatican News
The Holy See Press Office announced the upcoming schedule for the newly elected Pope Leo XIV. His inaugural Mass will be held in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, May 18 at 10am Rome time.
Three weeks of firsts
On Saturday, May 10, the 267th Pope will hold a meeting with the Cardinals and mark his first public appearance his election with the Regina Caeli prayer and greeting from the Central Loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica on May 11.
Then, Pope Leo XIV’s schedule will be as follows:
- May 12, Monday – Meeting with the international press
- May 16, Friday – Meeting with the Diplomatic Corps (Heads of Mission)
- May 18, Sunday - 10:00 AM, St. Peter’s Square: Mass for the Beginning of the Pontificate
- May 20, Tuesday - Taking possession of the Papal Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls
- May 21, Wednesday - First General Audience
- May 24, Saturday - Meeting with the Roman Curia and Vatican City State employees
- May 25, Sunday - Regina Caeli
- Taking possession of the Papal Basilica of St. John Lateran
- Taking possession of the Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major
In another statement, the Press Office shared the Holy Father’s “wish that the Heads and Members of the Institutions of the Roman Curia, as well as the Secretaries and the President of the Pontifical Commission for the Vatican City State, continue, on a provisional basis” in their respective roles donec aliter provideatur (until otherwise provided).
Pope Leo XIV, however, maintains the right to “a certain amount of time for reflection, prayer, and dialogue” before making any “definitive appointments or confirmations.”
7 comments:
The triregnum as a monarchial symbol should be retired. As the Church easily can and has changed/assigned meaning to things, why not repurpose it as a symbol of unity across the entire Catholic Communion given its similarity to Eastern liturgical headdress?
Otherwise, and to have as recurring symbol of the Office, even carving it into garden shrubs, seems silly.
I do hope he vests in something more grand than his predecessor for his inaugural. Modern Roman chasubles just look so floppy, sometimes ill-fitting and just not neat - like a suit that needs tailoring. Those large yolk floppy collars are just terrible.
As for shoes, and if it was me, I would be uncomfortable wearing those bright red ones - my tastes are much more subdued. I'd opt for JPII maroon, or cordovan.
Modern Roman chasubles are neither floppy nor ill-fitting. They fit appropriately and the fabric flows just as it is designed to do.
You are indeed entitled to your opinion, Fr. I do not happen to share it here as fact.
ByzRus,
It is his opinion, thus it is a fact!
It is a fact that modern Roman chasubles "fit appropriately and the fabric flows just as it is designed to do." They are not the vestments of Easterners which "fit appropriately and the fabric flows just as it is designed to do."
They are different. No, they don't look like Eastern vestments. They're not supposed to look like Eastern vestments. No, they don't fit the way Eastern vestments fit. They're not supposed to fit like Eastern vestments.
That they are different doesn't mean they are "floppy," "ill-fitting," or "not neat."
Regarding paragraphs 1 & 2, no kidding. I never created such an equivalence.
Regarding paragraph 3, different, and again, no kidding.
Last, my opinion, which you have zero entitlement to deny, to my eye, they often look meager and too casual and too often, are oversized on the wearer. With that much fabric, it often looks sloppy.
I have my own vestments from my serving days that are generous as ours aren't form fitting, yet they are fitted to allow for movement without being flowing.
If these work for you, great.
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