The Journeyman

Random Musings by Kraft

  • apostolica sedes vacans: 3rd meeting of the congregation

    This morning, the Congregration met again. This time 88 of the 91 cardinals present in Rome attended. The most intersting part of today’s press bulletin regarding this meeting is the discussion of the “in pectore” cardinal. In 2003, Pope John Paul II named a name cardinal “in pectore”, that is he named him in his…

  • pope john paul ii: vatican tv

    I’m not sure if this is new or not but you can pull a live feed from Vatican TV online now. The feed, via the Vatican website, is provided in RealMedia and Windows Media Player formats in three bitrates. On a related note, the Papal Funeral Mass will be presented live at St. Mary’s Cathedral…

  • Apostolica Sedes Vacans: Crest of the Vacant See

    Anyone who has visited the Vatican website lately has seen this crest on the homepage. This is the crest of the Vacant See. Usually, the Apostolic See’s crest is this image with the triregno (the three-tiered papal crown) without the umbracullum (better known as the ombrellino; it’s the umbrella). The triregno is obviously a symbol…

  • pope john paul ii: day three of mourning

    A reading from a sermon by St. Leo the Great, pope Please visit http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/novena.pdf for the text. Our Father…Hail Mary…Glory Be Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon him. God our Father may your servant Pope John Paul II, rejoice in the fellowship of the successors of Peter whose…

  • apostolica sedes vacans: 1st and 2nd meetings of the cardinals

    This morning, the General Congregation met twice. The first meeting, the swore an oath: We, the Cardinals of Holy Roman Church, of the Order of Bishops, of Priests and of Deacons, promise, pledge and swear, as a body and individually, to observe exactly and faithfully all the norms contained in the Apostolic Constitution Universi Dominici…

  • pope john paul ii: science and conscience

    I thought the wording of His Holiness’ death certificate was very interesting. First, it acknowledged the name he was given at birth and it noted that he was a Vatican citizen. I think it’s not an uncommon thing to have one’s nationality listed but with the Pope, I didn’t expect that. Secondly, what really struck…