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pope john paul ii: day eight of mourning
A Reading from the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church Lumen Gentium (no. 23), as promulgated by the Fathers of the Second Vatican Council, first paragraph Our Father…Hail Mary…Glory Be… Eternal…
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pope john paul ii: beatification?
I am a bit behind on updating this. With projects galore that all required time late this week and staying up all night to watch the funeral, I just haven’t…
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pope john paul ii: day seven of mourning
Matthew 10:1-4 Our Father…Hail Mary…Glory Be… Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon him. O God, from whom the just receive an unfailing reward,…
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pope john paul ii: day six of mourning
Today’s prayer is going online early. With the Pope’s funeral in the early morning hours and all the crazy things going on, I would rather be early than late as…
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pope john paul ii: day five of mourning
My apologies for this one. I left it in the queue too long… Luke 22:31-34 Our Father…Hail Mary…Glory Be… Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord. And let perpetual light…
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in pectore cardinal, part 2
ZENIT mentioned in a story published tonight that the cardinal in pectore’s name would be released after a few decades have passed, that is when Pope John Paul II’s archives…
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in pectore cardinal
Both Andrea and David asked related the same question regarding the in pectore cardinal that Pope John Paul II created in 2003. A little more background on cardinals: while not…
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apostolica sedes vacans: conclave date set
The 4th General Congregation was held this morning in Rome. 116 cardinals were present at this meeting of the 122 in the Vatican. While the number of cardinal-electors is 117,…
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pope john paul ii: day four of mourning
A reading from the Catechism of the Catholic Church Our Father…Hail Mary…Glory Be… Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon him. Father, in your…
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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…