Today marks a historic moment in the Catholic Church. On this first day of the Papal Conclave, a priest of the Archdiocese and I discussed the beauty of today's liturgy that began the Conclave...a beauty of sacred liturgy that many probably did not even realize.
This beauty could be seen in everything from the Cardinal Electors processing from the Pauline Chapel and into the Sistine Chapel, the chanting of the Litany of Saints, their swearing an oath of secrecy as they put their hand over the Holy Gospels, and the closing and locking of the Sistine Chapel doors by Monsignor Guido Marini!
As is said, a picture is worth a thousand words, so how much more a profound video of this ritual, showing this beauty in the Liturgy of the Papal Conclave.
(And an article that describes further how the Conclave is a Liturgy, "a prayer from beginning to end.")
Ora pro nobis!
Jesus tells a Samaritan woman that all who worship God must worship Him “in Spirit and truth.” (John 4:24) My hope is that, through my personal reflections and experiences on the public work or service of the people, many may not only worship, but also come to know Him in Spirit and Truth.
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