The Conclave
to elect the successor of St Peter
is to begin on
the Feast of
Pope St Gregory the Great,
Tuesday, 12 March, 2013.
Deus, qui animae famuli tui Gregorii
aeternae beatitudinis praemia contulisti:
concede propitius;
ut, qui peccatorum nostrorum pondere premimur,
eius apud te precibus sublevemur.
Per Dominum.
O God who hast conferred
the rewards of everlasting happiness
upon the soul of Thy servant Gregory,
mercifully grant that we,
who are oppressed by the burden of our sins,
may be relieved by his prayers with Thee.
Through our Lord.
What a providential date it seems. St. Gregory the Great, pray for us!
ReplyDelete12 March 1939: Coronation of Venerable Pope Pius XII.
ReplyDeleteA blessed and happy Name Day by the way, Father, if you still celebrate it (or ever have, I read it's only common in Europe and Latin America). What a great day!
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