tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28321606.post7475851117091011988..comments2023-11-14T23:15:05.189-08:00Comments on ORBIS CATHOLICVS: August 5th in Rome: let it snow!John Paul Sonnenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17248427382830782035noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28321606.post-69243851808244197822008-08-09T00:18:00.000-07:002008-08-09T00:18:00.000-07:00excellent photos dude.. thnk for the informative p...excellent photos dude.. thnk for the informative post ..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28321606.post-90069486689585702452008-08-06T04:34:00.000-07:002008-08-06T04:34:00.000-07:00A few thoughts on the titles of basilicas. While i...A few thoughts on the titles of basilicas. <BR/><BR/>While it is true that the Holy See has changed the title of the four major basilicas from 'patriarchal' to 'papal', it is not incorrect to continue to refer to them as Patriarchal Basilicas in view of their traditional associations. <BR/><BR/>With regard to the Holy Father's title of Patriarch of the West: As far as I know, the Pope has NOT formally renounced the title; rather, the expression was omitted from the list of titles in the Annuario Pontificio. It seems to be a bit of a stretch to claim that he has precluded his successors from the use of that title, or that it is now defunct. [Having said that, I am certainly open to correction if there is some documentation to the contrary.]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28321606.post-33344501055147459812008-08-06T03:56:00.000-07:002008-08-06T03:56:00.000-07:00I was present at this Mass in 1988 and witnessed t...I was present at this Mass in 1988 and witnessed this beautiful tradition. By the following year, I had been received into the Catholic Church. <BR/><BR/>BTW, Jedesto, I've noticed that the commentators on Vatican Radio/TV talk about the "Papal" basilicas now and when the word "Patriarchal" slips out, they correct themselves.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09272728729243811310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28321606.post-24776741656055545702008-08-06T01:07:00.000-07:002008-08-06T01:07:00.000-07:00A note for Jedesto:HH Pope Benedict XVI, whom God ...A note for Jedesto:<BR/>HH Pope Benedict XVI, whom God preserve has removed the title 'Patriarch of the West' from his own style and that of further holders of the office. Thus the title is defunct.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28321606.post-14168820539374953912008-08-05T18:05:00.000-07:002008-08-05T18:05:00.000-07:00Very Beautiful, thank you very much.Very Beautiful, thank you very much.~Joseph the Workerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07512362705041608396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28321606.post-66328648452873966242008-08-05T17:55:00.000-07:002008-08-05T17:55:00.000-07:00There are no "Papal" basilicas. The four great chu...There are no "Papal" basilicas. The four great churches of Rome (St. Peter's, St. John Lateran, St. Mary Major, and St. Paul-without-the-Walls) are called patriarchal basilicas, seemingly as representative of the great ecclesiastical provinces of the world thus symbolically united in the heart of Christendom. <BR/>St. John Lateran is the cathedral of the pope, the Patriarch of the West. <BR/>St. Peter's is assigned to the Patriarch of Constantinople, <BR/>St. Paul's to the Patriarch of Alexandria, <BR/>St. Mary Major to the Patriarch of Antioch. <BR/>St. Lawrence-outside-the-Walls is also reckoned as a greater basilica because it is specially attributed to the Patriarch of Jerusalem. <BR/>Moreover, a few other churches, notably that of St. Francis at Assisi and that of the Portiuncula, have also received the privilege of ranking as patriarchal basilicas. <BR/><BR/>[Adapted from the Catholic Encyclopedia]<BR/>jedestoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28321606.post-81730441568422819432008-08-05T11:40:00.000-07:002008-08-05T11:40:00.000-07:00Goodness !Is the tradition of showering petals fro...Goodness !<BR/>Is the tradition of showering petals from the ceiling of St. Mary Major still observed in honour of Our Lady of the Snow ?<BR/>I've heard about it, but never seen it.<BR/>It sounds like a very good reason to be in Rome in August !<BR/>Many thanks for the magnificent photos.PeterHWrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08734936083886678494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28321606.post-85994504408077794622008-08-05T09:45:00.000-07:002008-08-05T09:45:00.000-07:00Great pictures! Thank you for posting!Great pictures! Thank you for posting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28321606.post-77961505111001229672008-08-05T09:33:00.000-07:002008-08-05T09:33:00.000-07:00Papal basilica, not patriarchal.Papal basilica, not patriarchal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com