Missa pro Eligendo Pontifice/Mass for the Election of the Roman Pontiff and the beginning of the Conclave

Both events are live from Rome, at Vatican Player, http://www.vatican.va/video/ and I believe are also covered live by several Catholic televisions in the USA, Canada, and other countries.

 

1. Missa pro Eligendo Pontifice / Mass for the Election of the Roman Pontiff

The Cardinals present in Rome, all the Cardinal-electors that will be entering the Conclave, will first gather for a Solemn Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica on Tuesday morning, 12 March 2013 at 10 am Rome time (CET or UTC+1). The Mass will be lead by the Cardinal Dean of the College of Cardinals, Cardinal Angelo Sodano, who is a non-elector.

Time in other parts of the world :

Tuesday, 12 March 2013 at 9 am UTC // 4 am EST // 1 am PST // 4 pm WIB or UTC+7 // 5 pm Singapore time or UTC+8

 

2. Beginning of the Conclave : Entry of the Cardinal-electors into the Sistine Chapel

The Cardinal-electors will assemble in Pauline Chapel on Tuesday afternoon, and the event will begin live at 4.30 pm Rome time (CET or UTC+1). The Cardinals will wear their full choir dress and then will proceed into the Sistine Chapel while singing the hymn Veni Creator Spiritus to invoke the Holy Spirit.

Then in the Sistine Chapel, the Cardinal-electors will take their oath, beginning with the senior Cardinal Bishop-elector, Cardinal Giovanni Batista Re, who leads the Conclave, and then the famous ‘extra omnes’ or ‘everybody else out’ order will be said by the Master of Papal Liturgical Celebrations, Monsignor Guido Marini.

Time in other parts of the world :

Tuesday, 12 March 2013 at 3.30 pm UTC // 10.30 am EST // 7.30 am PST // 11.30 pm WIB or UTC+7 //  Wednesday, 00.30 am Singapore time or UTC+8

Pope Benedict XVI’s last day as our Pope : Thursday, 28 February 2013

Today marks Pope Benedict XVI’s last day as our Pope, and the last day before the sede vacante begins, or the period when there is no successor of St. Peter the Apostle as the leader of the Universal Church. This period will last until a new Pope is elected by the College of Cardinals in the papal conclave.

 

The important events to take note of today includes (live from the Vatican from http://www.vatican.va/video/) :

 

1. Last meeting and farewell to the College of Cardinals at Clementine Hall (Sala Clementina) : Thursday, 28 February 2013 at 11.00 am CET (UTC+1) 

(10.00 am UTC, 5.00 am EST, 2.00 am PST, 5.00 pm WIB (West Indonesian Time) or UTC+7, 6.00 pm SG time (UTC+8)

 

2. Pope Benedict XVI leaves Vatican City for Castel Gandolfo on Thursday, 28 February 2013 at 5.00 pm CET (UTC+1)

(4.00 pm UTC, 11.00 am EST, 8.00 am PST, 11.00 pm WIB/UTC+7, and Friday, 1 March 2013 at 0.00 am SG time/UTC+8)

 

3. Sede Vacante begins on Thursday, 28 February 2013 at 8.00 pm CET (UTC+1)

(7.00 pm UTC, 2.00 pm EST, 11.00 am PST, Friday, 1 March 2013 at 2.00 am WIB/UTC+7, and Friday, 1 March 2013 at 3.00 am SG time/UTC+8)

Live from Rome : Papal visit to the Major Seminary of Rome (begin at 5 pm UTC on Friday, 8 February 2013)

http://www.vatican.va/video/

The Pope will visit the Major Seminary of Rome today, 8 February 2013 at 6 pm Rome time (Central European Time/UTC+1) or corresponding to Saturday, 9 February 2013 at 1 am for Singapore, Malaysia, China, HK, and other UTC+8 countries.

The other timings for other regions are Friday, 8 February 2013 at 5 pm UTC, and in New York it is on Friday at 12 pm EST (UTC-5), and on Friday at 9 am for PST regions (UTC-8).

Well, hopefully one day soon, I will be one of the students there, looking forward to my ordination as a priest at that time. Pray for me! 

Surprisingly, Italian (and Latin) is not too difficult to understand, since at the moment, in fact, my ability to understand and comprehend Italian has actually surpassed my ability to comprehend Chinese (not good, but good enough for daily conversations, and to use for basic conversations). Nevertheless, pray for me that I will be ever faithful in my journey!

+Ut Omnes Unum Sint, ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam+

(That they all may be One, for the greater glory of God)