The Holy Mass Pro eligendo Pontifice is celebrated in St. Peter's Basilica. It is the last Mass publicly concelebrated by all the cardinals (electors and non-electors) before the election of the Pope. Such a Mass immediately precedes the Conclave and is presided over by the Dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals. teleSUR
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00:00Hello and welcome to Tells for English. Join us as we go live to the Vatican City as we are in
00:13minutes ahead of the Mass Pro Elegendo Pontificiae. In this time we are seeing live images inside the
00:21Basilica, inside the Saint Spirit Basilica, ahead of the Mass that is about to begin inside the
00:32Saint Spirit Basilica in the Vatican City. This Mass calls Elegendo Pontificiae. Elegendo Pontificiae is
00:49the Mass that is about to begin at this time in the Saint Spirit Basilica and we have the Choir,
01:01the Saint Spirit Basilica Choir at this moment.
01:07The Mass Pro Elegendo Pontificiae is celebrated by all cardinals, electors and non-electors, before the
01:29revelation of the Pope. It is also attended by bishops, priests, deacons and religious, together with the
01:38entire people of God. Such a Mass immediately precedes the Conclave and is presided over by the Dean of the
01:46Sacred College of Cardinals. These are live images as we see the procession of cardinals, bishops that will
01:55take part in this Holy Mass are entering right now and we see the large crowd that is sitting, awaiting for this
02:06Mass, the last Mass ahead of the Conclave that is set to begin this afternoon at 4pm local time in the Vatican City.
02:17We see the Cardinals coming into the Saint Spirit Basilica.
02:28Let's remember that before going into seclusion for the celebration of the Conclave, the entire College of Cardinals,
02:35including those over 80 years of age, joins the Universal Church in asking for a new Pope.
02:42This solemn moment, the Mass Pro Elegendo Pontificiae, that is about to begin, that we are seeing right now
02:49the live images from the Vatican City, as the whole College of Cardinals are coming inside Saint Peter's Basilica
03:00It will be presided by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, the Dean of the College of Cardinals, and it is open to
03:13all the faithfuls who wish to participate as we see the Saint Peter Basilica is crowded.
03:21Let's pray.
03:31Let's pray.