Pope Facts - 9 Days of Funerals
As you have probably heard or read in the last few days, the funerary ceremonies for the Pope will last nine days. Now you're probably thinking: "Wow, 9, that seems like an awful lot. I sure do wish someone, somewhere, perhaps on a website, will take the time to explain what this whole deal is about." Well, you're in luck, because we at Devin for Pope Dotcom are here to serve you and are just that smart.
The period of nine days of funerals for a deceased Pope is called the Novendiales (go ahead and use that word to impress your friends and co-workers, after all it may be a long time before the subject comes up again...unless of course Jimmy Carter is elected president again). Below is a brief description of what you can expect to see on each day over this period:
Day 1 - The Pope dies. This is arguably the most important part of the funeral process.
Day 2 - The Pope's body begins lying in state...well, city actually...Vatican City.
Day 3 - On The 3rd day of Novendiales the Catholic Church gave to me: 3 French Hens, 2 Turtle Doves, and Partridge and a dead Pope.
Day 4 - A New Hope.
Day 5 - Day 5 is "Take your Daughter to the Pope's Funeral Day".
Day 6 - The Pope is buried in the Catacombs under St. Peter's. The Pope's casket will be well lit, clearly marked and contain no clues as to the whereabouts of the Holy Grail in order to prevent any future disturbance of the tomb by Harrison Ford.
Day 7 - League Night, no open pews for those not in a league. If you're not in a league, sign up now, its only $250 for a 4 person team.
Day 8 - We're nearing the summit. Air is getting thin. Food is running low. I think my sherpas may be plannig to kill me and ride my body down the mountain toboggan style.
Day 9 - The last day of funerals for the Pope. This is really a day to tie-up loose ends, clean-out lockers and double-check that the Pope is still dead. Quite frankly, with how juiced-up the Cardinals are for the upcoming Conclave its kind of a waste of a day; you can never really get anything done and they'll probably let everyone out of the funeral early at like 12:30 or 1:00.
The period of nine days of funerals for a deceased Pope is called the Novendiales (go ahead and use that word to impress your friends and co-workers, after all it may be a long time before the subject comes up again...unless of course Jimmy Carter is elected president again). Below is a brief description of what you can expect to see on each day over this period:
Day 1 - The Pope dies. This is arguably the most important part of the funeral process.
Day 2 - The Pope's body begins lying in state...well, city actually...Vatican City.
Day 3 - On The 3rd day of Novendiales the Catholic Church gave to me: 3 French Hens, 2 Turtle Doves, and Partridge and a dead Pope.
Day 4 - A New Hope.
Day 5 - Day 5 is "Take your Daughter to the Pope's Funeral Day".
Day 6 - The Pope is buried in the Catacombs under St. Peter's. The Pope's casket will be well lit, clearly marked and contain no clues as to the whereabouts of the Holy Grail in order to prevent any future disturbance of the tomb by Harrison Ford.
Day 7 - League Night, no open pews for those not in a league. If you're not in a league, sign up now, its only $250 for a 4 person team.
Day 8 - We're nearing the summit. Air is getting thin. Food is running low. I think my sherpas may be plannig to kill me and ride my body down the mountain toboggan style.
Day 9 - The last day of funerals for the Pope. This is really a day to tie-up loose ends, clean-out lockers and double-check that the Pope is still dead. Quite frankly, with how juiced-up the Cardinals are for the upcoming Conclave its kind of a waste of a day; you can never really get anything done and they'll probably let everyone out of the funeral early at like 12:30 or 1:00.
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