Archbishop Rosales receives red hat
today (March 24) in Rome

Manila Archbishop Cardinal Gaudencio B. Rosales will receive the Red Hat (biretta), symbol of his elevation to the College of Cardinals, in a consistory to be held today (March 24) at 10:30 a.m. at the Paul VI Audience Hall of the Vatican in Rome. He joins 14 others, two of them Asians, who were named Cardinals by the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI in February.

The solemn ceremony involves the Liturgy of the Service of the Word. The cardinals-designate will process from the Synod Hall to the Paul VI audience hall, while a hymn is being sung. The Pope will deliver the homily after the prayers and readings. After the homily, the cardinals-designate will each approach the Pope to receive the biretta.

At 12 noon there will be a reception for Cardinal Rosales at the Pontificio Collegio Filippino. In the afternoon, the courtesy call on the new cardinals will be held at the Vatican Palace where each cardinal is assigned a room where they can formally meet the members of the dicastery in Rome, their relatives, bishops, priests and members of the delegation from their country.

On March 25, the Feast of the Annunciation, the new Cardinals will receive their rings at a Mass at the St. Peter’s Basilica, where they will be the sole con-celebrants of the Holy Father. During this mass the Holy Father will also assign to them their titular church in Rome.

Cardinal Rosales will celebrate a thanksgiving Mass with the Filipino migrants, priests and religious in Italy on March 26, Sunday, at the Sta. Maria Maggiore church.

He leads the Filipino delegation of bishops, priests and laypeople in an audience with the Pope on March 27 at the Paul VI auditorium.

Cardinal Rosales will be back in Manila on March 30. He will celebrate his Thanksgiving Mass on April 1 at 10 a.m. at the Manila Cathedral. ## 

Please refer: Peachy E. Yamsuan
Archdiocesan Office of Communications
Archdiocese of Manila
527-3962/5276159