After the public Mass, the cardinals return to the Pauline Chapel. The Ordo then prescribes a moment of extraordinary drama: the pronouncement of Extra omnes ("Everyone else out"). This marks the formal sealing of the conclave. The cardinals then process behind a cross into the Sistine Chapel, singing a litany of saints and invocations to Christ with the refrain, "Save us, Lord".
Approved by St. John Paul II in 1998 and first used in 2005, the 343-page book contains Latin prayers with Italian translations. It is divided into several key liturgical phases:
Finally, the Ordo describes the "Habemus Papam" announcement from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica and the new Pope's first blessing, Urbi et Orbi (to the city and the world).
Quo nomine vis vocari? (By what name do you wish to be called?)
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The Ordo Rituum Conclavis is more than a set of rules. It is a theological statement. By wrapping the election in ancient prayers, incense, and scriptural readings, the Church insists that the cardinals are not merely politicians choosing a CEO, but spiritual fathers seeking the guidance of the Holy Spirit.