March 11,2013 (Romereports.com) Over the course of the next few days, the cardinals will adhere to an established
schedule for the Conclave, as thousands of faithful patiently wait for their voting results.
Their set schedule will officially begin on Tuesday at 7
a.m., when the cardinals are required to move in to Domus Santae Marthae
for the duration of the conclave, and will end until a new Pope is
chosen.
Schedule for first day, Tuesday:7:00 a.m.: Cardinals move in to Santa Marta
10:00 a.m.: Pro Eligendo Pontifice Mass at St.
Peter's Basilica
3:45 p.m.: Depart from Hotel to Apostolic
Palace
4:30 p.m.: Procession from Pauline to Sistine
Chapels
4:45 p.m.: Swear-in ceremony, meditation and
first vote by cardinals
7:15 p.m.: Vespers (prayer) at Sistine Chapel
7:30 p.m.: Return to Santa Marta
8:00 p.m.: Dinner
After
the first vote is taken on Tuesday evening, the first fumata, or smoke,
is expected between 7-7:30 p.m. The smoke is widely expected to be
black.
After the conclusion of the first day, the cardinals will
follow a set schedule each day until the next Pope is chosen. There will
be four rounds of voting, twice in the morning and twice in the
afternoon. They will break for lunch at 1 and end with dinner at 8 p.m.
Full-day schedule for the Conclave:6:30 a.m.: Breakfast for one hour
7:45 a.m.: Depart from Hotel to Apostolic
Palace
8:15 a.m.: Hour-long Mass at Pauline Chapel
9:30 a.m.: First two rounds of voting inside
Sistine Chapel
12:30 p.m.: Return to Santa Marta
1:00 p.m.: Lunch
4:00 p.m.: Depart from Hotel to Apostolic Palace
4:50 p.m.: Remaining two rounds of voting
inside Sistine Chapel
7:15 p.m.: Vespers (prayer) at Sistine Chapel
7:30 p.m.: Return to Santa Marta
8:00 p.m.: Dinner
The
fumata after the morning votes will appear between 11:30 a.m.-Noon,
while the smoke for the evening votes will appear between 6:30-7 p.m.
In
the event that a Pope is chosen during the
first votes of the morning
or evening, the smoke would appear at around 10:30 a.m. or 6 p.m.
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