ROUGH DRAFT PETITION TO THE HOLY FATHER FOR A RETURN OF THE TRIREGNUM

I've made an honest effort to make a "rough draft" of a petition that could be presented to the holy father. I humbly submit it for your critique and I welcome any and all suggestions regarding this endeavor.

Most Holy Father,
We are most grateful to you for your continued untiring dedication in restoring the sacred to the holy liturgy. Above all we thank you for your recent Motu Proprio "Summorum Pontificum" and the restoration of the Classical Rite to its' rightful place. We can only applaud your efforts to restore continuity in the Church. We especially laud your continued effort to restore the use of venerable papal vestments & other traditions thereby reaffirming the dignity of your office as the Vicar of Christ. Many if not most of us were born during or after the Second Vatican Council. Many of us feel robbed of our sacred patrimony as Roman Catholics and are therefore all the more grateful to your holiness for your work for the "hermeneutic of continuity" in holy mother church. Most of us were deeply saddened at the abandonment of the triregnum & papal coronation ceremony as provided for by your predecessor his holiness of blessed memory Paul VI in his 1975 Apostolic Constitution "Romano Pontifici Eligendo". This venerable ceremony and crowning with the papal triregnum so rich in symbolism calling to mind the very kingship of Jesus Christ would be but one more blessed opportunity to pay tribute to our patrimony. We the undersigned faithful humbly beg you Holy Father to restore the venerable tradition of the triregnum to the papal ceremonial. The venerable patriarchs of the Orthodox east do not refrain from their own traditions & insignia of their patriarchal office and authority therefore all the more fitting is it that you holy father the vicar of Christ, the patriarch of all the west, the bishop of Rome should wear that ancient symbol of your office and authority: the triregnum. We see the current crisis in the Church as one stemming from disrespect for authority. We particularly lament Holy Father that your authority as Supreme Pontiff is disrespected even among those shepherds who owe you their filial allegiance. We are of the mind that were you to restore the use of the triregnum to its' rightful place in papal ceremonial that it would be a clear sign and symbol of your three-fold authority as Pope. Most Holy Father, on behalf of loyal Catholics everywhere, in the name of Sts Peter and Paul, Gregory the Great, Pius V, Pius X and all the great popes and saints who have gone before you, and in the name of Jesus Christ Our Lord Who said, "Thou art Peter, and upon this Rock I shall build My Church," take up the rightful sign of your office! Assume the Triregnum so that the Church can govern teach and sanctify in power and in the Holy Spirit! Amen.
Submitted respectfully in the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary.

V. Oremus pro Pontifice Nostro Benedictus R. Dóminus conservet eum et vivificet eum, et beatum faciat eum in terra, et non tradat eum in animam inimicorum ejus

Prayers for the Holy Father (to be said after the Rosary)
V. Let us pray for our Pontiff, Pope Benedict.R. The Lord preserve him, and give him life, and make him to be blessed upon the earth, and deliver him not up to the will of his enemies (Roman Breviary).Our Father. Hail Mary.(From the old Raccolta: A plenary indulgence on the usual conditions, when this prayer has been devoutly said every day for a month (S.C. Ind., Nov. 26, 1876; S. P. Ap., Oct 12, 1931).Let us pray.Almighty and everlasting God, have mercy upon Thy servant, Benedict, our Supreme Pontiff, and direct him, according to Thy loving-kindness, in the way of eternal salvation; that, of thy gift, he may ever desire that which is pleasing unto thee and may accomplish it with all his might. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen (Roman Ritual).(From the old Raccolta: An indulgence of three years, a plenary indulgence once a month on the usual conditions, for the daily devout recitation of this prayer. S. P. Ap., March 10, 1935).

MOST HOLY FATHER PLEASE BRING BACK THE TRIREGNUM!

The above photo is of the "Triregnum" papal tiara that was given as a gift to his holiness Pope John Paul II by the Hungarian people.

I have for a very long time (since childhood & I'm 41) lamented the fact that his holiness Pope Paul VI symbolically laid the "Triregnum" papal tiara aside. Although I understand the reasoning behind this move, I along with many others feel that in our own humble opinion this great tradition should be revived. Pope Paul VI provided for in his 1975 "Romano Pontifici Eligendo" that his successors be crowned in a coronation ceremony. Alas subsequent Pontiffs have chosen to follow John Paul I in his choice of a "Papal Inauguration" ceremony instead of a "coronation". It was both disheartening and surprising to read recently that his holiness John Paul II had received in 1981 from the Hungarian people a Tiara as a gift. What a precious gift from a once deeply Catholic nation and how sad that it was probably never worn! I had very much hoped when the words "habemus Papam" rang out in St. Peter's square in April of 2005 that the newly elected Pontiff would choose the venerable tradition of a papal coronation complete with the "triregnum". Many of us were disappointed when this was not the case but I don't think any of us were surprised by it. The rich symbolism of the "triregnum" proved for whatever reason(s) to be too much a reminder perhaps for the post conciliar pontiffs of a more "triumphalist" age of the papacy and papal temporal power. However those of us who proudly lable ourselves as Traditional Catholics hold this venerable tradition of a papal tiara in high esteem. I think I speak for many if not most Traditional Catholics who greatly lament that this tradition has fallen into disuse. Unfortunately, one hears precious little today regarding the social kingship of Jesus Christ from most pulpits. I would go so far to say that even the mention of the social kingship of Jesus Christ is as so eloquently put forth in Pius XI "Quas Primas" would be a source of embarrassment for many of our shepherds. Christ as KING seems to the modernist post conciliar Catholic to be hopelessly "old fashioned" and "outdated". Perhaps the revival of the use of the "Triregnum" with it's rich kingly symbolism will revive the duty of all Catholics to work toward the social Kingship of Jesus Christ as king of all hearts.

I've searched the internet high and low for quite some time looking for a blog or "petition" of sorts to present to our Holy Father to humbly beg him to revive the use of the "Triregnum" to no avail. It was suggested that I start one such project. I was unsure how to begin such a task but I hope with this humble blog to begin a movement of petition and prayer to the Holy Father. I humbly request any and all who read this to begin to offer a rosary a week not just for this particular intention (the Triregnum) but more broadly for a return to tradition and continuity above all in the sacred liturgy by all Catholics. I should like to make this endeavor a "grass roots movement of prayer & petition for Tradition & Continuity". Any commentary, suggestions or discussion in this regard will be gratefully appreciated. I should like to begin a petition. Would anyone of you perhaps wish to draft one such petition to the holy father?