Name of ceremony involving burning of branches when a newly elected pope first enters a particular church

[oliverclive]

There is a church in Rome in which a newly elected pope’s progress to the high altar for the first time is interrupted several times while a short ceremony involving burning of branches takes place. What is the name of the ceremony and in which church does it take place?

 

[YoungTradCath]

That was part of the Papal Coronation ceremony which took place in St. Peter’s Basilica.

The procession would stop three times and a cardinal deacon (I think) or someone would intone, “Sancte Pater, sic transit gloria mundi!”

Read here:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sic_transit_gloria_mundi

 

[Rex_Mundi]

Performing a ritual or ceremony which is totally disconnected from achieving any kind of outcome is the very epitome of superstitious behaviour…Yet if you were to imply that the Catholic clergy were superstitious they would emphatically deny it…claiming to be far too well educated and intelligent to partake in such nonsense…
By their actions so shall they be judged…Rex Mundi

 

[Filii_Dei]

Performing a ritual or ceremony which is totally disconnected from achieving any kind of outcome is the very epitome of superstitious behaviour…Yet if you were to imply that the Catholic clergy were superstitious they would emphatically deny it…claiming to be far too well educated and intelligent to partake in such nonsense…
By their actions so shall they be judged…Rex Mundi

I would encourage you to at least attempt to understand the basis and rationale for what we do in our rites before making wild guesses. I would tell you are making a false accusation, but would you be like us Catholics and emphatically deny it? Will you claim to be far too educated and intelligent to believe that it is not superstition? By our actions so we shall be judged. Spectemur agendo.