Pontificalis Domus

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Does anyone know where I might obtain an English translation of Paul VI’s Apostolic Letter motu proprio Pontificalis Domus?
 
Here’s Google’s translation from the Italian. It’s not outstanding, but is a lot better than I was expecting.
 
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I did a Google translation - I did it from the Latin version. Just wondering if there’s an English translation out there.
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It doesn’t appear that an official English translation was ever issued.

I didn’t realize Google had a Latin translator.
 
Digitonomy said:
It doesn’t appear that an official English translation was ever issued.

I didn’t realize Google had a Latin translator.
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OK, but sometimes I’ve found documents even if there was never an official translation. I’ve done a search but found nothing so that’s when I came on here to see if anyone knew of one.

I think Google has only added Latin recently. I read a review of it somewhere recently and I wish I could remember the link to give you as you might be interested. Like any online translator it isn’t perfect but the review I read said it was better than ICEL’s 1970 translation of the Missal.
 
Now I see the Latin translator. Strangely, it’s available at translate.google.com/ , but not at google.com/language_tools?hl=en which is where you go when you click on Language Tools next to the search box on Google’s home page.

In announcing the new Latin translation service, Google predicted translations would be among the most accurate from any language. Not true here:
Italian:The Pontifical House, who in the course of centuries has formed with long process, varied and complex in response to several needs, relative to the person and mission of the Pope, has always been a body of unique decorative and useful gravitating around the Chair of Peter in his physiognomy of the spiritual center of the Catholic Church and home of the Vicar of Jesus Christ on earth.
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Therefore, as visible head of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of a temporal state, recognized by civil authorities of the various nations, the Pope chose people at all times faithful, capable and able, are in church and in the secular, the which could be worthy to meet the needs of the liturgical service, culminating in the most solemn religious ceremonies at certain times of the life of the Church, as the temporal needs of the state, with all the differentiation of services it required.
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Latin: PONTIFICAL house, which is through the course of the centuries long, varied, usuumque the progress of a manifold of things, to the Supreme Pontiff is to the gift and its standards, is informed by, were an excellent a body, the singular advantage of the beauty, and endowed with, he would never no owner appeared, the See of Peter about her pondering whether, at the same time which the spiritual center of the Catholic Church, at the same time of the Vicar of Christ on earth has always been the seat.
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Necessary to state, the Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic or by which the visible head of the church, or by which the Prince of DEPENDING ON THE TIME of the city, from the of other nations the powers that be publicly recognized civil, at all times when out from any ecclesiastical and also from the men in the order of the laity, the faithful, as suitable for himself peritosque ascivit men, whose works, not only of the sacred manner worthy of the rites should be finished - by which they heap in the circumstances of the Church as a holy man and brought the ceremonies of the solemn - but also by multiple to check them the gifts which the administration of the temporary of the city demanded it.
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pm me your email address and I might be able to send you send a scan.
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Is there a book or periodical in which a translation was printed?
 
Here it is…IN PLAIN ENGLISH. I have Google Chrome, and it has it’s own little option where It can translate any foreign language for me if I want. I copied and pasted this from the Vatican’s official site But due to limitations on this site I can’t put it all in one post. Enjoy:D

"The Pontifical House, who in the course of centuries has formed with long process, varied and complex in response to several needs, relative to the person and mission of the Pope, has always been a body of unique decorative and useful gravitating around the Chair of Peter in his physiognomy of the spiritual center of the Catholic Church and home of the Vicar of Jesus Christ on earth.

Therefore, as visible head of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of a temporal state, recognized by civil authorities of the various nations, the Pope chose people at all times faithful, capable and able, are in church and in the secular, the which could be worthy to meet the needs of the liturgical service, culminating in the most solemn religious ceremonies at certain times of the life of the Church, as the temporal needs of the state, with all the differentiation of services it required.

But, notes the historical transformations of the modern age, many of the powers entrusted to the Pontifical Household members were deprived of their work, continue to exist as a purely honorary positions, no longer correspond to the realities of the times. On the other hand, the religious mission of the Roman Pontificate took every day new shapes and proportions, so that a realistic view of things requires the Apostolic See, also sometimes painfully - as we said in our first meeting with members of the nobility and Patrician Roman - of abridging and preferred shareholders in its institutions and practices of what is essential and vital. He added that in the whole Church, especially after the Second Vatican Council, both in world public opinion has made its way closer, I’d say more jealous sensitivity to everything that refers to the primacy of the purely spiritual values, the need of truth, order, realism and respect for what is effective, functional, logical, in the face but rather it is only nominal, decorative, exterior.

It seems to us that, at present, the composition of our house after hearing the Pontifical should correspond to those needs, and faithfully reflect the reality of things, emphasizing on the one hand, the essentially spiritual mission of the Roman Pontiff, and the other the singular function that also competes in the reflection of civic life and international.

So we want the members of the Papal Household, both in the Chapel - in the service of the pope as spiritual leader of the Catholic religion - both as regards the family, serving the Pope as sovereign, as head of a company that is legal personality, publicly recognized by states and international organizations, and active and passive right of legation, exercising all functions and activities as effective in the spiritual realm, and in that time, giving the ancient reality that his time had led to the formation of the various officers of the Court, the updated version to the conditions of today, and they request."
 
Thus, our ancient and praiseworthy Court - to be determined solely by its original name of the noble and the Pontifical House - will continue to shine from its true status, including clergy and lay people who themselves, as well as having particular expertise and authority, they distinguish the services reported in the apostolate, culture, science, the professions, for the good of souls and the glory of the Lord’s name.

Therefore, after consulting with our partners, about the Papal Household, do ordain and establish the following.

I. The Papal Household
  1. § 1. The Papal Household is composed of people of the clergy and laity, which are, on the one hand, the Chapel, on the other, the pontifical family, ecclesiastical and secular.
§ 2. Become part of the Chapel members of the various categories of the Church as the People of God - bishops, priests and laity - and the representation of those called by the Pope in carrying out its chief, and relatives of the Pope

§ 3. Become part of the family members of the Pontifical Catholic laity, particularly in positions of responsibility and a qualified representative to serve the Supreme Pontiff, carrying out his duties as Head of the Apostolic See and the Sovereign State of Vatican City, and there clergymen who also come more directly assist him in this office, and his family.
  1. The Papal Household is responsible for the direction of the Prefect of the Apostolic Palace, which lies Prefect summon members for their religious and civil ceremonies, referred to in paragraph 4, determine the services, to ensure the order of the aforementioned ceremonies, and all that is needed for their righteous conduct and shipped, according to special rules, referred to in paragraph 5, and the needs of the various ceremonies, in agreement with the Secretariat of State.
  2. § 1. All members of the pontifical household, both ecclesiastical and lay, are appointed by the Supreme Pontiff.
§ 2. The stay in their positions of members of both the Papal Chapel, which the Family is governed by rules established by the clerics of the Apostolic Constitution Regimini Universae Ecclesiae (No. 2 § 5) (cf. AAS 59 (1967), p. 891) and other special regulations in force or to be issued in the future. The laity are appointed for five years.

The term of office may be extended by the Supreme Pontiff.

§ 3. The stay in the service ends with the vacancy of the Apostolic See, while being obligated to perform in accordance with the powers of each member, in the ordinary course of ordinary business and the various ceremonies that are celebrated in this period, in accordance with appropriate instructions of the Sacred College of Cardinals.

§ 4. No charge in the Papal Household is hereditary.
  1. § 1. The ceremonies, which involved members of the Papal Household, is a religious and civilian.
§ 2. The stand in solemn religious ceremonies (eg, Coronation of the Pope, public consistory, the papal chapel, canonization) and ordinary.

§ 3. Civil ceremonies are distinguished Hearings official status (granted to Sovereigns, Heads of State, Prime Ministers and Ministers of Foreign Affairs: Presentation of credentials by ambassadors and ministers accredited to the Holy See) and non-official.
  1. Prepared by the Prefect of the Apostolic Palace, with the approval of the Pope, will be issued a regulation appropriate for both religious and civil ceremonies papal as well as for the dress will be worn by clergy and lay members, respectively, of the Chapel and Family of the Pontifical Household.
 
II. La Cappella Pontificia
  1. § 1. The Papal Chapel, as well as by members of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Family, referred to in paragraph 7 § 1, is composed as follows:
  • Members of various orders of the Sacred College of Cardinals;
  • Patriarchs, Archbishops and Bishops and Eparchy, Assistant to the thresholds, both of the Latin rite of the Oriental rites;
  • Vice Camerlengo of Holy Roman Church;
  • Superior Prelate of each of the Sacred Congregation, Secretary of the Supreme Tribunal of the Dean of the Sacred Roman Rota;
  • Regent of the Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary;
  • Regent of the Apostolic Chancery;
  • Superior Prelate of the three Secretariats;
  • President of the Pontifical Conтmissione for Social Communications;
  • Abbot of Monte Cassino and Abbots and Generals of the Canons Regular of the monastic orders;
  • Superior General or, in the absence sιιa, Attorney General of each of the mendicant orders;
  • Auditors of the Sacred Roman Rota;
  • Voters of the Apostolic Signatura;
  • Members of the chapters of the three patriarchal basilicas;
  • Lawyers Consistorial
  • Parish priests of Rome;
  • Clerks of the Papal Chapel (cf. n. 6 § 5);
  • Members of the Council of the Laity and the Commission for Justice and Peace;
  • Family members of the Pope
§ 2. Those individuals participating in celebrations presided by the pope or carried in his presence (cf. n. 4 § 2), taking the place assigned to them in order of precedence established by special rules.

§ 3. In the papal court, which will likewise ordered according to special rules under par. 2, the above categories will be in the plural whenever represented by only two members, except that of parish priests, which may have a wider representation.

§ 4. Chapel of the Pontifical therefore remain abolished the positions and names: Palatine Cardinals, prelates of the bow, the Throne Principles assistants, Butler of His Holiness, the Interior Minister, Commander of the Holy Spirit, Roman Magistrate, Master of the S. Hospice, waiters dress in honor of purple, chaplains and chaplains Secrets Secrets of honor, Chierici Secrets, Confessor of the pontifical family, Acolytes ceroferari, common papal chaplains, teachers of porters 'Rubea Virga, "Guardian of the Sacred tiara, Mazzieri Cursors Apostolic.

§ 5. Clerics of the Pontifical Chapel assist the Holy Father at the altar, under the guidance of the papal masters of ceremonies. We join together with these clerics of the Pontifical Chapel, members of the categories deleted Chaplains and Chaplains’ Secrets Secrets of honor, Chierici Secrets, Acolytes ceroferari, common papal chaplains, teachers of porters 'Rubea Virga. "

III. La Famiglia Pontificia
  1. The family consists of members of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical and lay people.
§ 1. The Pontifical Family Church is composed as follows:
  • Deputy Secretary of State and Secretary of the figure;
  • Secretary of the Council for Public Affairs of the Church;
  • Almoner of His Holiness;
  • Vicar General of His Holiness for Vatican City (cf. No. 7 § 5);
  • President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy;
  • Theologian of the Papal Household (cf. n. 7 § 4);
  • Secretary of Briefs to Princes;
  • Secretary of the Latin letters;
  • Apostolic Protonotary;
  • Lobby of Prelates (cf. n. 7 § 11);
  • Masters of pontifical ceremonies;
  • Prelates of Honor of His Holiness (cf. n. 7 § 6);
  • Chaplains of His Holiness (cf. n. 7 § 6);
  • Apostolic Preacher.
 
§ 2. La Famiglia Pontificia secular is composed as follows:
  • Assistants to the Throne;
  • Delegate of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State;
  • Director General of the State of Vatican City;
  • Commander of the Honor Guard of the Pope (cf. n. 9);
  • Commander of the Swiss Guard;
  • Commander of the Palatine Guard of Honor;
  • Commander of the Pontifical Gendarmerie;
  • Consultants of the SCV;
  • President of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences;
  • Gentleman of His Holiness (cf. n. 7 § 7);
  • Prosecutors in the Holy Apostolic Palace;
  • Workers of the Antechamber (cf. n. 7 § 7);
  • Family members of the Pope
§ 3. Family Pontifical therefore remain for the abolition of positions and designations of: Cardinals Palatine, Palatine Prelates (Butler of His Holiness, Master Bedroom, Auditor of His Holiness). Master of St. Hospice, Greater herald of the sacred Apostolic Palace, Cavallerizzo Greater than His Holiness, General Superintendent of Posts, the bearers of the Golden Rose, Secretary to the embassies, free of the Noble Guard Service, Honor Waiters dressed in purple , Waiters Urbem extra honor, chaplains Secrets, Secrets of honor chaplains, honorary chaplains extra Urbem Secrets, Secrets Clerics, common papal chaplains, confessors of the pontifical family, Carvajal Secret.

§ 4. The Master of the Sacred Apostolic Palace retains its powers: it is also called the Papal Household Theologian.

§ 5. It abolished the title of the Secret Waiters Participants. As for those that were previously coated with this title, provides as follows: the Secret Almoner and the Sacristan of His Holiness remain in office, but they take respectively the name of His Holiness Almoner, and Vicar General of His Holiness Vatican City, the Secretary of Briefs to Princes, and the Secretary of the Latin letters, for which you invoke the provisions of the Apostolic Constitution Regimini Universae Ecclesiae, n. 134 (cf. AAS 59 (1967), p. 927), remain in office and retain their title. The designations and torque loads, Secretary of Embassy and the Wardrobe: the service hall, they have so far given, it will be done by the two prelates of the Antechamber, referred to in paragraph 11. Sottodatario remain abolished the name and office.

§ 6. The waiters and domestic prelate Secrets surplus continue to be part of the pontifical family, as the chapel: they will call, however, respectively, Prelate of Honor of His Holiness and Chaplain of His Holiness, according to the provisions of paragraph 8.

§ 7. Likewise remain in office, but changed name: the waiters and the hood is the sword that Secret Honor, which will be called Gentleman of His Holiness, the Bussolanti, who will take the name of Workers of the Antechamber.

§ 8. Lay members of the Pontifical Family secular not take part in the parade and ceremonies of the papal chapel, though occupying a special place in the sacred rites nell1’assistenza papal.

§ 9. Assistants to the Throne offer their services to the Prefect of the Apostolic Palace, for they who do the honors in the most solemn occasion of civil ceremonies, referred to in paragraph 4 § 3, and high cooperation for the smooth running of the service of the Pontifical Family secular.

§ 10. Consultants to the State of Vatican City, the Prefect of the Apostolic Palace will be entrusted with special tasks of service in the most solemn ceremonies civil.

§ 11. The two prelates to provide daily service in the hall], the papal antechamber, and are appointed by the Supreme Pontiff and will expire at the vacancy of the Apostolic See.
  1. The titles of ecclesiastical will be included from now on, only in three categories of Protonotaro Apostolic (number and surplus), Prelate of Honor of His Holiness, and Chaplains of His Holiness. All other categories have been abolished.
  2. The Guards took the name of the Pontifical Noble Guard of Honour of the Pope now on, it pays a service fee, taking part in the ceremonies of civil and papal official, referred to in paragraph 4 § 3, subject to specific provisions, issued by the Prefect of the Apostolic Palace. The number of guards, the assumptions and conditions of service of Honour shall be determined by rules, suitably updated.
  3. The service of Honor and the Order of the Papal Household is administered by the Corps Papal following:
    Swiss Guard
    Palatine Guard of Honour,
    Pontifical Gendarmerie.
The three bodies observed, suitably adapted to the respective rules.
  1. According to the requirements in the various religious and civil ceremonies of the Pontifical Household serving order a body of people. They are appointed for five years by the Prefect of the Apostolic Palace, which will determine the particular functions.
We order that what has been decreed by us with the Motu proprio should remain and be observed notwithstanding anything to the contrary.

Given in Rome, at St. Peter, 28 March 1968 year, fifth year of Our Pontificate.
 
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