Welcome to Saint of the Day

Today: the Church is in the period of "Apostolica sedes vacans" or the period of sede vacante, as it is sometimes called, meaning that the role of Supreme Pontiff is vacant.

Updates on the official rites for burying Pope Francis are notified by the Vatican here: 

https://www.vatican.va/content/vatican/en.html

To replace the usual Saints of the Day information, through the period of official mourning for Roman Catholics, I have recorded a series of instructional "video shots" (each lasting around 5 minutes), the first two of which are visible here (https://us02web.zoom.us/clips/share/_yHfmm_KRXit9LY0teVG9A) and here (https://us02web.zoom.us/clips/share/LL0uR6TnRX6yYi7uHjdp9g).

Both these two "shots", and later ones in the series, will prepare the fledgling Latinist for the famous declaration of Habemus Papam that is traditionally delivered from the balcony overlooking St Peter's square.