These are the words spoken 3 times by the Papal Master of Ceremonies kneeling before the Pope as he is being carried into the Basilica before his Coronation Mass. The Master of Ceremonies lights some flax that is placed on top of a brazier. The flax quickly burns away as he recites this famous line. Below is a picture of this rarely seen brazier.
Photo taken from Saint Peter and the Vatican by Allen Dunston and Roberto Zagnoli (Arts Service International: 2003)
A picture from a video clip of it being used during the Coronation Mass of Blessed John XXIII.
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