Ceremonial of John XXIII
The Ceremonial of
Papal coronation
His
Tiaras
John XXIII wore a number of tiaras from the papal collection. On formal occasions, such as giving the Urbi et Orbi blessing, he wore the traditional 1877 Palatine tiara he had been crowned with. However, on other occasions he wore the lighter and more comfortable 1922 tiara of Pope Pius XI, which he used so often that it became strongly associated with him.
As with most other popes in the last two decades up to that point, he was given an expensive silver papal tiara by the people of Bergamo. The
Liturgical reform
While maintaining the traditional papal ceremonial, Pope John continued his predecessors' policy of a gradual reform to the traditional Roman liturgy, inserting the name of Saint Joseph into the Canon of the Mass, which had been considered untouchable, and promulgating a Code of Rubrics that made changes such as altering the classification of liturgical feasts. In 1960, he removed some celebrations from the General Roman Calendar, and in 1962 issued a new typical edition of the Roman Missal, which became the last edition containing the Tridentine Mass. By decision of Pope Benedict XVI, its use remains permitted to all priests of the Latin Church for celebrating Mass without the people, and under the conditions indicated in article 5 of the motu proprio Summorum Pontificum of 7 July 2007.[1]