Latin:
canonizare
, to canonize
Declaration of the
Sovereign Pontiff
that the faithful should venerate as a
Saint
one who had already been
beatified
.
Beatification
permits veneration of the
Blessed
one in certain places or communities: canonization commands it everywhere. The decree is issued only after the Congregation for the Causes of Saints has accepted proof of two miracles through the intercession of the
Blessed
who had been formally
beatified
, occurring after the
beatification
and of three
miracles
for one whose
beatification
had taken place without the ordinary process. The Saint is now entitled to the full honours of the
altar
, though the
Mass
and
Office
may not be extended to the entire Church. The canonization is solemnly celebrated in
Saint Peter
‘s and a solemn
novena
or
triduum
is made in another church of the city chosen for this purpose; this same nine or three days service may be also held elsewhere within a given time following the canonization.