2013 Conclave Schedule to elect the new Pope

As I was looking through the schedule for the conclave, I was struck by just how much time was spent in prayer, reflection, and Mass.  What a wonderful example for the Catholic faithful of our need to seek God and the guidance of the Holy Spirit as we make dicisions in our own lives.  Certainly, we do not have weeks to set aside and travel to a foreign country.  That being saind, we can certainly find time in our busy schedules to seek God's guidance through prayer and reflection when we need His advice and guidance.  God is waiting for us to ask "what should I do here, Lord" all we have to do is ask the question.

Below you will find the schedule for the Conclave:

Schedule for first day, Tuesday:7:00 a.m.: Cardinals move in to Santa Marta
10:00 a.m.: Pro Eligendo Pontifice Mass at St.
Peter's Basilica
3:45 p.m.: Depart from Hotel to Apostolic
Palace
4:30 p.m.: Procession from Pauline to Sistine
Chapels
4:45 p.m.: Swear-in ceremony, meditation and
first vote by cardinals
7:15 p.m.: Vespers (prayer) at Sistine Chapel
7:30 p.m.: Return to Santa Marta
8:00 p.m.: Dinner


After the first vote is taken on Tuesday evening, the first fumata, or smoke, is expected between 7-7:30 p.m. The smoke is widely expected to be black.

After the conclusion of the first day, the cardinals will follow a set schedule each day until the next Pope is chosen. There will be four rounds of voting, twice in the morning and twice in the afternoon. They will break for lunch at 1 and end with dinner at 8 p.m.

Full-day schedule for the Conclave:
6:30 a.m.: Breakfast for one hour
7:45 a.m.: Depart from Hotel to Apostolic
Palace
8:15 a.m.: Hour-long Mass at Pauline Chapel
9:30 a.m.: First two rounds of voting inside
Sistine Chapel
12:30 p.m.: Return to Santa Marta
1:00 p.m.: Lunch
4:00 p.m.: Depart from Hotel to Apostolic Palace
4:50 p.m.: Remaining two rounds of voting
inside Sistine Chapel
7:15 p.m.: Vespers (prayer) at Sistine Chapel
7:30 p.m.: Return to Santa Marta
8:00 p.m.: Dinner

The fumata after the morning votes will appear between 11:30 a.m.-Noon, while the smoke for the evening votes will appear between 6:30-7 p.m.

In the event that a Pope is chosen during the first votes of the morning or evening, the smoke would appear at around 10:30 a.m. or 6 p.m.