SALVETE!

QUOD BONUM FAUSTVM FELIX FORTUNATUMQUE SIT POPULO ROMANO QUIRITIBUS.

This is the Collegium Pontificum session report:

The Collegium Pontificum was called into session starting with 08.00 hr.(Rome time) on a.d VII Id Mart. 2768 a.U.c (Monday 9 Mar 2015) until 18.00 hr.(Rome time) on a.d III Kal Apr 2768 a.U.c (Monday, 30 Mar 2015).

The session schedule was:

Contio:

Started with 08.00 hr.(Rome time) on a.d VII Id Mar 2768 a.U.c (Monday 9 Mar 2015) until 18.00 hr.(Rome time) on a.d XII Kal Apr 2768 a.U.c (Saturday, 21 Mar 2015).

Vote:

Started  with 08.00 hr.(Rome time) on a.d VIII Kal Apr 2768 a.U.c (Wednesday 25 Mar 2015) and ended at 18.00 hr.(Rome time) on a.d III Kal Apr 2768 a.U.c (Monday, 30 Mar 2015).

Proxy were not assigned during the contio.

The following collegium members did not vote therefore are recorded as absents:

- M. Cornelius Gualterus Graecus (MCGG)

- Q. Vipsanius Agrippa (QVA)

- Q. Fabius Maximus (QFM)
- Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius Postumianus (QCMPP)

The following collegium member does not vote in sessions:

- M' Titinius Silvanus.

The session result:

Unique item: The Collegium Pontificum review the status of the lictores of the Comitia Curiata.

A. The Collegium Pontificum appoint as lictrix and lictor of Nova Roma the following:

- Statia Cornelia Valeriana Iuliana Aeternia,

- Gaius Claudius Quadratus.

B. The Collegium Pontificum suspend as lictrix and lictor of Nova Roma the following:

- Aula Tullia Scholastica,

- Publius Ullerius Stephanus Venator.

Term of suspension - 31st of May 2768 a.U.c

If after the term of suspension the tax payer status is not clarified, those nominated, are automatically removed from the post.

C. The Collegium Pontificum remove the following capite censi lictores.

- Gaius Popillius Laenas,

- Gaius Cocceius Spinula.

Addendum - informal:

The Collegium Pontificum instruct the Pontifex Maximus to include in the session report the final updated list of the lictores and lictrices of Nova Roma.

Note: to each point A, B and C, individual vote to everyone nominated is required.

RESULT: Item passed.

Details:

- The session note was respected with the pontifex Cn. Cornelius Lentulus exception who voted affirmative to each point but not using individual vote to everyone nominated. However I count his vote as time I don't have the legal tool to cancel it.

- All votes were affirmative. For those interested, more details and comments are on the Collegium Pontificum list which is public at this address:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/collegium_pontificum_nr/     

Based on the instruction I received during the session, I post the current list of lictores and lictrices of Nova Roma:

- L. Cornelius Sulla Felix

- D. Iunius Paladius Invictus

- H. Galeria Aureliana

- Q. Servilius Priscus

- C. Tullius Valerianus Germanicus

- Q. Vipsanius Agrippa

- Cn. Iulius Caesar

- C. Marcius Crispus

- C. Aemilius Crassus

- Statia Cornelia Valeriana Iuliana Aeternia,

- Gaius Claudius Quadratus.

Suspended:

- P. Ullerius Stephanus Venator

- A. Tullia Scholastica

QUOD BONUM FAUSTVM FELIX FORTUNATUMQUE SIT POPULO ROMANO QUIRITIBUS.

VALETE,

T. Iulius Sabinus

Salve amice,

Take care amice and hopefully this one more surgery will speed your recovery and you will be back home sooner and finally with all this behind.

Cura ut valeas amice,
Crassus

I find it very good and wise.

Sure, augures may have their own decree about taking auspices for rituals involving blood sacrifice. It would be good as the Collegium Augurum decree to follow and to be in line with that issued by the Collegium Pontificum.

That it means that may be the personal decision of each augur to take or not auspices for rituals involving blood sacrifice in accordance with their conscience and circumstances.

Otherwise, mandatory things may result in radicalism.

A.2 Official input:

I recommend to the Collegium Augurum to colaborate with the Collegium Pontificum about the decree want to issue, in case it affect the current one about sacrifices issued by the Collegium Pontificum. We don't need to have contradictory decrees.

As time as the Collegium Pontificum has general authority over the institutions, rites, rituals and so on...of Religio Romana, (Constitution VI.B.1.b), I as Pontifex Maximus, reserve the right to convene the Collegium Pontificum in case of decrees contradiction.

B. The language of augury.

B.1. Personal input:

For me, what was Latin in ancient times, is English in our times. In my opinion everything can be done as time as has English translation.

Therefore I consider is not requisite for augury to be conducted in a language understood by the practioner as time as the augury has English variant.

When it comes about the composition of the texts, is good initiative which enter under the constitutional collegium duties.

B.2: Legal view:

Currently in Nova Roma is in force the following law:

http://www.novaroma.org/nr/Lex_Cornelia_de_linguis_publicis_%28Nova_Roma%29 

I think to it we must work first if are doubts.

VALETE,

Sabinus

Salvete amicae et amici,

The surgery went very well and I'm already back to my room. A little tired and with some pains but now focus on being able to return home.

I hope everyone has a great Roma birthday.

Valete optime,
Crassus

Salvete amicae et amici,

I'm finally at home but it seems such little things as dress, move and reach home left me completely burn out. I'm going to sleep and come back later on.

Valete optime,
Crassus

Salve amice,

Amazing news.!!

I'm very glad to hear it amice, it was really past time of you being able to be back at home.

Vale optime amice,
Crassus