Palm Sunday

Hosanna Filio David: benedictus qui venit in Nomine Domini. O Rex Israel: Hosanna in excelsis

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People buying their Palms for Palm Sunday in St. Peter's Square (Click on this "image" even if it seems it does not work to view the clip).

Coronation of Infant King by Card. George on Dec. 29th

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We saw the pictures. Now, we can see video clips of the actual ceremony of the Coronation of the Infant King by Francis Cardinal George. This event took place at the Shrine of Christ the King Sovereign Priest in Chicago.

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Sanctæ Románæ Ecclésiæ Cardináles - Mgr. Nabuco

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SRE Cardinales, Summi Pontificis electores et prælati maximi ecclesiastici, qui romanas congregationes componunt ad regimen Ecclesiæ, peramplis fruuntur in toto orbe liturgicis seu pontificalibus privilegiis.

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Cardinal Deacon
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Cardinal Priest
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Cardinal Bishop
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Cardinal Gasparri

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Cardinals at a Papal Funeral service
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Funeral of a Cardinal
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Suprema cardinalium dignitas id exigit ut ad liturgicis functionibus præsidendum non invitentur nisi prius constet sacros ritus ita persolvi posse ut eorum status nullum inde detrimentum patiatur. {The dignity of Cardinals require that they should not be invited to be part of a liturgical function unless it is guaranteed that things are going to be carried out properly}.

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SRE cardinales colore rubro seu coccineo (rosso, scarlatto, ponso) semper utuntur in galero, bireto et pileolo. {A Cardinal's galero, birretta and zucchetto are always (scarlet) red}.

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Cappa ornamentum est perquam nobile, quo utuntur in ecclesiasticis functionibus prælati tantunmodo insigniores. {The use of the Cappa Magna is to emphasize the noble dignity of the Prelates}.

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SRE cardinales speciales vestes prælatitias adhibent rubri vel violacei coloris, et iure supellectili inaurata et in auro in vestibus.

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Sede Vacante, Sacrum Collegium rubeis vestibus depositis, violaceis tantum utitur et quidem laneis... rochetum erit simplex non rugatum {When the Pope dies, the Cardinals should wear, traditionally, purple instead of scarlet and their rochets should not have a lot of lace}.

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Episcopal Gloves - Chirothecæ

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Liturgical gloves (chirothecœ, called also at an earlier date manicœ, wanti,) are a liturgical adornment reserved for bishops and cardinals. They are worn only at a Pontifical Mass, never at any other function, and then only to the washing of the hands before the Sacrifice.

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The colour of the gloves must correspond with the liturgical colour of the feast or day in the services of which they are worn; episcopal gloves, however, are never black, as they are not used on Good Friday nor at the celebration of Masses for the dead. The chief reason for the introduction of the usage was probably the desire to provide a suitable adornment for the hands of the Bishop, rather than practical considerations such as the preservation of the cleanliness of the hands, etc.

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Episcopal gloves are symbolical of purity from sin, the performance of good works, and carefulness of procedure.

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The Cæremoniale Episcoporum, as revised in 1984, no longer imposes on Bishops of the Roman Catholic Church the use of episcopal gloves when celebrating Mass solemnly, but they are still used in such celebrations of the Tridentine Mass form of the Roman Rite.

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The pontifical gloves are made of silk, and variously ornamented according to the solemnity of the occasion and the wearer’s rank and dignity. For Cardinals, Prelates invested with the episcopal character and Abbots, the back of the glove is embroidered with a more or less elaborate cross or monogram; and the Protonotaries Apostolic of the first two classes (di numero and supernumerary) may wear pontifical gloves of silk bordered with a strip of gold braid; but for all other Protonotaries, Prelates and Canons, who may be allowed, by law or privilege, the use of the pontificals, the gloves must be of plain silk without any special ornament.

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(Source for previous information: Catholic Encyclopedia on-line)
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According to Mgr. Nabuco, the liturgical gloves and the sandals always go together and when it is not permitted to wear the chirothecæ, then it is not permitted to wear the episcopal sandals, either.

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He also says that the chirothecæ of protonoraries should not have any kind of ornamentation except a simple golden braid on the (border of the) cuffs. (It seems, though, that these rule was not followed and all liturgical gloves were decorated regardless of who was going to wear them).

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And here is what Nainfa has to say:

"The pontifical gloves are made of silk, and variously ornamented according to the solemnity of the occasion and the wearer s rank and dignity. For Cardinals, Prelates invested with the Episcopal character and Abbots, the back of the glove is embroidered with a more or less elaborate cross or monogram; and the Protonotaries Apostolic of the first two classes (di numero and supernumerary) may wear pontifical gloves of silk bordered with a strip of gold braid; but for all other Protonotaries, Prelates and Canons, who may be allowed, by law or privilege, the use of the pontificals, the gloves must be of plain silk without any special ornament. (Sort of like this picture, but without the circle in the back of hand)."

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The Papal Fanon (Latin, Italian, English)

DE FANONE PAPALI

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(Hallowedground)

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“Romanus Pontifex post albam et cingulum assumit orale [fanon], quod circa caput involvit et replicat super humeros, legalis pontificis ordinem sequens, qui post lineam strictam et zonam induerunt ephod id est super-humerale.” Innocentius III, De Myst. Missæ, I, c. 53.

Materia et color: Fano conficitur e serico albo tenui non undulato et sine subsuto.

Forma: Fano fabricatur ad modum pallioli humeralis altitudinis dimidii metri et cum tribus circiter metris circumferentiæ et fit duplex cum parte interiore aliquantulum longiore. Partes duæ per uniones firmantur circumcirca collum et retro fit scissura ut possint per caput poni cum sint circulum clausum.

Ornamentatio: Fano papalis in utraque parte ornatur circumcirca virgis aureis, rubinis et albis interpositis, et ante pectus additur crux ex opere phrygio in perte superiore. Ad collum et ad utramque oram aureum torulum additur.

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Regulæ quoad usum: Summus Pontifex fanone utitur super planetam quoties se vestit in pontificalibus. Illum induit Papa, prius crucem deosculans, super albam et crucem pectoralem; deinde partem superiorem super caput reponit ad instar amictus dum ceteras induit vestes, et accepta planeta, super illa reponitur, et ultimo sacro induitur pallio. APC, 1900, p. 106; Braun, I Paramenti Sacri, p. 69.**

**Recentissime totus ritus fanonis immutatus est, nam non amplius ornatur virgis superpositis sed conficitur e serico ad hoc fabricato cum virgis in ipso serico textis trium colorum. Præterea partes duæ separantur ita ut sint revera duæ vestes, et pars superior pontifici imponitur post casulam.

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~Mgr. Nabuco, Ius Pontificalium

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Il FANONE PAPALE

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Nella sua forma attuale [il Fanone] è un ornamento proprio del solo Sommo Pontefice, che lo assume quando celebra solennemente, dopo l'ora canonica di terza. Consiste in una doppia mozzetta di seta finissima e oro, tessuta in strisce perpendicolari, una bianca, l'altra d'oro, congiunte fra loro da una terza più piccola di colore amaranto: un palloncino d'oro ne borda l'estremo sia superiore che inferiore: la mozzetta esterna ha inoltre ricamata una croce d'oro con raggi. Queste due mozzette sono cucite nella parte che circonda il collo, allacciandosi con un bottone le aperture corrispondenti alle spalle; ora non più, perché Pio X per comodità le fece separare. Nelle Messe pontificali, quando il papa ha preso il succintorio e la croce pettorale, il cardinale diacono ministrante gli impone la prima mozzetta del fanone, poi la stola, le dalmatiche, la pianeta, e sopra di essa la seconda mozzetta: in ultimo il pallio.

È molto difficile rimontare alle origini di questo ornamento. Confuso forse in principio con il manipolo, o con l'amitto (anabolagio), o con gli oralia, specie di fazzoletti o tovaglioli, che servivano ad asciugare il sudore del capo e perciò portati intorno al collo, passò nella forma attuale verso il sec. XIII. Innocenzo III (nel De mysteriis Missæ, l. I, cap. 13) parla esplicitamente di questo ornamento che chiama orale: si è dunque al principio del sec. XIII.

Vari autori vogliono che l'uso dei vescovi greci di coprirsi la testa con un velo, quando hanno assunto gli ornamenti principali, abbia dato origine al fanone del papa; ma è cosa incerta. Altri, invece, e con essi lo stesso Innocenzo III, intendono far derivare il fanone dall'ephod del sommo sacerdote ebreo, anch'esso tessuto di strisce d'oro e colorate, ma di diversa forma. Con questa parola si designava anticamente un velo pendente da un'asta a guisa di bandiera, chiamato appunto gonfalone, stendardo, vessillo; oppure, secondo l'etimologia ecclesiastica, il velo pendente dal braccio dei ministri sacri detto manipolo, sudario, orale.

~Enrico Dante, da Enciclopedia Cattolica

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THE PAPAL FANON

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The Papal Fanon (an old Germanic word for cloth) is a vestment reserved only for the Pope for use during a pontifical Mass.

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It consists of a doubled shoulder-cape (somewhat like a mozzetta) of white silk ornamented with narrow woven golden stripes, so that the colors alternate white and gold. The first end of the fanon is placed under the stole and the second over the chasuble, under the white pallium. The two pieces of it are nearly circular in shape but somewhat unequal in size and the smaller is laid over and fastened to the larger one. To allow the head to pass through there is a round opening in the middle with a vertical slit running down farther. The front part of the fanon is ornamented with a small cross embroidered in gold.

The fanon is similar to an amice; it is, however, put on not under but above the alb. The pope wears it only when celebrating a solemn Pontifical Mass, that is, only when all the pontifical vestments are used. The manner of putting on the fanon recalls the method of assuming the amice universal in the Middle Ages and still observed by some of the older religious orders. After the deacon has vested the pope with the usual amice, alb, the cingulum and sub-cinctorium, and the pectoral cross, he places the fanon on the pope by means of the opening, and then folds half of the upper piece towards the back over the pope's head. Then he vests the pope with the stole, tunicle, dalmatic, and chasuble, after which he turns down that part of the fanon which had been placed over the head of the pope, draws the front half of the upper piece above the chasuble, and finally arranges the whole upper piece of the fanon so that it covers the shoulders of the pope like a collar. The pallium is placed over the fanon.

~Wikipedia

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Traditional Candlemass

On February 2, there will be a (traditional) Solemn Mass at Our Lady of Good Counsel. The church is located at 230 East 90th Street, between 2nd & 3rd Ave's.

The traditional blessing of candles will start at 1pm and it will be followed by a procession inside the church. Then follows the Solemn Mass.

Fr. Richard Trezza will be the Celebrant, Fr. Matthew Talarico will be the Deacon and Fr. James Miara will be the Subdeacon.

All are invited and encouraged to attend.

Please, share this information with people who might be intested in attending this Mass.

Science vs. Religion

After the extremely scandalous episode at the University La Sapienza occurred, it is good for people to remember the following (taken from The History of Jesus Christ by Fr. Bruckberger):

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“Even the great public cannot ignore and does not ignore the fact that science, like every product of collective opinion, is subject to fashion. Scientists talk all the time about outmoded theories. This would be scandalous if we were not too addlepated to be conscious of scandal. How can one feel a religious respect for something that is subject to fashion?” ~Simone Weil

“It is hard for me to understand the great role, especially in epochs of transition and uncertainty, played by fashion in science, a role only slightly inferior to that which it plays in women’s dress. Man is indeed an animal very susceptible to suggestion on every subject.” ~Einstein

Fr. Bruckberger :

In these conditions one can see how silly it is to attribute to science the prestige of truth –which, incidentally, it has ceased to demand – and how ridiculous it is to talk of a possible conflict between science and religion on the level of truth…. Never forget that, like fashion, science is always of its time.

Science has become a dangerous mastodon, an imbecile without true judgment or responsibility, but unhappily omnipotent, capable of crushing all men beneath its feet: it is the monster in Picasso’s “Minotauromachia.” It is imperative to domesticate this mastodon, it is absolutely necessary to reduce it very soon, if not to impotence, at least to obedience. Instead, it is we who do obeisance to it and bow before it; indeed we abdicate all judgment to it, our material security and our spiritual dignity, to the truth that we idolize – and this is abominable. Science is our Moloch, our Baal, our Astarte, we give it everything it demands, including our souls. We no longer look to God for our salvation, we look to science, we feel ourselves impotent and humble before it alone, we abdicate everything at its feet; nothing is too precious for us to convert into a burnt offering to science.

Scientism in its grossest, most outdated, most laggard form is still engaged in playing havoc with the traditional teachings of our religion… There is inevitable conflict (between science and religion) whenever science demands unquestioning respect that is actually idolatrous. Just the same, it is high time to tell science that it extrapolates, that it exaggerates, that it exasperates, that it is in our service and not we in its service and that, even if it is as big as Goliath, we do not recognize its right to make us bow down and worship it.

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O when hatred enters your heart so as to govern it completely, be silent, flee, hide yourself, disappear, play dead, or be ready in advance to forswear all that you hold most precious, with honor in the lead.

Canons

“Canonici ad honorem alicujus basilicæ vel ecclesiæ collegialis almæ Urbis, privilegiis et insignibus uti possunt tantum intra ejusdem basilicæ vel collegiatæ ecclesiæ filialium ambitum...” ~Mgr. Nabuco, Ius Pontificalium

Canon of St. James of the Sword
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Canon of St. Genevieve
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Canon of the Holy Sepulcher
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Provost (not canon, but looks like one!)

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Canons of the Duomo (Milan)
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Canon van Necke
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Canon of St. Frediano
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Canon of St. John Lateran
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Canons of the Duomo (Milan)
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18th c. Regular Canon
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Canons of Lourdes