MERGED: The Fanon Worn By The Pope, Cardinals and Bishops

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YoungTradCath said:
UPDATE: More traditions restored

The papal asterisk, something commonly used in some Eastern Rites, was used today for the canonization Mass. The asterisk is a golden lid-thing that goes over the host on the paten, much like a pall goes over the chalice. However, it must be mentioned that HH used the asterisk once before.

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Furthermore, the canonization rite has been re(formed/stored) to something resembling the pre-1969 rite. It took place before Mass rather than during it, and there were three petitions from the Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, rather than one. After the second was sung the Te Deum, and after the third the Veni Creator.

The third and final petition from his Eminence reads as follows:

From this text, we see it is quite clear that an infallible and irreversible act takes place at a canonization.
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this is all so thrilling. Very cool.
 
YoungTradCath said:
Earlier today, Pope Benedict XVI wore the long-dead papal fanon for the canonization Mass. The fanon is a circular or semi-circular double-layer silken cape with horizontal golden stripes going from the back of it to the front. Its intent is to serve as ornament, but also to protect the underlying chasuble from being damaged by the pallium–the woolen band on top of the fanon–or pallium pins.

He looked magnificent:

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No one has mentioned it, so I will. The cut of the chasuble is also quite different from your usual gothic chasuble. What’s this type of chasuble called?

You can also see the pontifical dalmatic under the chasuble. That’s the another thing vestment that B16 has brought back to regular use. JP2 would wear it on Holy Thursday in the Washing-of-the-Feet rite.
 
This had made my day I am very thrilled and excited! Pope Benedict teaches by example 😉
Viva il Papa!
 
philial said:
All very pretty, but why do mitres have to look so pompous and silly?
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The Venerable Archbishop Sheen is not amused by your comments ! 😃
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Venerable Archbishop Sheen, pray for us!
 
All of this is very interesting. I was privileged to be at the canonization ceremony and Mass, but when you are there you can’t see things as well as if you were watching on TV. The atmosphere is great, of course, but with so many people there the lines of sight are blocked by others, and by the great distance between the people and the altar. I did notice that the gospel was not proclaimed from the same place as the other readings, but I didn’t think anything of it. I should have realized that it could signal an important change. Thank you for pointing all these things out. Pope Benedict is wonderful, isn’t he!
 
PacoG said:
No one has mentioned it, so I will. The cut of the chasuble is also quite different from your usual gothic chasuble. What’s this type of chasuble called?

You can also see the pontifical dalmatic under the chasuble. That’s the another thing vestment that B16 has brought back to regular use. JP2 would wear it on Holy Thursday in the Washing-of-the-Feet rite.
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I might call it a “sensibly sized, non-poncho Gothic chasuble.”

UPDATE: Sistine Chapel Choirboys now wearing clerical collars

I don’t know if this has been done in the past, but they haven’t wore them for a while if they have. They are wearing them now.

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pic credit: Fr. Z
 
Marysann said:
I did notice that the gospel was not proclaimed from the same place as the other readings, but I didn’t think anything of it.
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It’s common to have the Gospel read from one ambo and to have the other readings read from another, actually. The right side (from the perspective of the celebrant) is commonly called the Gospel side and the left side is commonly called the Epistle side because the readings come from those sides.
 
PazzoGrande said:
It’s common to have the Gospel read from one ambo and to have the other readings read from another, actually. The right side (from the perspective of the celebrant) is commonly called the Gospel side and the left side is commonly called the Epistle side because the readings come from those sides.
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I think it is not so common as it was in the past. It has been done in the last two Papal Masses, but the last time before then must have been the last Solemn Papal Mass in the EF, mid-1960s.

Many liturgical, ceremonial and vestment curiosities were done yesterday that have not been used in a very long time: fanon, Epistle/Gospel sides, use of the Papal Asterisk, and so on.
 
YoungTradCath said:
I think it is not so common as it was in the past. It has been done in the last two Papal Masses, but the last time before then must have been the last Solemn Papal Mass in the EF, mid-1960s.

Many liturgical, ceremonial and vestment curiosities were done yesterday that have not been used in a very long time: fanon, Epistle/Gospel sides, use of the Papal Asterisk, and so on.
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So do we take it that the typographical symbol of the same name (*) took its name from this rare liturgical item?
 
Tarpeian_Rock said:
So do we take it that the typographical symbol of the same name (*) took its name from this rare liturgical item?
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Certainly not. They both took their names independently from the Latin asteriscus, “little star,” which derives from Greek ἀστήρ, “star.”
 
Does the asterisk perform any function? It doesn’t look like it’s shaped in a way that would accommodate a pall or anything to cover the Sacred Species from becoming contaminated by bugs or dust – it has a pointy top if I’m not mistaken.
 
philial said:
Oh dear, I’m terribly sorry, Archbishop, but I just wanna knock it off with a snowball! :snowing:
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how respectful and reverent to the sacred vestments he’s wearing.

Why don’t you throw one a crucifix or chalice while you’re at it? :mad:
 
PazzoGrande said:
Does the asterisk perform any function? It doesn’t look like it’s shaped in a way that would accommodate a pall or anything to cover the Sacred Species from becoming contaminated by bugs or dust – it has a pointy top if I’m not mistaken.
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The asterisk itself serves as a metal pall for the host, yes.
 
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