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Poland
Can we talk about altar boys’ grades in this case? ;)
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Seville altar boys
Altar boys from Seville are the best: albs with parures (parurae) and tunicles/dalmatics with tassels ♥
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Netherlands
These bands look almost like the deacon’s stoles.
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France
Choirboys in mozzettas with hoods and furry trim [source].
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USA
The blessing of wooden pencil cases?
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Czech Republic
Photo from the 30s of the twentieth century, the church of the Assumption in the town of Stará Role.
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De ministrantibus
Because every subculture has its own style :) A photo by Mark Laita depicts members of a motorcycle gang and altar boys from Boston.
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Bishop’s throne
Legate of Pope Pius XII, Benedetto Cardinal Masella, during the Solemn Pontifical Mass celebrated after the coronation of the statue of Our Lady of Fatima,…
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Mitres of the Patriarch of Lisbon
A Corpus Christi procession in Lisbon. Five clergymen in croccia are carrying mitres on special stands, which was another privilege of the patriarch of Lisbon…
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Why there are problems with the Vatican II?
This is the photo which depicts why there are such big problems with conciliar documents, their perception and interpretation and why it is necessary to…
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Palm Sunday in Jerusalem
Jerusalem, the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre, 1941. Polish bishop Karol Radoński during the distribution of palms to the faithful before entering the Aedicule (aedicula)…
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Merry olde Netherlands
In the centre of the photo, with a saturno on his head, is card. Alfrink, flanked by cardinal Mutsaerts (on the right) and always joyful…
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Monaco
Monaco princely wedding, which took place in April 1956 in the Cathedral of St. Nicholas in the presence of bishop Giles Barthe.
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Patriarch of Lisbon
Patriarchs of Lisbon enjoyed privileges which made their liturgy similar to the papal one, e.g. they were allowed to use a fanon and flabella, visible…
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Colourfully
Bishops during conciliar debates. Among violet mantellettas there are several of different colours, which is characteristic of religious bishops.
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Lace ♥
Francis, card. Bourne, the archbishop of Westminster. The deacon on the left holds the cope in the proper way – to show the coat of…
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If you are getting married – do it the old way!
The wedding of prince Juan Carlos and princess Sofia. It is the Catholic part of the wedding, the second part took place in an Orthodox…
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You’re getting married – choose the old way!
A woman at her wedding usually wants to look like a princess and she wants to have a true fairytale wedding. Therefore, all princesses are…
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If you are a bishop, look like a bishop!
Monsigor Maurice Dubourg, Archbishop of Besançon.
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Card. Pacelli
Card. Pacelli during a Pontifical Mass on Catholics Day in Potsdam.
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Missa pontificalis
Cardinal Tisserant during High Pontifical Mass celebrated on the occasion of the dedication of the University of Notre Dame library (South Bend, Indiana, USA). He…
