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The Shoes of the Fisherman
A shot of the movie “The Shoes of the Fisherman” from 1968 presenting the conclave still in the old form: with baldachins over the thrones…
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Cleaning
Some people keep complaining that they have a lot of space to clean at home… The cleaning of the Confession of St. Peter before the…
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Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer
“Other priestly tasks, such as preaching and giving instruction in the faith, would lack solid foundation if they were not aimed at teaching people to…
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Bp. Balestrero
The first pontifical Mass according to Novus Ordo Missal celebrated by bp. Ettore Balestrero who was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Columbia by Benedict XVI shortly…
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The sign of the cross
During the Regina Coeli prayer, when praying for the deceased, the Holy Father, uttering the words Requiem aeternam…, made the sign of the cross over…
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A rubrical Jesus
This is the widely known version of the picture of Merciful Jesus. As we know, however, this is not the only version, let alone the…
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Sit nomen Domini…
Pope Francis, giving his blessing, at the words Sit nomen Domini benedictum is making the sign of the cross on his chest with the thumb,…
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The pompon is strong in me
Father Gilles Wach – the co-founder and the Superior General of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest in the choir dress.
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Sic transit gloria mundi
Stephanus Dei gratia Rex Poloniae, Magnus Dux Lithvaniae, nec nоn Terrarum Cracoviae, Sandomiriae, Siradiae, Lanciciae, Cujaviae, Russiae, Prussiae, Massoviae, Samogitiae, Culmensis, Elbigensis, Pomeraniae, Kiioviae, Volihiniae,…
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China
A High Solemn Mass celebrated somewhere in China during a penitential period, which may be recognised, as the deacon and the subdeacon are wearing chasubles…
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St. Joseph’s Cathedral in Hanoi
Neo-Gothic cathedral in Hanoi dedicated to St. Joseph, patron of Vietnam and Indochina. It was located in the French-speaking part of the city, so it…
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Imperially
Corpus Christi procession during the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Stephansplatz, Vienna, A.D. 1898.
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Corpus Christi in Brindisi
A Corpus Christi procession in Brindisi. The tradition of such riding processions has been upheld until today, with a few-year gap more or less in the…
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Glastonbury
Corpus Christi procession leaving the church of St. Mary in Glastonbury, in the English county of Somerset, located at the monastery of the Congregation of…
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Corpus Christi in Spain
A station at one of the altars during the Corpus Christi procession in San Sebastián, the capital of the Spanish province of Gipuzkoa in the…
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Samoa
Hoc est enim Corpus meum. Latin is the external sign of the unity of the Church.
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The Fiji Islands
The same Mass in the entire world. Bare feet of the altar boys are probably the manifestation of inculturation ;)
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A new priest’s Mass in the old way
A solemn Mass of a new priest. On the lowest step the subdeacon is kneeling, who is holding a paten with a veil; the newly…