Franciscan grey
Card. Landázuri Ricketts O.F.M. in a zimarra and a ferraiolo during an audience with pope Paul VI.
Old times, old habits
From the left: a nun from the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Cross, a Franciscan sister, a Dominican nun, a …
Bands
The Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (S.C.I.), also called Dehonians. The founder of the congregation, fr. Dehon, …
Tonsure and corona
On the tonsure and the corona (crown) – two issues often misunderstood. The tonsure was a short cut of hair keeping …
Canons Regular of St. Augustine
Provosts of Canons Regular in Klosterneuburg who were also abbots general of the Austrian Congregation, enjoyed several privileges: first and foremost, they …
Rosary
Nuns praying the Rosary.
Cucullae
Benedictine friars during the procession of the Holy Blood in Bruges.
A coat with train ♥
A nun from the Congregation of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd.
Sr. Cope
Sister Marianne Cope O.S.F. She was born in 1838 in Germany. One year later her family emigrated to the USA. Having finished …
Trappists’ abbot
Dom Herman-Joseph Smets O.C.S.O., the abbot of the Citeaux abbey.
To missions
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen is blessing Dominican missionaries sent to Liban and Pakistan.
That’s the way we like it :)
“Following the example of the holy Founder from 1209, at the end of the Chapter, on 18 April, friars went to Castel …
Requiem aeternam…
Carmelitan nuns.
Abp. del Corona
In the photo there is the body of titular archbishop of Serdica, bishop emeritus of San Miniato, Pio del Corona O.P. in …
Card. Guidi
In the photo is Flilippo Maria Cardinal Guidi O.P. In march 1863 he was created cardinal priest and the following year Pius …
Carmelite friars
Juan Vicente Araña y Idígoras O.C.D., the bishop of Vijayapuram in India. He is surrounded with Carmelite friars in white coats and …
Bp. Lê Hữu Từ
Bp. Tađêô Anselme Lê Hữu Từ, the Vicar Apostolic for Phát Diêm, in the zimarra with an extraordinary fur cape. He was …
Concelebration? No, thank you!
Private Masses in the monastery of La Trappe, founded in the 20. of the XII century, and in 1140 elevated to the …
Jijin
Jijin (tsikin/tsikim) was made of silk brocade. The usage of headgear during celebrations, apart from protecting from cold in the northern regions, …
Corpus Christi
The Feast of Corpus Christi in the Cistercian abbey in Krzeszów. Altar boys are followed by four deacons with maniples, each of …
Old habits
Nuns from the Congregation of the School Sisters of Notre Dame during profession.