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Old habits
Nuns from the Congregation of the School Sisters of Notre Dame during profession.
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Dominican ferraiolo
Consecration of the new cathedral in Aquino. From the left are: a canon from Aquino in a cappa parva, Argentinian cardinal Santiago Copello (the first…
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Franciscan mantelletta
Bishop Alfonso Maria Ferroni O.F.M. in a mantelletta.
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Schuster
Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster O.S.B. in a Benedictine cappa magna [from The Far Sight].
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Profession
A High Mass with profession in the Benedictine abbey in Kansas. The votarists are lying prostrate covered with a black shroud with a cross and…
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Abp. Piazza
Archbishop Adeodato Giovanni Piazza O.C.D., the Patriarch of Venice, in a winter cappa magna.
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Abbots
Two Cistercian abbots: in a mantelletta is Dom Columban Mulcahy, in a mantelletta and a mozzetta is Dom Camillus Claffey, whereas in ferraiolo is abp.…
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Introitus
A photo from Benedictine Abbey of St. Andrew in Lophem Lez Bruges where we may observe rarely seen arrangement during the Introit: the assistants are…
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Ghotically
Apostolic nuncio to France, archbishop Roncalli, during a procession before a pontifical High Mass in the ruins of gothic Benedictine abbey of St. Wandrille.
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Canons Regular
The provost of Canons Regular in Klosterneuburg during a High Mass [photo: Klosterneuburger Marginalien]
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Benedictines
Saturday of Ember Days was traditionally the day when ordinations took place. The deacon and the subdeacon are wearing a chasuble folded in front (planeta…
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Gratiarum actio post Missam
Thanksgiving after the Mass in the Carthusian Abbey of St. Hugh, Parkminster, England.
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Fr. Cheng
Fr. Cheng S.I. during a Mass in the Chinese prison.
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Colonial style
In a cappa magna is bishop Jean-Félix de Hemptinne O.S.B., the Vicar Apostolic in Katanga (Kongo) and the titular bishop of Mila.
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Capuchin cardinal
Guglielmo Cardinal Massaia O.F.M. Cap. On the table there is a beautiful tri-corn Roman hat ♥
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Adoro te devote
Father Pius O.F.M. Cap. adoring the Host during a Holy Mass he is celebrating. According to the rubrics of the Missal, as soon as he…
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San Giovanni Rotondo
The chant of the Gospel during a solemn High Mass on Resurrection Sunday at the Church of Our Lady of Grace in San Giovanni Rotondo…
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Saint Father Pio
“The greatest favour Father Superior may do for me is to allow me to abstain from food.”
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Montserrat
A Solemn High Mass celebrated by a Benedictine abbot in the Montserrat abbey.
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Carmelitan nuns
Carmelitan nuns during a meal on a pentitential day.
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Dominican nuns
Two of the founding sisters of the contemplative Dominican monastery in Pakistan during a ride on a camel.