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Tag Archives: biretta
Closely related to the biretta…
For your Just Too Cool file.
I noticed this during the stomach turning broadcast of the President’s inauguration, but here is a post with a photo. Check out First Things:
Kevin Walsh of the University of Richmond School of Law writes:
The twitterverse is … Continue reading
ACTION ITEM! FATHER NEEDS A BIRETTA!
I received a note from a reader:
Dear Fr,
I just saw this on Fr McDonald’s blog:
“I don’t have a biretta. My parochial vicar does, my permanent deacon doesn’t. I have an antipathy toward them and can see why these were so … Continue reading
More birettaquette
Moving away for a moment from the less important issues, such as the fate of the USA, nay rather, the world and the American election, let’s turn our attention to use of the biretta.
The other day I was in the … Continue reading
B by B
I was delighted to receive some good B-Day news:
I just received a phone call yesterday asking my husband and I if we would be willing to pay for a biretta for our parish priest so he could go for training … Continue reading
Of processions, flower girls, quzzing altar boys, and the use of the biretta outside
In some places it is customary to have a procession for the Feast of Christ the King. In the older, traditional, Roman calendar, this Sunday (the last of October) is the Feast of Christ the King.
Our friends at Romanitas Press … Continue reading
Brick by Brick and Biretta by Biretta
From a reader:
I just received a phone call yesterday asking my husband and I if we would be willing to pay for a biretta for our parish priest so he could go for training in the Extraordinary Form. We said … Continue reading
Damian Thompson on birettas
From Damian Thompson‘s blog:
Bring back the biretta: why hatless priests should reclaim their heritage
By Damian Thompson Religion Last updated: March 24th, 2011
Here is a splendid new blog devoted entirely to the subject of birettas – a wonderful reproach to those … Continue reading
QUAERITUR: Use of the beretta at Mass, revisited
I just received an email request from a priest for instructions about the appropriate use of the beretta during Mass.
Beretta?
I hereby re-post what I already offered here.
From a reader:
Can a beretta be used in the OF? When would it be … Continue reading
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, Lighter fare
Tagged beretta, biretta
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Birettiquette revisited
A priest friend lately asked me about how to handle a biretta while in choir. This only the first time I have been asked about birettas in the last days. Therefore, I will repost some information I have shared before.
Religious … Continue reading
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box
Tagged biretta, birettiquette
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QUAERITUR: birettiquette, revisited
And now for the really important things.
From a reader:
Dear Father,Can you point me (or ask your readers to help to point me) in the direction of a guide to the use of the biretta at Mass in the Ordinary Form? … Continue reading
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, SESSIUNCULA
Tagged biretta, choir dress
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