More than one person, including a priest, wrote to me about my comment that today the Holy Father wore a taglio filipino cut of Roman vestment today.
My interlocutors beg to differ.
Here is a screencapture from today:
And from 2008:
One of my interlocutors suggested that the vestment used today was the 2008 cut-down to modern Roman size.
Hard to tell.
But if he was wearing a modern Roman vestment, and not an historic cut, that would also be interesting.
Coat of Arms by D Burkart
A Daily Prayer for Priests
Nota bene: I do not answer these numbers or this Skype address. You won't get me "live". I check for messages regularly.
WDTPRS
020 8133 4535
651-447-6265
on USS Bonhomme Richard to be decommissioned and scrapped. Link to some history, including priest martyrs of the French Terror.Ah, sad news. I have an old friend who's a Navy chaplain who once served on that vessel. I'll take...
on ADVENTCAzT 2020 04: “Do Thou in Thy clemency withdraw the scourge of Thy wrath!”"Welcome Thy people's return to Thee." Amen. 
on Is it time to exorcize the Democrat Party?Ignoring evidence isn't the same thing as evidence not existing. Ignoring legitimate concerns put, in writing, by the Georgia Republican...
on USS Bonhomme Richard to be decommissioned and scrapped. Link to some history, including priest martyrs of the French Terror.I just read it, Fr. Z -- and it is fascinating. Thank you. A trope on the Navy Hymn: O...
on Is it time to exorcize the Democrat Party?If there were any doubt as to the integrity of the Georgia election, it should have been dispelled by the... on Is it time to exorcize the Democrat Party?Yeah - I'm sure all of the many problems with the integrity of how Georgia held the vote on Nov...
on Daily Rome Shot 12All these Rome shots have been amazing. I have enjoyed seeing them. It is as close to Rome as I... on USS Bonhomme Richard to be decommissioned and scrapped. Link to some history, including priest martyrs of the French Terror.I have never head of this ship before and I am proud of her name. My mother's family is from...
on ADVENTCAzT 2020 04: “Do Thou in Thy clemency withdraw the scourge of Thy wrath!”Yow! Thank you, Fr. Z. 
on ADVENTCAzT 2020 04: “Do Thou in Thy clemency withdraw the scourge of Thy wrath!”Thanks, Father! Most comforting. 
on USS Bonhomme Richard to be decommissioned and scrapped. Link to some history, including priest martyrs of the French Terror.Sad end to a fine boat. The suspected arsonist, if found guilty in a court-martial, should receive the max sentence...
on USS Bonhomme Richard to be decommissioned and scrapped. Link to some history, including priest martyrs of the French Terror.Gosh! I wish you all would use my link and READ what I wrote about the history of the valiant... on Is it time to exorcize the Democrat Party?dallenl: You are exactly right. Whatever anyone thinks of the Presidential election, there is no downside to supporting the Georgia...
on ASK FATHER: Does the SSPX “exercise legitimate ministries” or not?Dear Father, Here are a few points to help clarify the first question here. The PCED Letter about a "Friends...
on USS Bonhomme Richard to be decommissioned and scrapped. Link to some history, including priest martyrs of the French Terror.One exception was the USS Shangri- la, and that was because, when they asked FDR where Doolittle’s raiders took off...
on Daily Rome Shot 10Ahh...Il Mozzicone! I thought so at first glance at the photo. Sorry to hear that they are no longer there.... on LIVE VIDEO – 1 Dec – 1200h CST – Traditional Latin Mass – Requiem “in anniversario” for Bp. Paul Sirba (Exorcism re: election/vote results)Thank you Father for offering Mass today and for your very kind words about Bishop Paul Sirba. He is deeply...
on USS Bonhomme Richard to be decommissioned and scrapped. Link to some history, including priest martyrs of the French Terror.In the 1950s my home port was San Diego, and I remember the second named Bon Homme Richard tying up... on USS Bonhomme Richard to be decommissioned and scrapped. Link to some history, including priest martyrs of the French Terror.Sad news, but not unexpected. A friend of mine is a member of a warship discussion group at Facebook and...
My "challenge coin" for my 25th anniversary of ordination in 2016.
Want one? I do exchanges with military and LEOs, etc. and you can make a donation.
Loading ...If you travel internationally, this is a super useful gizmo for your mobile internet data. I use one. If you get one through my link, I get data rewards.
Loading ...
They find you a pro-life agent in your area who commits to giving a portion of the fee to a pro-life group!
Help Monks in Wyoming (coffee – UPDATED LINK) and Norcia (beer) and the wonderful "Soap Sisters" of Summit, NJ!
Please follow me on Twitter!
- Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Whatever it is, I’m glad it’s not the 2008 anymore; that one looked terribly cumbersome.
I don’t think it’s the 2008 one cut-down, though. If you look at the last live image that you have today in your other post – http://www.wdtprs.com/images/ROMA/10_02_17_aventine18.jpg – you can see that the pattern of the brocade in the central part is different. Even without the papal crest (which could have been a late addition), the surrounding design looks different than what was on the 2008.
This Tridentinum company seems to be producing new items regularly for the Holy Father.
No, I think it is definitely a different chasuble than the 2008 one. This year’s chasuble is definitely a Roman (fiddleback) chasuble.
Whatever it is, historic or new, it’s beautiful. Thanks Pope Benedict and Guido Marini. Tom
I like the 2008 one–I’d wear that; but then, I’m more…ample than the holy father!
I love it…. whatever it is.
Are Roman style vestments a daring choice for a Roman Pontiff? I love it!
Stephen, I guess a Roman pontiff should be wearing “French” style vestments in Rome. Tom
Very impressive and appropriate.
I don’t think the 2008 was cut down either. The pattern of the brocade looks different in detail, and also if you look at the fabric it drapes differently – the 2008 has a much softer fall while this year’s is a heavier, stiffer fabric.