Posted on 03/20/2015 6:40:38 AM PDT by marshmallow
Cardinal Nichols will wear the vestment at a Mass for the repose of the king's soul
Cardinal Vincent Nichols will wear an ancient vestment believed to be from the royal wardrobe of King Richard III when he celebrates Mass for the repose of the soul of the monarch’s soul in Leicester on Monday.
Known as the Westminster Vestment, the chasuble is part of the heritage collection of Ushaw College, the former Catholic seminary at Ushaw Moor, Durham.
There is a tradition that it was worn by the Benedictine monks of Westminster Abbey during the reign of King Richard, who died at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485.
Scholars have expressed the view that its embroidery is the same described by the inventories of his royal wardrobe and that it dates from the third quarter of the 15th century.
The king, whose remains were found underneath a car park in 2012, will be reinterred in Leicester Cathedral on Thursday. Three days earlier Cardinal Nichols will celebrate a Mass for the repose of his soul at Leicester’s Holy Cross church. He will also preach at a service of compline in Leicester’s Anglican cathedral on Sunday, the day the king’s remains are received there.
Mgr John Marsland, president of Ushaw College, said: “The trustees of Ushaw are delighted that the Westminster Chasuble will be worn by Cardinal Nichols at the Requiem Mass on Monday March 23.
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Amazing.
Wow! Talk about being connected with the past. Be glad it’s only the chasuble he has to fit into - our ancestors from those ages were quite small.
Let’s hope King Richard’s requiem will be a traditional Latin mass and not one of those horrible modern liturgies with thumping guitars and singing kumbaya.
This is fabulous!
Requiem For a Heavyweight
Amazing it’s not too fragile to use.
I wouldn't be throwing that word around on Free Republic.
That earns a LOT of Cool Old Stuff points!
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