The Viennese Cardinal's Ugly Vestments

The Eponymous Flower ^ | 4/08/11 | Tancred

[0beron]

One of the Vienna Cardinal's regalia was so ugly that he even presented it at the Old Liberal trade exhibition in Italy.

Their "simple" vestments

(kreuz.net) The Viennese Liturgy seminar will feature clerical robes at the clerical exposition „koiné 2011“ in the northern Italian city of Vicenza.

The website 'erzdiozese-wien.at' reported this in March.

For Sister Imelda Ruf the dubious invitation to the Mass "a promise that we are on the right way."

The Sister belongs to the Benedictine Cloister Steinerkirchen fifty kilometers south west of Linz.

[Boogieman]

Didn’t MO borrow that one?

[Artcore]

I wasn’t aware that Cardinals wore purple...thought that was the color of a Bishop (in terms of rank).

[iowamark]

This refers to liturgical vestments worn during mass.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_color_vestments_are_worn_at_mass_and_when_are_they_worn#ixzz1J04BfwKp
“”Q:What color vestments are worn at mass and when are they worn?

For the Roman rite of Catholic Church the required colors are white, red, violet (or purple), and green.

White vestments are worn during the Christmas and Easter seasons and at celebrations of the Lord (except of His passion), Mary, angels, saints who are not martyrs, All Saints day, and a few other specified feasts.
Red vestments are worn on Palm Sunday, Good Friday, and other celebrations of the Lord’s passion, Pentecost, the feasts of martyred saints, the evangelists and apostles.
Violet vestments are worn in Advent and Lent and for funerals (see exceptions below).
Green is used for everything else.

The following exceptions are allowed:

White or black may be worn for funerals.
There is a tradition in some places that may still be observed to wear rose (pink) vestments on “Rejoice Sunday”, the 3rd Sunday of Advent, and “Be Joyful Sunday”, the 4th Sunday of Lent.
On the more solemn days, the most festive vestments available may be used regardless of color. In the United States only, this includes gold and silver vestments actually made from cloth of gold or cloth of silver.

For Ritual Masses (for example weddings, ordinations, religious professions and anniversaries of these occasions) the color for the time of year, or white, or any festive color may be used. For Penitential Masses violet is used.

Other rites within the Catholic church and other Christian denominations have their own rules, although many Anglican and Lutheran Churches use the same colors as Roman Catholic Churches.””

[dangus]

All priests wear purple during Lent and Advent, I believe.

By the way, Bishops and Cardinals don’t compare to each other as “rank.” Most Cardinals are arch-bishops, of the most important archdiocesan sees (a see is that which an a bishop has oversight of)... but some aren’t even bishops. One American Cardinal is merely an academic theologian, whose father just happened to have created the CIA.

But yes, at something where dozens of hundreds of bishops and cardinals will gather at one place, traditionally bishops wear purple instead of red.

[Cacique]

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