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<i>e-mail address:</i> stbede62@gmail.comThe Saint Bede Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02694483852852112838noreply@blogger.comBlogger1146125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1716307005589260215.post-68961850281625874522024-03-18T20:00:00.027+11:002024-03-18T20:00:00.130+11:00Lenten Purple : 8<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE_rHgdV9meGhJBlcXrFzzk4SQdywjAjfJ9k_Gv_tW0z5AZhY9x03D7QVKxAOiuNbL0m2-Zc_V_x3f_rwItQscAfEBz2h0H6ErhT-mZFuVxrwLZ6erIxjhVGXgMWyPvrlOtrfTubzUJx6Dd2jAZ3OuHozA5SxMyUiuKCCaA77nv3Popkxd6NKNuo_VyL8/s787/S_Cuthbert%231.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Purple vestments" border="0" data-original-height="787" data-original-width="784" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE_rHgdV9meGhJBlcXrFzzk4SQdywjAjfJ9k_Gv_tW0z5AZhY9x03D7QVKxAOiuNbL0m2-Zc_V_x3f_rwItQscAfEBz2h0H6ErhT-mZFuVxrwLZ6erIxjhVGXgMWyPvrlOtrfTubzUJx6Dd2jAZ3OuHozA5SxMyUiuKCCaA77nv3Popkxd6NKNuo_VyL8/w399-h400/S_Cuthbert%231.jpg" title="The Saint Bede Studio" width="399" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>This is a set of vestments in a very different shade of Lenten purple. It is not a blue-violet, but the colour of a grape, a deep shade, but slightly redder. <div><br /></div><div>Made from a simple fabric, the chasuble is enriched with a brocade in a shade of crimson-purple and ornamented simply with a knotwork braid in colours of taupe and black. </div><div><br /></div><div>Also depicted in an apparel formed from the braid and attached to the amice (not to the chasuble). </div><div><br /></div><div>The chasuble is in the Studio's <i>Saint Cuthbert </i> style, which is very ample and folds beautifully when the arms of the wearer are elevated.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><i>Click on the image for an enlarged view.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><p><b><span style="color: #990000;">The Saint Bede Studio : vestments made by Catholics for Catholics.</span></b></p><p>Enquiries : <a href="mailto:stbede62@gmail.com">stbede62@gmail.com</a></p></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><i>Please note that posts on this blog are set-up for optimal viewing via a web-browser, not via a mobile phone.</i></div><div><div><br /></div><div>AMDG</div></div></div>The Saint Bede Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02694483852852112838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1716307005589260215.post-27526082985489761082024-03-17T16:00:00.024+11:002024-03-17T16:00:00.137+11:00Lenten Purple : 7<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEJs91iAqSDp7loJLp__1xKh6a-tOY6GvtQF8sMDwpRiG3KkyF_yxEQo6vH2SueWJjCh4WdRLU5YyWcDR3PxeM8cHe_tNciAbgohrgkbD3W-XujVKiq4UhbwAoLW7LRh-0B4HvTAamehrfkRfvrZOpQjIqDiGeIf59HciNGkWq1QieOgMdC8LJFYur3iM/s984/S'Martin_purple_MI.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The Saint Bede Studio" border="0" data-original-height="984" data-original-width="615" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEJs91iAqSDp7loJLp__1xKh6a-tOY6GvtQF8sMDwpRiG3KkyF_yxEQo6vH2SueWJjCh4WdRLU5YyWcDR3PxeM8cHe_tNciAbgohrgkbD3W-XujVKiq4UhbwAoLW7LRh-0B4HvTAamehrfkRfvrZOpQjIqDiGeIf59HciNGkWq1QieOgMdC8LJFYur3iM/w400-h640/S'Martin_purple_MI.jpg" title="Purple vestments" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>This is the rear view of a set of vestments made from Roman purple brocade and ornamented simply with the Studio's <i>Saint Raymund</i> braid in colours of red, gold and white upon a deep blue ground. The chasuble is in the Studio's <a href="https://saintbedestudio.blogspot.com/p/the-saint-martin-chasuble.html" target="_blank">Saint Martin</a> style, which is very ample and folds beautifully when the arms of the wearer are elevated.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><i>Click on the image for an enlarged view.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><p><b><span style="color: #990000;">The Saint Bede Studio : vestments made by Catholics for Catholics.</span></b></p><p>Enquiries : <a href="mailto:stbede62@gmail.com">stbede62@gmail.com</a></p></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><i>Please note that posts on this blog are set-up for optimal viewing via a web-browser, not via a mobile phone.</i></div><div><div><br /></div><div>AMDG</div></div>The Saint Bede Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02694483852852112838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1716307005589260215.post-92062592880515802652024-03-16T11:00:00.003+11:002024-03-16T21:51:57.877+11:00Lenten Purple : 6<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnqfbaw8xH8pKzN0cXcH02exe3SZRehdQQNQc6Z3DSaQ5N3zCmVBuaLmxNv1359Dbo3SSkrOh1GtedOiebAhtUuUAfFJsA_qQTGLF3JWLH5p8gS21-HdNVPoIHWD09LcQD3gIJKBaj8OEWqvpm_67EuqjzMyJlBrbpbMo0M2p-tdK5DzGAIyZpPvcVbJI/s1063/Borromeon_purple_RK%232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The Saint Bede Studio" border="0" data-original-height="1063" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnqfbaw8xH8pKzN0cXcH02exe3SZRehdQQNQc6Z3DSaQ5N3zCmVBuaLmxNv1359Dbo3SSkrOh1GtedOiebAhtUuUAfFJsA_qQTGLF3JWLH5p8gS21-HdNVPoIHWD09LcQD3gIJKBaj8OEWqvpm_67EuqjzMyJlBrbpbMo0M2p-tdK5DzGAIyZpPvcVbJI/w462-h640/Borromeon_purple_RK%232.jpg" title="Purple vestments" width="462" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Section of a Borromeon chasuble made from Roman purple dupion silk and ornamented simply with a brocade in silver and black.<div><br /></div><div>This image depicts a maniple matching the chasuble and stole. Since the publication of <i>Traditionis custodes</i> in 2021 and subsequent curial declarations, the Saint Bede Studio supplies <b>MANIPLES</b> to its customers at a reduced price or at no charge at all.</div><div><br /></div><div><i>Click on the image for an enlarged view.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><p><b><span style="color: #990000;">The Saint Bede Studio : vestments made by Catholics for Catholics.</span></b></p><p>Enquiries : <a href="mailto:stbede62@gmail.com">stbede62@gmail.com</a></p></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><i>Please note that posts on this blog are set-up for optimal viewing via a web-browser, not via a mobile phone.</i></div><div><div><br /></div><div>AMDG</div></div>The Saint Bede Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02694483852852112838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1716307005589260215.post-48236019167025689442024-03-14T20:00:00.006+11:002024-03-14T20:00:00.132+11:00Lenten Purple : 5<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgkyJaBLoNZLHIdIqQ3lA0_S4l4DWPP7W_6wHRNx02qUkWQ2wTsLnOgR1RZoIAbNOwhuYEJMz-hE7ePLbb8cWO4z7BQUfh9LmjrdpkVtJLiBTGeAmatKw2lj6xx-vz6xx2VLDY27k3VmM1PyR4K3FlaIZuMFU5I0DT5ImmcdQKvFWK3RIIseNJaEFZlkU/s709/S'Benet_purple_STB%233.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The Saint Bede Studio" border="0" data-original-height="471" data-original-width="709" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgkyJaBLoNZLHIdIqQ3lA0_S4l4DWPP7W_6wHRNx02qUkWQ2wTsLnOgR1RZoIAbNOwhuYEJMz-hE7ePLbb8cWO4z7BQUfh9LmjrdpkVtJLiBTGeAmatKw2lj6xx-vz6xx2VLDY27k3VmM1PyR4K3FlaIZuMFU5I0DT5ImmcdQKvFWK3RIIseNJaEFZlkU/w400-h266/S'Benet_purple_STB%233.jpg" title="Purple vestments" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Section of a Gothic chasuble and stole made from Roman purple brocade and ornamented with the Studio's <i>Saint Austin</i> braid and galloon. A crimson red taffeta is used to line these vestments.</div><div><br /></div><div><i>Click on the image for an enlarged view.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><p><b><span style="color: #990000;">The Saint Bede Studio : vestments made by Catholics for Catholics.</span></b></p><p>Enquiries : <a href="mailto:stbede62@gmail.com">stbede62@gmail.com</a></p></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><i>Please note that posts on this blog are set-up for optimal viewing via a web-browser, not via a mobile phone.</i></div><div><div><br /></div><div>AMDG</div></div>The Saint Bede Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02694483852852112838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1716307005589260215.post-68128829413584652182024-03-13T13:04:00.001+11:002024-03-13T13:04:00.140+11:00Lenten Purple : 4<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMrRoXiapiWpq0qqnfJIUrdpgrA4fld9_7sKKjWwG1N51gOlKOg9Mo8JWQOS0H3guk3HQ4NOhyphenhyphent0i384mOIbjSQCoMqvVewCjAfidV7Vpnrc8D66apZRWi5YzKHhPja7sl1VgJN_LZZSw514xKAO1cdpN5zM3Ku_gLZIS6pvC2ZOCm8qOdsTNa792w1FQ/s827/S'Benet_purple_MM%234.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Purple vestments" border="0" data-original-height="551" data-original-width="827" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMrRoXiapiWpq0qqnfJIUrdpgrA4fld9_7sKKjWwG1N51gOlKOg9Mo8JWQOS0H3guk3HQ4NOhyphenhyphent0i384mOIbjSQCoMqvVewCjAfidV7Vpnrc8D66apZRWi5YzKHhPja7sl1VgJN_LZZSw514xKAO1cdpN5zM3Ku_gLZIS6pvC2ZOCm8qOdsTNa792w1FQ/w400-h266/S'Benet_purple_MM%234.jpg" title="The Saint Bede Studio" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><div>Section of a Gothic chasuble made from Roman purple brocade and ornamented with the Studio's <i>Saint Austin</i> braid.</div><div><br /></div><div><i>Click on the image for an enlarged view.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><p><b><span style="color: #990000;">The Saint Bede Studio : vestments made by Catholics for Catholics.</span></b></p><p>Enquiries : <a href="mailto:stbede62@gmail.com">stbede62@gmail.com</a></p></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><i>Please note that posts on this blog are set-up for optimal viewing via a web-browser, not via a mobile phone.</i></div><div><div><br /></div><div>AMDG</div></div>The Saint Bede Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02694483852852112838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1716307005589260215.post-27032260907390226282024-03-12T13:00:00.007+11:002024-03-12T13:00:00.136+11:00Rose Vestments : 3<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtJUtlMabM2eYxa4bE3D9gYeWx7o6QyskukNhTFOCwtQ3e25lwm-2qcWAmn-KL2OX836RxqZnoJ-aP_uY4ng_8els3BsP85wMpDHFMsiq2Cp1lyPgzlbmcHhmQHfuUXtR7VENc5R3N59Yfjq9V-Xay13FjMgXSIUKlJ-nj-ltlyg7-kRGLJOwy7jrOUb0/s709/S'Benet_Rose_DR%232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Rose vestments" border="0" data-original-height="709" data-original-width="471" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtJUtlMabM2eYxa4bE3D9gYeWx7o6QyskukNhTFOCwtQ3e25lwm-2qcWAmn-KL2OX836RxqZnoJ-aP_uY4ng_8els3BsP85wMpDHFMsiq2Cp1lyPgzlbmcHhmQHfuUXtR7VENc5R3N59Yfjq9V-Xay13FjMgXSIUKlJ-nj-ltlyg7-kRGLJOwy7jrOUb0/w426-h640/S'Benet_Rose_DR%232.jpg" title="The Saint Bede Studio" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p>Section of a Gothic chasuble made from a distinctive rose-coloured dupion silk and ornamented with the Studio's braid <i>Saint George</i> in colours of red, burgundy and taup.</p><p>The Saint Bede Studio produces Rose-coloured vestments in various shades of rose fabric ... none being "Barbie Pink".</p><p><i>Click on the image for an enlarged view.</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #990000;">The Saint Bede Studio : vestments made by Catholics for Catholics.</span></b></p><p>Enquiries : <a href="mailto:stbede62@gmail.com">stbede62@gmail.com</a></p><p><br /></p><div>Please note that posts on this blog are set-up for optimal viewing via a web-browser, not via a mobile phone.</div><div><div><br /></div><div>AMDG</div></div>The Saint Bede Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02694483852852112838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1716307005589260215.post-43975235619727395532024-03-11T11:30:00.000+11:002024-03-11T11:30:00.129+11:00Rose Vestments : 2<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUbxA61lzdXQq4ojNQT2_i98w0Lgd-CbvSp1Sqp3tjc_LymXxsuGCKgBpZ5BYh10eeVk-vYrmVMMzRYCRjuKN5iURtpWemucOkT23A_PahImsIAd5cPILdwPT3KL49fKTvS0mtPn6MREShXGgDRK2oOoKyDpVkzV5BtOOZ2CEDRa54I-rDfZtWXd3trRg/s1181/Rose_S_Giles%232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Rose vestments" border="0" data-original-height="785" data-original-width="1181" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUbxA61lzdXQq4ojNQT2_i98w0Lgd-CbvSp1Sqp3tjc_LymXxsuGCKgBpZ5BYh10eeVk-vYrmVMMzRYCRjuKN5iURtpWemucOkT23A_PahImsIAd5cPILdwPT3KL49fKTvS0mtPn6MREShXGgDRK2oOoKyDpVkzV5BtOOZ2CEDRa54I-rDfZtWXd3trRg/w400-h266/Rose_S_Giles%232.jpg" title="The Saint Bede Studio" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Section of a Rose chasuble made from dupion silk and ornamented with the Studio's braid <i>Saint Dunstan</i> in colours of red, taup and violet.</p><p>The Saint Bede Studio produces Rose-coloured vestments in various shades of rose fabric ... none being "Barbie Pink".</p><p><i>Click on the image for an enlarged view.</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #990000;">The Saint Bede Studio : vestments made by Catholics for Catholics.</span></b></p><p>Enquiries : <a href="mailto:stbede62@gmail.com">stbede62@gmail.com</a></p><p><br /></p><div>Please note that posts on this blog are set-up for optimal viewing via a web-browser, not via a mobile phone.</div><div><div><br /></div><div>AMDG</div></div>The Saint Bede Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02694483852852112838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1716307005589260215.post-59003196893219282602024-03-10T13:50:00.010+11:002024-03-10T13:50:00.149+11:00Rose vestments : 1<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiByYBZuWoLF9MtlgaNGvZwNCs8Do9ddx-xkSndfVOo8qGoDJe0rlTh-3zYMdNf517tLfVfdQOOg4pYVT0S9lHtAHButmrepbaL-QKkc62XTLDXsXa1jA_MPnEW4cPhSto1-t6j1qCTggbSaaTJc91PjD9JWeGv5c9tUmzwRWel4SSoHi79PPANGaN5jtM/s1102/Rose_S'Anselm_DM%232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Rose vestments" border="0" data-original-height="735" data-original-width="1102" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiByYBZuWoLF9MtlgaNGvZwNCs8Do9ddx-xkSndfVOo8qGoDJe0rlTh-3zYMdNf517tLfVfdQOOg4pYVT0S9lHtAHButmrepbaL-QKkc62XTLDXsXa1jA_MPnEW4cPhSto1-t6j1qCTggbSaaTJc91PjD9JWeGv5c9tUmzwRWel4SSoHi79PPANGaN5jtM/w400-h266/Rose_S'Anselm_DM%232.jpg" title="The Saint Bede Studio" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p>Section of a chasuble made from a silken fabric in a shade of silvery-rose and ornamented with the Studio's braid "Saint Edmund" in colours of silver, red and purple.</p><p>The Saint Bede Studio produces Rose-coloured vestments in various shades of rose fabric ... none being "Barbie Pink".</p><p><i>Click on the image for an enlarged view.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><b><span style="color: #990000;">The Saint Bede Studio : vestments made by Catholics for Catholics.</span></b></p><p>Enquiries : <a href="mailto:stbede62@gmail.com">stbede62@gmail.com</a></p><p><br /></p><div><i>Please note that posts on this blog are set-up for optimal viewing via a web-browser, not via a mobile phone.</i></div><div><div><br /></div><div>AMDG</div></div>The Saint Bede Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02694483852852112838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1716307005589260215.post-21999700399925311282024-03-09T13:37:00.001+11:002024-03-09T13:37:00.149+11:00Lenten Purple : 3<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_xdRocLgc4a0Fx-BEMNBt424yID7sTHsq-jpoqMUbRZASYGk_h7iZnWv0rJB02idm4SsV9ZCV8mSEnzRtf4NFo4uDp7SRu_-XKzGF7fpJgUcAQ9znstBREvm7m9FZcmaXJ8l6AoKxoqeZL_gHlVeZafT_LaoPUMYo9eGrX0OD5OOZySd8TJkc_y5oQAg/s709/Dalmatic_purple_WC%232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The Saint Bede Studio" border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="709" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_xdRocLgc4a0Fx-BEMNBt424yID7sTHsq-jpoqMUbRZASYGk_h7iZnWv0rJB02idm4SsV9ZCV8mSEnzRtf4NFo4uDp7SRu_-XKzGF7fpJgUcAQ9znstBREvm7m9FZcmaXJ8l6AoKxoqeZL_gHlVeZafT_LaoPUMYo9eGrX0OD5OOZySd8TJkc_y5oQAg/w400-h224/Dalmatic_purple_WC%232.jpg" title="Lenten vestments" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><div>Section of a dalmatic made from Roman purple brocade and ornamented with ash-grey galloon.</div><div><br /></div><div><p><b><span style="color: #990000;">The Saint Bede Studio : vestments made by Catholics for Catholics.</span></b></p><p>Enquiries : <a href="mailto:stbede62@gmail.com">stbede62@gmail.com</a></p></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><i>Please note that posts on this blog are set-up for optimal viewing via a web-browser, not via a mobile phone.</i></div><div><div><br /></div><div>AMDG</div></div>The Saint Bede Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02694483852852112838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1716307005589260215.post-19646924869139190812024-03-08T13:42:00.002+11:002024-03-08T13:42:11.369+11:00Lenten Purple : 2<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Curious as to the history of these colours in Liturgical use, in 2007 an article was researched and posted on this Blog, about the use of penitential colours for the Seasons of Advent and Lent. If you have wondered what colour the Church recommends for these Seasons, you might find the article illuminating, the second part of which is reproduced below and the first part of which is to be <a href="https://saintbedestudio.blogspot.com/2024/02/vestment-colours-in-penitential-seasons.html" target="_blank">found here</a> :<br />
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<span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif" style="color: #0b5394;"><b>THE LITURGICAL COLOUR "Violaceus" IN THE ROMAN RITE : Part Two</b></span></div>
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In the twelfth century, Pope Innocent III was the first to specify the colours of the vestments that were to be used for the Roman Rite; almost certainly this reflected prevailing custom in Rome, not an invention on his part. Although a separate subject from this article, it is well to remember that it was only towards the end of the 1st Millenium that the question of vestment colour became a significant one. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Black</span> was designated for penitential and funeral liturgies, but <span style="font-style: italic;">violaceus</span> was indicated as a <span style="font-weight: bold;"> substitute</span> for black. Pope Innocent’s treatise <span style="font-style: italic;">De sacro altaris mysterio</span> (Book I, chapter 65, which was written before his election as pope in 1198) seems to be the first indication that <span style="font-style: italic;">violaceus</span> had come to be regarded as a penitential colour for the Roman Rite. <br />
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If the <i>Royal Purple</i> colour - which emerged in Late Antiquity Europe as a substitute for <i>Tyrian Purple</i> - incorporated what Innocent III refers to as <span style="font-style: italic;">violaceus</span> how did it come to be regarded as a colour of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Penance</span> rather than <span style="font-weight: bold;">Status</span>? The answer to that is not clear. Extensive research is needed into how the word <span style="font-style: italic;">violaceus</span> was used in Late Antiquity. We do know that the flowers we know as <span style="font-weight: bold;">violets</span> were known in antiquity and that the words <span style="font-style: italic;">viola</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">violarium</span> described the flower, <span style="font-style: italic;">violaceus</span> being an adjective derived from those nouns.<br />
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So, what colour is indicated by Innocent’s use of the word <span style="font-style: italic;">violaceus</span>? Let’s consider that question differently: not what the <span style="font-weight: bold;">colour</span> was, but what <span style="font-weight: bold;">process</span> was used to produce the colour. <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkWsrF-4RPJLqLsMAJpl-W65RmThkz4qGY9xbY3anavYgkT2p9GQFfwd2mxwRtGBxOYtkcKwRXp8IKv9KPb03G3oBk5SXoffHEkl9LkVpbCIBf3IY8C6w1U0N9yCxJIxKLjeahA0MbuY0/s1600-h/Amethyst.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133680934168310706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkWsrF-4RPJLqLsMAJpl-W65RmThkz4qGY9xbY3anavYgkT2p9GQFfwd2mxwRtGBxOYtkcKwRXp8IKv9KPb03G3oBk5SXoffHEkl9LkVpbCIBf3IY8C6w1U0N9yCxJIxKLjeahA0MbuY0/s400/Amethyst.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a>It is likely that at this time (12th century) Tyrian or Imperial purple was still being used in Rome, but it had become the colour used exclusively by the Pope and by nobility. So, when Innocent used the word <span style="font-style: italic;">violaceus</span> (instead of <span style="font-style: italic;">purpura)</span>, it would seem very <span style="font-weight: bold;">unlikely</span> that he was recommending that violaceus-coloured vestments were to be dyed from the expensive process for producing Tyrian purple. That expensive process would be unaffordable and unavailable to Western clergy. Rather, it would seem likely that Innocent’s <span style="font-style: italic;">violaceus</span> was intended as <span style="font-style: italic;">Royal purple</span>, a colour produced from the less expensive non-Murex dyes. It should be carefully noted that these less expensive dyeing processes could produce a <span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>violet </b></span>coloured dye or an <span style="color: #a64d79;"><b>amethyst</b></span> (or fuchsia) purple coloured dye. But they were colours not so dark as Tyrian purple. I would suggest, therefore, that Innocent’s use of the word <span style="font-style: italic;">violaceus</span> has nothing to do with an attempt to make a distinction (as some scholars have suggested) between the colours we recognise as <span style="font-style: italic;">violet</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">purple</span>. <br />
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Whilst I suggest that it is an error to interpret Innocent’s <span style="font-style: italic;">violaceus</span> as intending <span style="font-weight: bold;">only</span> the colour <span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>violet</b></span> as we recognise it today, it should also be noted that his treatise in a separate section (Chapter 32) discusses the use of the Mosaic colours (cf Exodus 28:5), namely, scarlet, flax-gold, blue and purple, the latter which Innocent describes as signifying the authority and royal dignity of a bishop. In short, <span style="font-weight: bold;">purpura</span> still had the connotation of prestige in the time of Innocent III (quite distinct from a penitential use). <br />
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I would add that it is certain that Innocent’s <span style="font-style: italic;">violaceus</span> was <b>not</b> the <span style="color: #351c75;"><b>dark violet-blue </b></span>colour <span style="color: #351c75; font-style: italic;"><b>indigo</b></span> which is commonly understood today as liturgical violet. <b><span style="color: #351c75;">Indigo</span></b>, an ancient colour, was a blue quite distinct from <span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>violet</b></span> or <span style="color: #a64d79;"><b>amethyst</b></span> purple. Furthermore, it was not a commonly-used colour in Europe until the 16th century, when it came to be imported from India (hence the name <i>Indigo</i>). <br />
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After the fall of Constantinople in 1453, the supply of the Murex shell to produce Tyrian purple dye disappeared. So, in 1464 Pope Paul II authorised an alternative method of production of purple dye, extracted from the cochineal insect. Some scholars have suggested that the purple of the cochineal was much closer in hue to what we call <span style="color: #a64d79; font-style: italic;"><b>purple</b></span> and led to our modern conception of purple being a mixture of red and blue. As we have seen, the “purple” Tyrian was <span style="color: #741b47;"><b>dark crimson</b></span> because of double-dyeing. Others have suggested that Paul II's colour was closer to what we know as the <span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">scarlet</span> used by Cardinals. Further investigation of this is required. <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFsLBiDD0a6dxsUdRmciaNQya7-6QB4ywlBGpWy2Hx4MPGme24q1OoqipshL-CimrQdQk6QpUu3jjzHX8AVfCmNyFRWO-3dCwITX-6pIrEDms7jlNlDtW5WeSbPdbGv0qNKyoUp-Rh1_s/s1600-h/Prati%232.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133680384412496802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFsLBiDD0a6dxsUdRmciaNQya7-6QB4ywlBGpWy2Hx4MPGme24q1OoqipshL-CimrQdQk6QpUu3jjzHX8AVfCmNyFRWO-3dCwITX-6pIrEDms7jlNlDtW5WeSbPdbGv0qNKyoUp-Rh1_s/s400/Prati%232.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a>Even after Paul II’s introduction of the new process for dyeing, the colours violet and purple continued to be interchanged indiscriminately throughout the Western church for penitential vestments and the robes of bishops up until the 19th century. The 17th century painting of the prelate Ottaviano Prati shows that his vesture is of <b><span style="color: #674ea7;">violet</span></b> rather than the <span style="color: #a64d79;"><b>fuchsia-purple</b></span> that we are now familiar with.<br />
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From the 19th century, as the process of dyeing fabric became more refined, that shade which the Church designated “purple” became more specific. Even so (as mentioned in Part One of the article), it was not until 1933 that Rome specified the shade of purple that was to be used for the robes of its prelates.<br />
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A darker version of violet – closer to <span style="color: #351c75;"><b>Indigo</b></span> – became more common in Europe in the 19th century and soon crept into the usage of the Church. Rome resisted this innovation until after the Vatican Council, but we have seen Popes over the last 50 years wearing this Indigo-colour during Lent: a dark colour to reflect a penitential mood.<br />
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To conclude, a little summary. The word <span style="font-weight: bold;">violaceus</span> used in the ceremonial books of the Roman Rite indicates the colour <b><span style="color: #a64d79;">purple </span></b>(reddish hues) or <b><span style="color: #674ea7;">violet</span></b> (bluish hues): the Church does not define the shade <span style="font-style: italic;">violaceus</span> as it applies to sacred vestments. But the Church does define the shade <span style="font-style: italic;">violaceus</span> for the robes of its prelates. Both the reddish purple and the bluish “purple” are colours that have been traditionally used for sacred vestments in the Roman Rite since at least the 12th century. There is a well-established usage in the Church’s Traditions for (1) Tyrian purple, (2) violet and (3) amethyst purple (or fuchsia). But of all the shades of “violaceus” currently in use throughout the Roman Rite, <span style="font-style: italic;">Indigo</span> or dark violet has the least claim to Tradition.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGWVKsXMn_of5hxb3ghGpsOBiueuI6gxzhLbedEJ8bX7S1FueIrUpcC3AXsG3tK2Rwg-6k92ojJQiSoUPveH6-bxsRyhYpDl-5ntTT8plMjGWk8GclKhPMb9RVEEr8p_F4T2pm99ZOAh4/s1600-h/violets.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133681466744255426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGWVKsXMn_of5hxb3ghGpsOBiueuI6gxzhLbedEJ8bX7S1FueIrUpcC3AXsG3tK2Rwg-6k92ojJQiSoUPveH6-bxsRyhYpDl-5ntTT8plMjGWk8GclKhPMb9RVEEr8p_F4T2pm99ZOAh4/s400/violets.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a>The ceremonial books of the Roman Rite make no distinction between the shade of <span style="font-style: italic;">violaceus</span> for the vestments that are to be worn in Advent, Lent or for funerals. On the other hand, those books do not prohibit variations, which might enhance symbolism in a particular Season. In other words, the <span style="font-weight: bold;">one</span> shade of “violaceus” is <span style="font-weight: bold;">not required</span> to be used for Lent, Advent and for Funerals. In more recent years, for example, the Pope has worn indigo-violet in Lent and purple in Advent. In the United States, some liturgists advocate the opposite practice. In Australia, the colour of the violet flower is used in many dioceses for Advent. Since the Church gives latitude on these matters, we are on safe ground when we choose these shades for liturgical use. We are not on safe ground, however, when we insist that a particular shade is <span style="font-weight: bold;">the</span> colour that the Church intends. The history of the use of these colours reveals that they were used freely, without specific regulation, right up until our own times.<br />
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Some views of my own on these matters, and they are no more than that: views. <br />
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For the Ordinary form of the Roman Rite, when red vestments are required to be used for Palm Sunday and Good Friday, I would like to suggest that it is perfectly permissible and even desirable to use that blood red colour which the ancients referred to as Tyrian Purple. Dare I suggest that this purple is also the appropriate colour for Palm Sunday and Good Friday in the <span style="font-style: italic;">Usus Antiquior</span> of the Roman Rite? I risk being accused of archaeologism, of course. <br />
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Then, there is the Season in the <span style="font-style: italic;">Usus Antiquior</span> of the Roman Rite called “Septuagesima”. Is it desirable that the importance of the Season of Lent (from Ash Wednesday onward) be enhanced by the use of vestments of a different colour from the colour used in Septuagesima? We know this is the case in the Sarum and other uses, where a special “Lenten Array” of unbleached linen was used specifically for Lent.<br />
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I would like to acknowledge assistance from <a href="http://www.artemision.free.fr/boesken/index_e.htm">Inge Boesken Kanold</a> and Dr Gerhard Steigerwald, scholars of the history of the colour purple, in the preparation of this article.<div><br /></div><div>AMDG</div>The Saint Bede Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02694483852852112838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1716307005589260215.post-4453446273064352852024-02-17T19:17:00.000+11:002024-02-17T19:17:12.822+11:00Lenten Purple : 1<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsiJ2YLQ1A851GOGFqgjmz4ETG9w8-mIabmdQag-PquWha_f_PLpMJ3WuHAuoHJ4NJNR6UTREb8mPnTcp2uYoNBgrfxQ1Jtm-yhYGse7o_HFLj4EXD4zGNDXUZ8Y91qENjFlplMjwE4qNk9Y1ERD40CEVBeGlHkgtdIqh4EOfUxCc4Iz4STyIfgiXE=s787" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Purple vestments" border="0" data-original-height="524" data-original-width="787" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsiJ2YLQ1A851GOGFqgjmz4ETG9w8-mIabmdQag-PquWha_f_PLpMJ3WuHAuoHJ4NJNR6UTREb8mPnTcp2uYoNBgrfxQ1Jtm-yhYGse7o_HFLj4EXD4zGNDXUZ8Y91qENjFlplMjwE4qNk9Y1ERD40CEVBeGlHkgtdIqh4EOfUxCc4Iz4STyIfgiXE=w400-h266" title="The Saint Bede Studio" width="400" /></a></div>At the beginning of this Holy Season, we are pleased to re-present images of penitential vestments in the liturgical colour purple.<div><br /></div><div>Earlier this week, we republished <a href="https://saintbedestudio.blogspot.com/2024/02/vestment-colours-in-penitential-seasons.html">a study of the colours</a> used by the Church throughout its history during the Penitential Seasons.<br /><p></p><p>The vestments in this post were made from an English ecclesiastical brocade, in a shade of Roman purple and lined with a taffeta deep-red in colour. 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Pope Benedict is seated at the Cathedra of the Basilica.</p><p>During the early years of his pontificate, Pope Benedict wore extremely ample vestments, in this case in violet and decorated in silver. In the setting of Santa Sabina, the effect created by such vestments was quite mediaeval.</p><p>AMDG</p>The Saint Bede Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02694483852852112838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1716307005589260215.post-67499515725488752242024-02-14T12:40:00.000+11:002024-02-14T12:40:09.767+11:00Vestment colours in the Penitential Seasons : 1<b>THE LITURGICAL COLOUR "Violaceus" in the Roman Rite (Part One)</b><br />
<i>by Michael Sternbeck</i><br />
First published on this blog, 2007.<br />
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A subject that has interested me for many years is the question of the colour of the vestments set down to be used in Advent and Lent: purple. Why, I wondered, were there so many variables to be found in this colour amongst vestments, ranging from pink to a dark blue? Having watched a television program in 2007 about the production of the purple dye as the ancients knew it, I thought that it was worth researching how these colours came to be used for Church vestments. So, this article, which is regularly re-published on this blog, is the fruit of my research on the use of the liturgical colour violet/purple. Firstly, are the two words <span style="font-weight: bold;">VIOLET</span> and <b>PURPLE </b>simply different names for the same colour? Certainly not; Violet is a colour of the spectrum, whereas purple isn’t. In terms of colour definition, violet has definite overtones of blue whereas purple has overtones of red. In this article, a clear distinction is intended to be made when the words "purple" and "violet" are used.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijF4C09bsKRjLtff_LImfdLDi_CtrfJ2oqzNd-b3aFOBWXsN_1ckRTaztZu8kX8e2mqA4ux7f9fN2j-7VJuEdih5oGO5JPo6HhInrQP7EgKA6cVkBWmJU3-g8UJEGspQ202h15OqMarWg/s1600-h/colours.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135519063206465730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijF4C09bsKRjLtff_LImfdLDi_CtrfJ2oqzNd-b3aFOBWXsN_1ckRTaztZu8kX8e2mqA4ux7f9fN2j-7VJuEdih5oGO5JPo6HhInrQP7EgKA6cVkBWmJU3-g8UJEGspQ202h15OqMarWg/s320/colours.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a>Catholic Prelates (bishops and monsignori) wear vesture of a colour designated by the Church <span style="font-weight: bold;">violaceus</span>. In the English-speaking world, we call it <span style="font-weight: bold;">Roman Purple</span>; strictly speaking, in terms of colour definitions, this colour is not purple but fuchsia or amethyst. The purple robes of the prelates are trimmed in a colour called Amaranth red (crimson).<br />
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Is this <span style="font-style: italic;">Roman purple</span> the colour that the Church intends for vestments in the Seasons of Lent and Advent and for Funeral Liturgies? Some say yes, some say no. The practice in Rome has varied over the last several hundred years.<br />
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The Liturgical Books of the Roman Rite (Extraordinary and Ordinary) - <span style="font-style: italic;">The Roman Missal</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">The Roman Pontifical</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">The Ceremonial of Bishops</span> - all use the Latin word <span style="font-style: italic;">violaceus</span> specifying the colour. The same word used to denote the colour of vestments is also used to denote the colour of the vesture of prelates. But the colour described by the word <span style="font-style: italic;">violaceus</span> can be either “violet” or “purple” as we define those colours. There is another Latin word <span style="font-style: italic;">purpura</span> (which strictly translates as “purple”), but this is hardly ever mentioned in the Liturgical books or the works of commentators.<br />
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In more recent centuries, Rome has understood the word <span style="font-style: italic;">violaceus</span> as describing Roman Purple. Has it always been so? Not at all. Even as recently as the early 20th century it was common to find prelates (but outside of Rome) in <b><u>violet</u></b> rather than purple cassocks etc. This confusion was resolved when the Congregation for Sacred Ceremonial issued the decree <span style="font-style: italic;">De colore violaceo</span> of 24th June 1933 defining the shade of <span style="font-style: italic;">violaceus</span> to be used for the vesture of prelates and left a sample of fabric of that colour with the Secretary of the Congregation for Consistories in Rome as a reference point. I’d imagine it’s still about somewhere. Certainly since then we see worldwide a greater uniformity in the colour of purple worn by prelates.<br />
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This ambiguity around the exact colour that the word <span style="font-style: italic;">violaceus</span> denotes extends back into antiquity. But it should be noted that in Antiquity <span style="font-style: italic;">purpura</span> not <span style="font-style: italic;">violaceus</span> was the term used to describe the colour of purple garments. <br />
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Although the earliest archaeological evidence for the origins of purple dyes points to the Minoan civilization in Crete, about 1900 B.C., the ancient land of Canaan (its corresponding Greek name was <span style="font-style: italic;">Phoenicia</span>, which means “land of the purple”) was the centre of the ancient purple dye industry. The city of Tyr in Phoenicia was especially famous for producing the dye; thus the name “Tyrian”. “Tyrian Purple” was produced from the mucus of the hypobranchial gland of various species of marine mollusks, notably the Murex. It is believed that it took some 12,000 shellfish to extract 1.5 grams of the pure dye! It can readily be seen why this labour-intensive process was so expensive.<br />
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Because the process for producing dye in this way was lost after the conquest of Constantinople in 1453, there has been much speculation as to the precise colour the process actually produced. The answer is that, because of many variables in the process, it didn’t produce any <span style="font-weight: bold;">one</span> colour. Sometimes the colour was the same as the flower “violets”, sometimes very similar to fuchsia. But garments of Tyrian Purple were supposedly produced by double-dyeing the fabric, which gave a darker colour. Consequently, the colour produced in that process wasn’t “purple” as we understand purple: the Roman natural historian Pliny described it as the colour of clotted blood: a dark crimson or even maroon. <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbNsw0fGodc57kJay-CMXPZB2Jkqrmtkao4DTEJ-EWpmCxt3Xt4bLKgm6ObEYCz-vHvdD0aFNXkE-QPn2LZqzMMxu88sh3LVNBIf4Fkc5Td8GEb_l79hLuvQHjlhXhkKJxs14Lj6zy0Ik/s1600-h/Justinian.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133679637088187282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbNsw0fGodc57kJay-CMXPZB2Jkqrmtkao4DTEJ-EWpmCxt3Xt4bLKgm6ObEYCz-vHvdD0aFNXkE-QPn2LZqzMMxu88sh3LVNBIf4Fkc5Td8GEb_l79hLuvQHjlhXhkKJxs14Lj6zy0Ik/s400/Justinian.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a>One of the attractions of Tyrian purple was that it was the only colour-fast dye known to the ancients. Furthermore, to the ancients, it wasn’t the just the colour that was important: it was also the prestige that accompanied having garments dyed by this expensive process, something only the wealthy could afford. Purple was a status symbol. In Ancient Rome its use was limited to Emperors, and to a lesser extent, senators, so Tyrian purple also became known as <span style="font-weight: bold;">Imperial Purple</span>. <br />
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In the late period of the Roman Empire (after the fall of the Western Empire), and after the conquest of Tyr by the Arabs in the 7th century, the Tyrian purple dye became less available in Europe, but still freely available in the Eastern or Byzantine Empire. After the fall of Constantinople in 1453 and until quite recently, producing Tyrian or Imperial purple through the dye of the Murex shellfish became a lost process. In the last 30 years, scholars have successfully re-constructed the process through field experiments.<br />
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Centuries before the fall of Constantinople, Europe had already adopted other dyeing processes that produced a colour sometimes known as <span style="font-style: italic;">Royal Purple</span>; this was not the same colour as Tyrian purple, but varied from being a shade a little richer than the colour of the flower violet, to the shade of the precious stone the amethyst. These shades of “purple” continued to be used in Europe into modern times. Other less expensive processes were also adopted to replicate the ancient Tyrian purple colour. We can claim with some certainty, therefore, that there has been a continuous tradition of the use of purple in Rome since ancient times. The last remnant of its use in Rome is the Papal winter mozzetta (see adjacent picture): it is of a shade close to Tyrian purple, even though it is not dyed according to the ancient process. <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUiSYYMmMP0d-Euj8hLiLkFYMICBVBRYfcbd-BtmOxWsmw3-bNGIKCRi4of291q7m3xE4nNR8CqQhdQUlpUw1IWF5_rNUddNw8lIB_QsrIuFf1e-QdfXIGey1J9iSjmLsjcKwTWjg1pGQ/s1600-h/Benedict.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133679151756882818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUiSYYMmMP0d-Euj8hLiLkFYMICBVBRYfcbd-BtmOxWsmw3-bNGIKCRi4of291q7m3xE4nNR8CqQhdQUlpUw1IWF5_rNUddNw8lIB_QsrIuFf1e-QdfXIGey1J9iSjmLsjcKwTWjg1pGQ/s400/Benedict.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a>Before the 20th century, whether the shade of <span style="font-style: italic;">violaceus</span> was closer to violet or purple (the result of many variables) in any given garment was unlikely to have been considered of any consequence. The technological advances of the 19th century permitted dyes to be produced with a greater accuracy than hitherto. A darker version of violet – more like Indigo in the colour spectrum– came to be used for vestments, especially outside of Rome. Thus it was that a sharp difference between the two colours violet and purple emerged. At this time (and up until the post-Vatican II period), Rome continued to use a lighter shade (closer to amethyst-purple) for the vestments of penitential liturgies.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://saintbedestudio.blogspot.com/2007/11/liturgical-colour-violaceus-in-roman.html">PART TWO FOLLOWS</a>.</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span>The Saint Bede Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02694483852852112838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1716307005589260215.post-23187562889910992372024-02-05T11:42:00.000+11:002024-02-05T11:42:21.217+11:00Vestments for the Season "Per Annum" 2024 : 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Re-posted.The Saint Bede Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02694483852852112838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1716307005589260215.post-70163910497928131092024-01-21T17:50:00.005+11:002024-01-21T17:50:52.587+11:00Vestments in hot climates<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0yTxY4Hz05mMm1p8G53aMfQ0pAoABGVZP1kYuoXV4Ws27fnDSfCpdQzU3tDkcw3JfwdlN5r1KGvk2Hi9zugY0jObm3f8WOAtmNhK8tmh_EDnQPt5-__Gm57pkWhn4BjXSAUU8dJ3Jg2ke0hojnTeeUH6knIGr6OlnSwBFyPevz2JOO15Wo73FuJkSj14/s787/S'Benet_Festal_JS%231.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Silk vestments" border="0" data-original-height="787" data-original-width="444" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0yTxY4Hz05mMm1p8G53aMfQ0pAoABGVZP1kYuoXV4Ws27fnDSfCpdQzU3tDkcw3JfwdlN5r1KGvk2Hi9zugY0jObm3f8WOAtmNhK8tmh_EDnQPt5-__Gm57pkWhn4BjXSAUU8dJ3Jg2ke0hojnTeeUH6knIGr6OlnSwBFyPevz2JOO15Wo73FuJkSj14/w226-h400/S'Benet_Festal_JS%231.jpg" title="The Saint Bede Studio" width="226" /></a></div>Heavier vestments, although they sit very well, can be difficult for the celebrant to manage in hot climates. Not every church has the advantage of air-conditioning. <p></p><p>The fabric used also has a great deal to do with the comfort of the vestments. Did you know that almost all the brocades available for purchase online by suppliers in various parts of the world are largely - even entirely - synthetic? The quality of synthetic fabrics varies greatly, of course, but those which are selling online for a low price per metre are not among the finest. Such fabrics can misbehave in all sorts of ways and be difficult to sew. Unhappily, vestments made from such cheap fabrics are seen in online photographs all too frequently. Caveat emptor! </p><p>When asked about comfortable vestments, the Saint Bede Studio suggests the use of <b><u>pure silk</u></b>, be it silk damask or silk dupion. The former, of course, is magnificent, but expensive. But silk dupion is also quite lovely, with a beautiful sheen and comes in many different shades of the liturgical colours. It is moderately priced. A vestment made from silk dupion, even when fully lined, is extremely comfortable to wear and flows beautifully. Such a set of vestments is shewn in the adjacent photographs.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7JB3Jt1UqV45jXgdMElHuoeIXplw-d0uBkjKN24PP8C1co_XMAOCwAwueTGkAKWDe2umcWRBsEKWV42qpYQv32BfRPvm8dnyc7nz8Sr9IfUAkqOhBupPBf7prpqyiUHVE6DKFuRUA97RNJwqxXR4CzmmSqZkyNtQ2_4_zjcoeSm4u-muisJDDcmGd0cE/s866/S'Benet_Festal_JS%232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Silk vestments" border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="866" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7JB3Jt1UqV45jXgdMElHuoeIXplw-d0uBkjKN24PP8C1co_XMAOCwAwueTGkAKWDe2umcWRBsEKWV42qpYQv32BfRPvm8dnyc7nz8Sr9IfUAkqOhBupPBf7prpqyiUHVE6DKFuRUA97RNJwqxXR4CzmmSqZkyNtQ2_4_zjcoeSm4u-muisJDDcmGd0cE/w400-h266/S'Benet_Festal_JS%232.jpg" title="The Saint Bede Studio" width="400" /></a></div><p>An alternative to silk is to request a chasuble made from ecclesiastical brocade, but <b><u>without</u></b> a lining. An unlined chasuble is much easier in the very hot weather. Please note, that although the Studio does make unlined chasubles upon request, our stoles, maniples and chalice veils are always fully lined.</p><p><b><span style="color: #990000;">The Saint Bede Studio : vestments made by Catholics for Catholics.</span></b></p><p>Enquiries : <a href="mailto:stbede62@gmail.com">stbede62@gmail.com</a></p><p>AMDG.</p>The Saint Bede Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02694483852852112838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1716307005589260215.post-85036731714035244072024-01-19T18:46:00.000+11:002024-01-19T18:46:23.499+11:00Red Gothic Revival Vestments<div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #134f5c; text-align: center;"><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1oofNin6RXpjOn-fMUto5Zrct0PHENMUARm8qw-ikcOsD08hivTWQo8M2pGaSQssE732Lc6VceA560Px7V8f18th5Gd8b2LfP99OIY4-1zXSFOUC5g3cks2QJVX3WuDWXYzKb63v5Ah_92T32TpVI_ntR67R-VJJXPbsoqVJrW6ulkj7Nx3FuNQUuq3E/s827/S'Benet_red_MM%233.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Gothic Revival Vestments" border="0" data-original-height="635" data-original-width="827" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1oofNin6RXpjOn-fMUto5Zrct0PHENMUARm8qw-ikcOsD08hivTWQo8M2pGaSQssE732Lc6VceA560Px7V8f18th5Gd8b2LfP99OIY4-1zXSFOUC5g3cks2QJVX3WuDWXYzKb63v5Ah_92T32TpVI_ntR67R-VJJXPbsoqVJrW6ulkj7Nx3FuNQUuq3E/w400-h308/S'Benet_red_MM%233.jpg" title="The Saint Bede Studio" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table></div>In this post, we are pleased to present this set of vestments in that style which we call <i>Saint Benet</i>. This is one of the Gothic Revival chasubles made by the Saint Bede Studio.<div><br /></div><div><span>These vestments were made for a returning customer from the United States.</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>These distinctive vestments were made from a rich red English brocade, lined in Royal Blue taffeta. </span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>The orphrey of this chasuble is formed from one of the Saint Bede Studio's unique braids called </span><i>Saint Chad</i><span>. </span>This braid is derived from a chasuble in the collection of Saint Chad's Cathedral, Birmingham (UK) which was designed by that luminary of the Gothic Revival AWN Pugin. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt33Z20m3LCum0s3STMwj9v_1VBq7j2t-P3ikKBv3wEoFpULlVRASArcmmEFnyqI9_6HG4YfHfq8jJR-KiAZb3m3uY57Ulu2B-HRNSINqMPrc7Ln65oB0eNf_Aavm1zipie5t8bs_SBPk3lr7ZDfoacvcB4JloWvxa3_GN9T0tLru-igo-b4VcVdQ2zM0/s2509/S'Benet_Red_MM%231.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The Saint Bede Studio" border="0" data-original-height="2509" data-original-width="2060" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt33Z20m3LCum0s3STMwj9v_1VBq7j2t-P3ikKBv3wEoFpULlVRASArcmmEFnyqI9_6HG4YfHfq8jJR-KiAZb3m3uY57Ulu2B-HRNSINqMPrc7Ln65oB0eNf_Aavm1zipie5t8bs_SBPk3lr7ZDfoacvcB4JloWvxa3_GN9T0tLru-igo-b4VcVdQ2zM0/w329-h400/S'Benet_Red_MM%231.jpg" title="Gothic Revival Vestments" width="329" /></a></div><br />No matter where you shop for your vestments, be it in Poland, India, Italy, Spain, America, nay, even at Watts and Co., you will not find orphrey braids like those employed by the Saint Bede Studio. The Saint Bede Studio's braids are unique, striking, distinctive and imaginative. They are designed by the writer of this blog and made exclusively for the Studio's use.</div><div><br /></div><div>And remember ... vestments made by Catholics for Catholics.</div><div><div><br /></div><div><i>Click on the images for an enlarged view.</i><br /><div><span style="color: #134f5c;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyUKISDYZWeiribRzaK1n8U3XNjsoylg2-UhJcdhj6xeSjhGMgGrM4DUQbsZYxvl-LIpNjJTJWBfKpTpocmk26hINVlw3pXFzEQ712uL9lUuDOGFcDn6Oz3S3qV2nZFi9J_ZY8Qvbz0SYE5ePxV2HqhzfC9AQoKOuBA5ZQJJO9MULfSlJO_vsXviZrrhc/s852/S'Benet_red_MM%232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Red vestments" border="0" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="852" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyUKISDYZWeiribRzaK1n8U3XNjsoylg2-UhJcdhj6xeSjhGMgGrM4DUQbsZYxvl-LIpNjJTJWBfKpTpocmk26hINVlw3pXFzEQ712uL9lUuDOGFcDn6Oz3S3qV2nZFi9J_ZY8Qvbz0SYE5ePxV2HqhzfC9AQoKOuBA5ZQJJO9MULfSlJO_vsXviZrrhc/w400-h225/S'Benet_red_MM%232.jpg" title="The Saint Bede Studio" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="mailto:stbede62@gmail.com" target="_blank">Enquiries</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>Please note that posts on this blog are set-up for optimal viewing via a web-browser, not via a mobile phone.</div><div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div><p>AMDG </p></div>The Saint Bede Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02694483852852112838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1716307005589260215.post-3219598718357249072024-01-18T15:59:00.001+11:002024-01-18T15:59:38.434+11:00CONTRASTS : 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ4F-slMGFgkkt0KfOEVttV_YH00uSfT47hEd0nd8T-f_xO9_Lrj6RANV5iRM83nwEdlGrEpeGhZpTBwUTsSkexvMfljqSq6625NGnGbnnRFMrLnM46cK3xjxwHw-7CAtTjNQQiMAPy-wUK61p5XD0dhda824QQLq0GDmURSq-6FvXw7aymdy7sz-B0mY/s685/Contrasts%231.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The Saint Bede Studio" border="0" data-original-height="685" data-original-width="668" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ4F-slMGFgkkt0KfOEVttV_YH00uSfT47hEd0nd8T-f_xO9_Lrj6RANV5iRM83nwEdlGrEpeGhZpTBwUTsSkexvMfljqSq6625NGnGbnnRFMrLnM46cK3xjxwHw-7CAtTjNQQiMAPy-wUK61p5XD0dhda824QQLq0GDmURSq-6FvXw7aymdy7sz-B0mY/w390-h400/Contrasts%231.jpg" title="The Saint Bede Studio" width="390" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>These engravings, presented for comparison, were taken from <i>Teaching Truth by Signs and Ceremonies</i>, by the Rev'd James Meagher, New York, 1885 (left) and <i>Vestments and Vesture</i>, by Dom E A Roulin OSB, Edinburgh, 1930 (right). <div><br /></div><div>Re-posted.</div>The Saint Bede Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02694483852852112838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1716307005589260215.post-47659599406046147992024-01-15T11:19:00.002+11:002024-01-15T11:30:58.792+11:00Made by Catholics for Catholics.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2yLS4RBvI_7a3gXPtb3kEsVuTorZUD2IkqxmtqXmQCxqzjoyXX22HfGMFq9ZNjUqQ8dvVX-zR4gNgmeQLoygsYgZDVs7I7RxugK-kT4N7Gaq9O9hNhJUZrlqKugGYk-Ko_l38Z6kAYtLp2ihD_kBZfhCEhjY1t3dpBM5XBAGK6CDHXEh3deDMmzPYT8w/s945/S'Austin_blue_MC%234.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The Saint Bede Studio" border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="945" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2yLS4RBvI_7a3gXPtb3kEsVuTorZUD2IkqxmtqXmQCxqzjoyXX22HfGMFq9ZNjUqQ8dvVX-zR4gNgmeQLoygsYgZDVs7I7RxugK-kT4N7Gaq9O9hNhJUZrlqKugGYk-Ko_l38Z6kAYtLp2ihD_kBZfhCEhjY1t3dpBM5XBAGK6CDHXEh3deDMmzPYT8w/w400-h266/S'Austin_blue_MC%234.jpg" title="The Saint Bede Studio" width="400" /></a></div>On the Catholic news website, <i>National Catholic Register</i>, I found today a prominent and very long article extolling the glories of the English firm <i>Watts and Co.</i><div><br /><b>The Saint Bede Studio</b> is a very much smaller firm than Watts and Co., and hasn't been around nearly as long. And yet, we make some of the world's most admired vestments and have customers on most continents.</div><div><br />There is another important difference between the Saint Bede Studio and Watts and Co. Our small staff is Catholic and we only make vestments for the Catholic Church. Our vestments are made in an atmosphere of prayer. Some may not find this significant, but we believe it is important that the vestments we make as Catholics are worn only by Catholic priests and only for the worship of the Catholic Church.</div><div><br />Do you also think that is important? Then perhaps spread the word about our work and the Studio blog. And may God bless you in 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://saintbedestudio.blogspot.com/p/contacting-us.html" target="_blank">Enquiries</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>AMDG</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>The Saint Bede Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02694483852852112838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1716307005589260215.post-54844779306439968422024-01-02T19:03:00.000+11:002024-01-02T19:03:24.520+11:00Festal Vestments in the Borromeon Form<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFuiNYdgH77SSnsMHlWKUfxVbH-UiZvimS7pzlUbzctr69V6dHhhOSIGSHr7bOnpH-bQacALJhJ28vQDVZDsaVqim40biejQvNfOPbO5Uq1ANYCYE-Gf3LFlWw0gZTrVdnFSrY4ZuS0ZsQ4GoNZwERhmniP_yW-r6YrSmoU80dY-6vb3vCcBMfC0OYdGs/s866/Borromeon_CMG%232.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="866" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFuiNYdgH77SSnsMHlWKUfxVbH-UiZvimS7pzlUbzctr69V6dHhhOSIGSHr7bOnpH-bQacALJhJ28vQDVZDsaVqim40biejQvNfOPbO5Uq1ANYCYE-Gf3LFlWw0gZTrVdnFSrY4ZuS0ZsQ4GoNZwERhmniP_yW-r6YrSmoU80dY-6vb3vCcBMfC0OYdGs/s320/Borromeon_CMG%232.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>During this Christmas Season, the Saint Bede Studio is pleased to present a set of Borromeon vestments and a mitre completed for an esteemed customer, an Australian bishop. <div><br /></div>In a previous post, we presented the mitre made for this set. We turn our attention to the chasuble set.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The principal fabric of these vestments was formed from a lovely silk brocade in the colours of ivory and muted gold. The lining was formed from silk taffeta in a rich shade of crimson red. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGrw_oNwhx0Cbcl2sPhzm63bQUmmAEPo652-sYFSFvI45i5cv32iyhh7QV913ACb5Ow5VDjJEuH15PwhIbZ780daAG7X48YGRH5nOLGtM1xW3I2e38IsqZv2fYc7kqyMxscaLPPWTztroXYSxv_ejk6RT3FqbdxOCpM6iE2RMxSu0dbr_OQ-D-xygvh_w/s945/Borromeon_CMG%231.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Festal vestments" border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="680" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGrw_oNwhx0Cbcl2sPhzm63bQUmmAEPo652-sYFSFvI45i5cv32iyhh7QV913ACb5Ow5VDjJEuH15PwhIbZ780daAG7X48YGRH5nOLGtM1xW3I2e38IsqZv2fYc7kqyMxscaLPPWTztroXYSxv_ejk6RT3FqbdxOCpM6iE2RMxSu0dbr_OQ-D-xygvh_w/w460-h640/Borromeon_CMG%231.jpg" title="Borromeon vestments" width="460" /></a></div><br /><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div>These vestments, in the Borromeon form, were ornamented in the Italian manner with a simple column at the back and a TAU at the front. The column orphreys made by the Studio to ornament our chasubles are constructed to careful measurements so that they are proportionate to the wearer and not exaggerated. </div><div><br /></div><div>A rich silk damask in colours of old gold upon burgundy forms the ornament of these vestments. One of the Studio's unique braids, also in colours in burgundy and picked out in gold, outlines these damask columns and is run around the chasuble neckline. As with most of our chasubles, the perimeter is trimmed with a matching narrow galloon.</div><div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwlY-IxtXGhWKKqc7phpVBRroOjxOOOgbzIPuZjWg-WXjHPQnu4X20hj24hNzhjSjgzr3WrjMtBJbxkYdErs8_KCE_3iH5TyLfufBlvUHKwEDiD-4XVKrmVqL7C00DFxqbaR_aaPMSfuyR15uDrf9LImb3F79U9LzwMWZ1ENg7GAPBWkdkCd7KU1WR7Bo/s866/Borromeon_CMG%233.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Festal vestments" border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="866" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwlY-IxtXGhWKKqc7phpVBRroOjxOOOgbzIPuZjWg-WXjHPQnu4X20hj24hNzhjSjgzr3WrjMtBJbxkYdErs8_KCE_3iH5TyLfufBlvUHKwEDiD-4XVKrmVqL7C00DFxqbaR_aaPMSfuyR15uDrf9LImb3F79U9LzwMWZ1ENg7GAPBWkdkCd7KU1WR7Bo/w400-h266/Borromeon_CMG%233.jpg" title="The Saint Bede Studio" width="400" /></a></div></div><div> </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><i>Click on the images for an enlarged view. </i><div><br /></div><div><a href="mailto:stbede62@gmail.com" target="_blank">Enquiries</a></div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivmqV0Rd50uqO0cRTrf0dK_Sx10FR5gjpc5cp1usmO0EFjq3lu55J9tP3RTjFnTWKHITtF0XYKbIySg6gvWdSzHWpWwMhuguj7JBl7h-iZ-QkcayqVHwsAFAFqgkB1ET4VuJC8t1xV5ipIehhVJgJMbyxAE5wk_fBF_i1oPRTu8tCQ138HTPYYW9dP9ck/s787/Mitre_CMG%234.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Mitres" border="0" data-original-height="787" data-original-width="702" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivmqV0Rd50uqO0cRTrf0dK_Sx10FR5gjpc5cp1usmO0EFjq3lu55J9tP3RTjFnTWKHITtF0XYKbIySg6gvWdSzHWpWwMhuguj7JBl7h-iZ-QkcayqVHwsAFAFqgkB1ET4VuJC8t1xV5ipIehhVJgJMbyxAE5wk_fBF_i1oPRTu8tCQ138HTPYYW9dP9ck/w356-h400/Mitre_CMG%234.jpg" title="The Saint Bede Studio" width="356" /></a></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Please note that posts on this blog are set-up for viewing via a web-browser, not via a mobile phone.</span></div><div><br /></div><div>AMDG</div></div>The Saint Bede Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02694483852852112838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1716307005589260215.post-6864919008840063972024-01-01T06:00:00.000+11:002024-01-01T06:00:00.125+11:00A New Year's Greeting<p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFIIGU0Fjuvb4GC84BcspMwJtCWgGX68nE7ic1yUcQvujaabmUQQhfM8UFH-cft75h9ZuSdfXPXMoE6xrWk4xt-2kvnqwjERoxIubcE-PpvDYGgMdvpcvv6xFf8nExG8iMMbNbr1UqYCw/s1139/Gill%25232.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1139" data-original-width="1102" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFIIGU0Fjuvb4GC84BcspMwJtCWgGX68nE7ic1yUcQvujaabmUQQhfM8UFH-cft75h9ZuSdfXPXMoE6xrWk4xt-2kvnqwjERoxIubcE-PpvDYGgMdvpcvv6xFf8nExG8iMMbNbr1UqYCw/w388-h400/Gill%25232.jpg" width="388" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="color: #073763; font-family: El Messiri;">This lovely drawing by the English artist Eric Gill depicts an Angel visiting the Child Jesus and his Mother, Mary. Mary is sitting knitting. Around the perimeter is written (in Latin) "Let all things praise God, who created (them)."</span></p><p><span style="color: #073763; font-family: El Messiri;">The ingenious part of this drawing is that by enclosing the figures within a circle, Gill also depicts the planet Earth, with its masses of land and oceans. The Mother and Child are in the world, yet all things are under their care. The angels watch over us.</span></p><p><span style="color: #073763; font-family: El Messiri;">May the Christ-child and his Blessed Mother bring peace and health in mind and body to our troubled world.</span></p><p><span style="color: #073763; font-family: El Messiri;">The Saint Bede Studio wishes all its customers and readers every Blessing in 2024.</span></p>The Saint Bede Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02694483852852112838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1716307005589260215.post-28676695012803846472023-12-31T17:55:00.002+11:002023-12-31T17:55:38.515+11:00As 2023 draws to a close<div>
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-size: medium;">Almighty, Eternal God, by ever giving strength to our weakness, you enable the Church to flourish even amidst its trials, so that when it appears to men to be utterly cast down, then rather does it gloriously prevail. Whilst, then, it accepts affliction as a proving of its faith, let it persevere, by your grace, in triumphant loyalty</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-size: large;">.</span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: #660000;"> </span> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Missal of Robert of Jumieges - 11th century</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><b><span style="color: #073763;">We recall with sadness that day a year ago when our beloved Pope Benedict was called from this life to the next. How greatly we miss him ! But we rely on his intercession.</span></b>
</div><div><br /></div><div>AMDG</div>The Saint Bede Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02694483852852112838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1716307005589260215.post-62400934771017398782023-12-28T20:52:00.001+11:002023-12-31T17:45:31.354+11:00Festal Mitre <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEherwYSLvflm0L9e87xx7NW4iLqpkfiHGuaIhdRTt2GDHdrAyK03LyJY9O5xJNimNWzANyv2qJoPmUa9Oa9FCLCiV0L45xyXgAXoQgjAR3WefVpUp0pouAUJP0SwmwpiuZo7XXmGpi8Ca9ztkFcCdRJPvp69ETM-x_4xXtPiZaqTtchkADGmKsacCc7Ro0/s906/Mitre_CMG%231.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Mitre" border="0" data-original-height="602" data-original-width="906" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEherwYSLvflm0L9e87xx7NW4iLqpkfiHGuaIhdRTt2GDHdrAyK03LyJY9O5xJNimNWzANyv2qJoPmUa9Oa9FCLCiV0L45xyXgAXoQgjAR3WefVpUp0pouAUJP0SwmwpiuZo7XXmGpi8Ca9ztkFcCdRJPvp69ETM-x_4xXtPiZaqTtchkADGmKsacCc7Ro0/w320-h213/Mitre_CMG%231.jpg" title="The Saint Bede Studio" width="320" /></a></div>During this holy Octave of Christmas, the Saint Bede Studio is pleased to present a set of Festal vestments and a mitre completed for an esteemed customer, an Australian bishop. <div><br /></div><div>We turn our attention to the mitre in this post.<br /><p></p><p>This elegant but simple mitre is derived from the common form of mediaeval mitre, which were ornamented with braid or embroidery around the crown of the head and a corresponding ornament running up the centre towards the pointed top of the mitre. These ornaments are called, respectively, <i>circulus</i> and <i>titulus</i>.</p><p>The principal fabric of the mitre was formed from a silk brocade in the colours of ivory and muted gold. The lining was formed from silk taffeta in a shade of crimson red. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR7A5LpanUi7eG0YVQcIh0qn6IWclRZJ1mtkq7Ykz19s1JWVWuCF-2QbnrMRxMj7RD9D_2a5WExU55UB_RNkoiTit5krBWIjyi_TG1eu5GcGO-wbDQt676ZRFC_CahUy2LFb9gtzDryNGguhMotRsMuj92IUvQmilJrtmgg9l9IG3vgSD47hxNM3_CXN8/s827/Mitre_CMG%232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The Saint Bede Studio" border="0" data-original-height="827" data-original-width="759" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR7A5LpanUi7eG0YVQcIh0qn6IWclRZJ1mtkq7Ykz19s1JWVWuCF-2QbnrMRxMj7RD9D_2a5WExU55UB_RNkoiTit5krBWIjyi_TG1eu5GcGO-wbDQt676ZRFC_CahUy2LFb9gtzDryNGguhMotRsMuj92IUvQmilJrtmgg9l9IG3vgSD47hxNM3_CXN8/w368-h400/Mitre_CMG%232.jpg" title="Mitre" width="368" /></a></div><p>The braid forming the decoration of this mitre is a burgundy in colour, but its floriated mediaeval ornament is picked out in straw-gold. </p><p><i>Click on the images for an enlarged view. </i></p><div><a href="mailto:stbede62@gmail.com" target="_blank">Enquiries</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCAlnFmQESPHmagMeNAs5OHC6V1rXgp5wyOuwy5jc_CPxNz9yjlPGilVBeOQCNvR4_XaAGEF2vQjXBUKgxqYmMKAaENvf2d9gCFS7zorQlAUgubH3jL63xPjtFXFWTItVc2NTexitGWADqWM8Xi-KVmimh3aqsExrAIfKjV9jOpfaltvPG-r5QergunZg/s3543/Mitre_CMG%233.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3543" data-original-width="2356" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCAlnFmQESPHmagMeNAs5OHC6V1rXgp5wyOuwy5jc_CPxNz9yjlPGilVBeOQCNvR4_XaAGEF2vQjXBUKgxqYmMKAaENvf2d9gCFS7zorQlAUgubH3jL63xPjtFXFWTItVc2NTexitGWADqWM8Xi-KVmimh3aqsExrAIfKjV9jOpfaltvPG-r5QergunZg/w266-h400/Mitre_CMG%233.jpg" width="266" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Please note that posts on this blog are set-up for optimal viewing via a web-browser, not via a mobile phone.</div><div><div><br /></div><div>AMDG</div></div></div>The Saint Bede Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02694483852852112838noreply@blogger.com