In this post, we are pleased to mention the ordination of Father Tomas Zuna of the Archdiocese of Birmingham (United Kingdom).
Father Zuna commissioned a set of festal vestments from the Studio in the the Borromeon form which were made from silk damask. The chasuble is ornamented in a damask of burgundy and gold silk, outlined with narrow galloons in the Roman style. It is lined in a wine-red taffeta. This design we have named Saint Bartholomew. Very similar vestments can be seen here and here.
Father Zuna was ordained to the Sacred Priesthood on 16th July by the Archbishop of Birmingham, the Most Rev'd Bernard Longley, in the renowned Gothic Revival Cathedral of Saint Chad. This Cathedral, designed by AWN Pugin, was the first greater Catholic church to be constructed in England since the Reformation and following Catholic emancipation in 1829. It was built on the scale of a Cathedral between 1839 and 1841. It became a Cathedral-church in 1852 after the re-establishment of the Catholic Hierarchy in England.
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| Figure 2. Archbishop Longley at the Imposition of Hands during the Ordination Mass of Father Tomas Zuna. Image : Copyright J Lopuszynski. |
Please pray for Father Zuna and for all newly-ordained priests.
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| Figure 3. Archbishop Longley congratulating the newly-ordained. Image : Copyright J Lopuszynski. |
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| Figure 4. The Canon of the Mass. Image : Copyright J Lopuszynski. |
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| Figure 5. The interior of S' Chad's Cathedral : a hall-church reminiscent of the North German Gothic style. Image : https://www.flickr.com/photos/29644919@N03/with/2784623493/ |
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| Figure 6 Saint Chad's Cathedral Birmingham: the design of AWN Pugin. Image : https://www.flickr.com/photos/michaeljh/4513986695/sizes/l |
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| Figure 7. The Ladye Chapel of S' Chad's Cathedral : a marvellous ensemble of Pugin's design genius. |