From the Ufficio Viaggi Ecclesiastici of KLM's Rome office in 1961:Altare Portatile ad Dispositionem
Regia Linea Aeronautica Neerlandica, KLM dicta, ulteriorem commoditatem offert sacerdotibus catholicis qui suis aeroplanis utuntur. Ubicumque enim iter intermittitur, sacerdotibus id petentibus, altare in promptu erit ad Missae sacrificium litandum.
Iam provisum est, ut altare semper in promptu sit in aliquibus portibus. / Videas chartam aeronauticam adiunctam. / Si autem sacerdotes in aliis portibus quam in charta indicatis S. Missam celebrare vellent, sufficit talem intentionem statuto tempore manifestare et altare ad portum designatum praemittetur.
Haec commoditas cum "KLM" iter agentibus gratis offertur. Qui ulteriora exquirere et tempus aut locum S. Missae celebrandae condicere vult, proprium procuratorem itineris adeat vel sedem "KLM" proximam. Quod saltem faciendum erit, quando locus pro itinere reservabitur.
Altare portatile arcis ex corio confectis et dimensionum aptarum includitur. Quibus continentur: calix et patena, crux, candelabra et candelae, ampullae, missale, mappae, petra sacra, purificatorium, hostiae et vinum vestesque sacrae aurei et violacei coloris.
Neatest. Thing. Ever. :)
ReplyDeletewere they selling it or allowing priests to say mass on board?
ReplyDeleteThanks for your wonderful blog! Keep up this good/inspiring work.
From my very poor grasp of Latin, I think it's advertising the fact that they have portable Mass kits (with a choice of gold or violet vestments!) for use at their airports during stop-overs. It references a map of KLM routes and hubs at which this facility is available, and notes that priests booked on KLM flights through other places can book in advance to say Mass there.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant stuff - thank you!