Sunday, September 12, 2010

Catafalque

Trigesimo (thirty days Mass) for the repose of the soul of Donna Raffaella Cassani Pironti dei duchi di Campagna (see her arms on the bier).


Thanks, Maurizio!

4 comments:

  1. Is there no place for the Paschal Candle in the Extraordinary Form as there is in the Ordinary Form?

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  2. Pascal candle is for paschal season.

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  3. "Pascal candle is for paschal season."

    Yes, however in the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite, the Paschal Candle is placed near the coffin as a reminder of Baptism, hope in the Resurrection of the Body, etc.

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  4. Only redundant because the pall over the coffin is the reminder of baptism, clothed in Christ in new life, hope in the resurrection of the body, etc.

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