The Papal Court was heavily involved in aspects of papal liturgies, including the rites surrounding the death and burial and mourning for recently deceased Roman Pontiffs. The rare images seen here give a precious insight into the court dress of the Court, namely the heredi…
Sede Vacante: The Custodian of the Conclave
The Papal Court was heavily involved in aspects of papal liturgies, including the rites surrounding the death and burial and mourning for recently deceased Roman Pontiffs. The rare images seen here give a precious insight into the court dress of the Court, namely the heredi…
The Transformation of a Gymnasium into a Chapel in Maryland
Not so very long ago, we wrote an article about the impressive transformation of a dining hall into a chapel . That particular bit of coverage roused a great deal of interest as it helped to show the liturgical potentiality that can be found, with a bit of creativity and a l…
The Cotta Griccia: How it Was Stored in Sacristies
Rome lore remembers well the old cotta griccia. In hushed tones senior prelates have relayed the story of how these rochets and albs were laundered back in the old days in the Vatican, soaked in starch, pressed in a special grill to make the intricate pleats, and rolled to …
An Alb Made by St. Bernadette of Lourdes
The lace apparel on this linen alb was hand embroidered by St. Bernadette Soubirous. In those years she was living at the motherhouse of her order, the Convent of St. Gildard of the Sisters of Charity of Nevers, located in Nevers, France. A beautiful place that is today sti…
Rugo Stone Design and Fabricate a Cosmatesque Influenced Altar
St. Mary, Help of Christians, located in Aiken, South Carolina, was a project that was completed by McCrery Architects in 2014, partnering with others firms such as Rugo Stone . (It was a project I wrote more generally about back in December 2017 in an article, Early Roman …
A Modern Workshop Producing the Scarce Art of Polychromed Leather Antependia
In a previous article we touched on some of the gilt leather antependia being produced by Lutson , a family owned and operated business operating near Lourdes, France. Their workshop has been producing polychromed, gilt leather for many decades now, offering various designs …
Vestments of St. John Vianney, Curé of Ars
At the museum in Ars, located in the former rectory of St. John Vianney, is located a room with a sample of his vestments. In addition, his cassock and altar missal can be seen here. Some of the items include a chasuble, cope, alb, surplice, preaching stoles, and even his o…
A Quick Survey the Work of Konrad Perathoner of Consilium Domum Deo
Konrad Perathoner is a 55 year old artist and sculptor who presently lives in Rome and whose work can be found by way of Consilium Domum Deo - Koni . What particularly drew our attention to his work are the monumental sketches of altars and altar pieces, remarkable in their…
Another Repurposed Space Turned into a Chapel in Tyler, Texas
Awhile back we shared news around the transformation of a former dining hall to a beautiful chapel . That project involved the efforts of, amongst others, Little Way Construction . While researching that piece, I came across images of another similar sort of project they were…
