The Mass for Saint Patrick is celebrated as a Feast at our Cathedral, thus the Gloria is chanted too and the celebrant wears white.
When I was the MC at the Cathedral from 86 to 91, my liberal leanings allowed me to convince Bishop Lessard to use a plain white chasuble with an outside stole that had a great deal of green in it. It was from the Holy Rood and quite attractive to say the least and expensive too.
At Saint Joseph in Macon, happily about 200 kilometers northwest of Savannah, I celebrated our 8 AM Mass wearing the color of Passiontide, violet, and using the propers for Thursday in Passiontide. However, I did speak of Saint Patrick as one who vanquished the devil in Ireland as symbolized by getting rid of Ireland's snakes. I also used his collect for the conclusion of the Universal Prayer.
Unfortunately, I forgot to have his statue in our church uncovered since all our statues are covered for Passiontide. I didn't intend to insult Saint Patrick on his day, but.....he was veiled in purple from head to toe!
Saint Patrick is to the far right!
4 comments:
First, from your church to the Savannah Cathedral is 166 miles, nowhere near the "about 200 miles" you think.
Second, you might be considered ANATHAMA, but, more likely, they'd spell it ANATHEMA.
An outside stole? Horrors. You have grown up! Erin Go Bragh!
Father said 200 kilometers, not 200 miles. But in kilometers, the 165 or so bleak miles between Macon and Savannah come out to about 265 kilometers. Guess we'll never adopt the metric system when it comes to our roads---guess that would make it seem a lot longer between places, especially in spread-out south Georgia.
Just a coincidence the Georgia Legislature is not meeting today---some event going on in Savannah, I hear.
In my Diocese, Patrick is the local patron so a Feast here all white, Gloria, etc.
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