Did you ever think the papal mozzetta would return?
Do you think the winter papal mozzetta will return?
Do you think the Octave of Easter mozzetta will return?
Did you know: The circled thingy in the first photo is called a “hood.”
In ancient times it used to be larger and was worn over the head during prayer to avoid distraction. In fact, the Mozzetta of cardinals and bishops used to have hoods but they have fallen into disuse.
Monks still retain the hoods in their clerical clothing.
Side note: modern hoodies we all wear are from this Catholic clerical attire!
1 comment:
The mozzetta with a hood that Pope Leo wore on Thursday seems a different shade of red and a bit baggier than the one he's worn earlier.
I hope that he does wear the winter mozzetta, but I never liked the version with a thick fur trim that Pope Benedict wore (the fake fur made it look a bit cheap and too big for his slight frame). The winter mozzetta in the portraits of 17th-century popes (e.g. the portrait of Clement X in the Met.) looks a lot more dignified, and the deeper red avoids the Santa look too:
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/769297
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