The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-06-12
ROBES WORN BY THE Pope
PoNTIFICAL MISCELLANEOUS
AND VEsTMENTs WORN ON
SPECIAL OCCASIONS.

duulenCeS the rope dress is as 1Ol-
lows: He wears shoes of leather or
cloth in winter, and of silk or satin in
summer; they are always of red color
and are fastened with red silk strings
and golden tags. On them is embroid-
cred in gold a cross. The simara, or
cassock, has no train, but is finished
with over-sleeves and tirlet; it is al
ways of white material-cloth or me-
rinc-with white silk trimmings. A
white silk stock and linen color, white
skullcap and ring on the ring fin
ger of the right hand complete the
ordinary private dress, writes the Rev.
Ethelred L. Taunton in the Catholic
Press of Australia.
The Papal color is always white,
and typifies innocence of life, chastity
and brilliance of virtue. 1t reminds
one, too. of the message to the Angel
of the Church of Sardis: "They shall
walk with Me in white because they
are. worthy. He that shall overcome
shall be thus clothed in white gar
ments; and / will not blot his name
out of the Book of Life, and I will
confess his name before My Father,
and before his angels"
Pontiff Out of Doors.
When the Pontiff goes out of doors
he puts on a pectoral cross and chain
and girds his cassock with a cincture
of white watered silk fringed with
gold. During the cold weather the
Pope uses a large red mantle, very
full in size, of flannel or cloth, trim
med with red silk and braided with
gold. In the winter he also uses a
peculiar style of headgear called the
camauro. 1t is a kind of large and
deep skull-cap which comes over the
ears, and is made of red velvet, trim
med with ermine. If it is used in the
summer, it is of silk.
When the Pontiff receives in solemn
audience kings, ambassadors or such
like, or when he presides at Congre
cations, or assists in the Sistine
Chapel, his slippers are of red velvet
in winter, satin in summer, and mer-
inc on days of penitence and mourn
ing; his cassock is of MORE in winter,
of light silk in summer, or of cloth
or merino according to season during
penitent times Over the cassock,
which is trained, he wears the rochet,
which is crinkled in the peculiar
Roman fashion by the nuns of the
Child Jesus, who have care of the
Popes linen. Over the lace-trimmed
rochet is worn the mozetta or short
cape, which is always red and of vel
vet satin or merino, according to the
times. 1t is bordered with ermine.
To this costume on occasions of cere-
mony-for instance, when the Pope,
preceded by the Papal cross, goes to
st. Peters or visits churches or kings
there is added a red stole of velvet
or satin, thickly embroidered with
gold, and bearing the Papal coat,of-
arms at the height of the chest
At Consistory.
At consistory, to the foregoing
costume is added peculiar Papal
robe, the falda, which is very wide
and full white silk skirt with long
train. 1t is fastened round the waist
and is so large that it has to be held
up by attendants. 1t is majestic
robe, and adds considerably to the
dignity and stature of the Pontiff. 1t
dates from the days of julius H., and
came in at time when cassocks were
not made with trains. There is a
special stole, called the consistorial
stole, which is used on these oc-
casions.
During the Octave of Easter-that
is from after the Office of Holy
Saturday until after Vespers on the
following Saturday-the Papal robes
are all white.
At what are known as Papal chap
els-that is, where the Pope assists
at ceremony in solemn state-he is
vested like a Bishop, with certain
peculiaries; his girdle is of white
silk with bullion tassels; the stole is
one of three colors-red, white or vio-
let his cope is larger than usual, and
has a long train which IS carried by
the Prince Assistant at the Throne.
Ills CUp6S WHICH 10 6u1DTOIuBIeu III
gold, is either of red or white 1t is of
the same dimensions as the falda, and
is fastened by morse of gold and
precious stones called the formale
pretiosum. Three mites are borne
before him on cushions-the precious
mitre adorned with stones, the cloth
of gold mitre, and the cloth of silver
mitre.
Tiaras and Mitres.
Since the days of Plus VI the pre-
cious mitre has been used only once
(by Plus IX.), and that was at the
procession at the opening of the Vati-
can Council. The tiara is worn only
in professions and never during a
function when the mitre, gold or sill
yer, is alone used.
In the Papal treasury there are sew
eral of these tiaras; among them is
one given by Napoleon |. to Plus vi.
in 1906. Another, that of Gregory
XVI, contains some pearls, IL dia-
monds and about LAG precious stones.
Isabella II. gave Plus TX. in 1854
magnificent tiara which the Pope sold,
devoting the proceeds to founding the
Seminario Pho.
Vestments at Mass