The White Fathers. A missionary society of apostolic life founded by Archbishop Charles Martial Lavigerie in , no one should have been surprised when the order decided to wear white since they were stationed in the stupefying heat of Africa.
They number nearly 1, members and minister to the poor and sick of Africa. A unique aspect of their all-white habit is the dark rosary that they wear around their necks.
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We need you. It only takes a minute. Thank you! Donate now! And today we celebrate Prayer for this morning. On the contrary he saw the red cloak as a symbol of Christ's martyrdom. The Dictatus papae preserved in the Codex of Avranches late 11th century had cautioned that "only the pope can wear the red cope as a sign of imperium and of martyrdom". The pope's red mantle is in fact the scarlet or purple mantle that the governor's soldiers threw over Jesus in the praetorium, before crowning him with thorns.
In short, the pope wears the red mantle not because it is an imperial symbol, but rather because it is an article of clothing whose colour refers to the martyrdom of Christ. But the white colour of the pope's cassock also refers to Christ. Indeed William Duranti maintains that white is a symbol of innocence, of Christ's innocence. Also in their tomb popes were laid to rest dressed in their white papal vestments. However, black, the colour of mourning, was added to the white and the red.
When the tomb of Boniface VIII in the Vatican Basilica was opened in he had died years earlier , his body was found to be incorrupt. Giacomo Grimaldi, a Canon of St Peter's, was thus able to give a precise description of the Pope's apparel. The Pope wore long trousers covering his legs and thighs "in accordance with the fashion of the time". They had a scarlet lining and the upper part had ornate silver buckles. His soutane was lined with white.
The rochet [similar to a surplice] reached his heels, while his shirt was of Cambric lawn. His black silk tunic had narrow sleeves and was bordered with brocade with lions woven of silk and gold on a blue background. He was wearing black silk stockings. His ample long silk chasuble, was finely worked all over and the pallium he wore was of the finest white silk, embroidered with golden crosses and thorns, one of which was placed on the centre of the breast, and the other on the left arm.
Image: Wikimedia cc by Casa Rosada. About the author. John Switzer John Switzer is associate professor of Theology at Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama, where he also serves as director of graduate programs in theology and ministry. You may also like.
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