One of our readers asked what our choir dress is composed of. In summer the habit is worn with almutium (for the solemnly professed) and biretta (for priests). In winter we begin to use the heavy white choir capes. Rochets are worn at both Lauds and Vespers.
The almutium is a piece of fur worn on [...]
Archive for January, 2008
Choir Dress
Posted in Uncategorized on January 21, 2008 | Comments Off
Saint Godfrey of Cappenberg
Posted in O.Praem Saints and Beati on January 14, 2008 | Comments Off
Today our calender commemorates Saint Godfrey of Cappenberg who was born into the wealth and prestige of the counts of Cappenberg. In his early adulthood he played an active role in supporting the cause of the Roman Pontiff against Emperor Henry IV. In 1121 he encountered St. Norbert at Cologne and was so struck by [...]
