January 03, 2011

Biretta before Mass

How to keep a biretta before mass in a correct way.

A very interesting and as well actual treatise how to wear the biretta in a proper way was written by
Raffelt, Martin:
Das Birett – sein aktueller Gebrauch [The Biretta - its current use]
 In: Pro Missa Tridentina, Rundbrief Nr. 23, Januar 2002, ISSN 1610-4927, Download (191 KB)
Maybe somebody translate this excellent document into English one day. It is worth to translate it.

2 comments:

  1. Absolutely wrong. Nothing can be placed over the chalice, except its immediate complements. It is against the rubric to place even the tabernacle key.

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  2. Anonymous: Absolutly right. I assume they prepared the biretta on the chalice in the sacristy before the priets enter the church. During entry I suppose they keep the biretta in their hands.

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