May 25, 2012

Tenrikyo and Konkokyo Eboshi (立烏帽子)

Tenrikyo and Konkokyo are 2 Shinto sects




Black Eboshi, worn by dignitaries of the Tenrikyo sect







The Rev. Yoshinobu MIYAKE, Senior Shinto Priest, Japan
Red Eboshi worn by dignitaries of the Konkokyo sect

seen at:
Day of Reflection, Dialogue and Prayer for Peace and Justice in the World 
"Pilgrims of Truth, Pilgrims of Peace"
Assisi, 27th of October 2011
Documentation of the event you will find here
More picture here

May 24, 2012

Rector of a Basilica Minor


CONGREGATIO DE CULTU DIVINO ET DISCIPLINA SACRAMENTORUM
DE TITULO BASILICAE MINORIS
9 novembris 1989

« Rectori » Basilicae, seu el qui ipsi Basilicae praeest, uti licet in munere exercendo — super vestem talarem vel vestem familiae religiosae et superpelliceum — mozeta nigri colorís, cum oris, ocellis et globulis co­loris rubra.

Congregation for Divine Worship and the Disicipline of the Scaraments
Norms for the Granting of the Title of Minor Basilica
November 9, 1989

The rector of the basilica or the person in charge of it may wear in the exercise of his office — over the cassock or the religious habit and the surplice — a black mozetta [cape] with red piping, buttons, and button holes.

I saw a rector of the basilica wearing in accordance with mozzetta a biretta and zuchetto.

Biretta with crimson red piping and pompon

Pileolus (soli deo, zucchetto) with crimson red piping

May 21, 2012

Hearst Castle - Coat of Arms of a cleric?

On 1st of May I visited Hearst Castle, San Simeon, California, USA.

 Above the main entrance I saw a coat of arms of a prelate.
I asked the guide why there is shown a coat of arm of a cleric?
But he could not answer my question.
Maybe one of me esteemed reads can explain it?

You can recognize an Ecclesiastical Hat (Galero) with 6 tassels on each side.
(> very nice drawings of the different Ecclesiastical Hats on Wikipedia)


Bonete and Biretta in Special Color Combinations

Ordered by the Chief Apostle of a Pentecostal church in the USA

Ordered by an Episcopalian priest in the USA as "teaching aid"

Made on special request for a priest in Georgia, USA

May 14, 2012

Visit of the Ricci Institute in San Francisco

Tuesday, 8th May 2012, I visited the Ricci Institute at San Francisco University
Some impressions below:

San Francisco University, Main Building


Scholar's hat on the stand 
© picture: Malatesta, Edward J. and Zhiyu, Gao:
Zhalan - The oldest Christian Cemetery in Beijing
Macau 1995, ISBN 972-35-0213-5
Brother Paul Ren with Guāpímào - 瓜皮帽

© picture: Malatesta, Edward J. and Zhiyu, Gao:
Zhalan - The oldest Christian Cemetery in Beijing
Macau 1995, ISBN 972-35-0213-5
Parish priests with Guāpímào - 瓜皮帽


© picture: Malatesta, Edward J. and Zhiyu, Gao:
Zhalan - The oldest Christian Cemetery in Beijing
Macau 1995, ISBN 972-35-0213-5
Bishop Mouly wearing a Jijin