Index to the Homiles written by Msgr. MacDonald. Homiles are arranged by year and celebration from 1966-2004.
Item is an example of a Roman style chasuble pre-Vatican II. The black colour indicates that this chasuble would have been worn for offices of the dead and on Good Friday. The chasuble has a flower motif on front-side with same flower motif on the back-side also including elaborate gold "IHS" cross in the centre of the back. It also includes a lace collar.
Item is an example of a Neo-Gothic Style chasuble commonly used after the conclusion of the Second Vatican Council. The black colour indicates that this chasuble would have been worn for offices of the dead and on Good Friday. The front-side of the chasuble is simple and includes a band of purple. The back-side of the chasuble is also simple, but includes a picture of the Virgin Mary in the centre.
Item is an example of a Roman style chasuble commonly worn before the start of the Second Vatican Council. Both the front and back of the chasuble are ornamented with an embroidered flower motif using heavy gold thread. The collar of the chasuble is ornamented with lace fabric.
Gold or white is the colour proper to many feasts including: Trinity Sunday, the feast of Our Lord, except those of His Passion, the feasts of the Blessed Virgin, angel, confessors, virgins and women, who are not martyrs, the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, the chief feast of St. John the Evangelist etc.
Item is an example of a Roman style chasuble commonly worn before the start of the Second Vatican Council. Both the front and back of the chasuble are embroidered with heavy gold thread. The back of the chasuble includes an embroidered "IHS" applique. A matching maniple and altar veil are included.
Item is an example of a Roman style chasuble commonly worn prior to the start of the Second Vatican Council. The front-side and back-side of the chasuble are decorated in a gold "IHS" applique with simple flower/vine motif.
Item is an example of Neo-Gothic style chasuble. The chasuble is predominantly white with blue details. The front-side of the chasuble includes an image of the "CHI RHO" symbol and the back-side includes a large Virgin Mary applique.
Item is an example of a white Neo-Gothic style chasuble set which includes a chasuble and matching stole. Both sides of the chasuble are decorated with simple multi-color appliques matching those on stole. The stole is more elaborately designed with multi-coloured zig-zags.
Item is an example of white Gothic style chasuble set which includes a chasuble and stole. Both sides of the chasuble are decorated with blue crosses that convey the appearance of being painted with a paint brush with two similar line strokes underneath.
Item is an example of a vestment that would be worn by a child. The set includes a white Alb and matching Fascia and Mozzetta-like short cape.
Item is an example of cassock and surplice set that would be worn by a child altar-serving most likely before 1970.
Item is an example of a cassock that a child would wear for altar-serving before 1970.
Item is an example of a rochet worn by a prelate. It is white with fine lace and gold details.
The Fourth Lateran Council prescribed the use of the Rochet for bishops who did not belong to a religious order, both in the church and on all public appearances. While bearing a general resemblance to the surplice, it is distinguished from that vestment by the shape of the sleeves; in the surplice these are at least fairly wide, while in the rochet they are always tight-fitting. The rochet is decorated with lace or embroidered borders--broader at the hem and narrower on the sleeves. To make the vestment entirely of tulle or lace is inconvenient, as is the inordinate use of plaits; in both cases, the vestment becomes too effeminate. The rochet is not a vestment pertaining to all clerics, like the surplice; it is distinctive of prelates, and may be worn by other ecclesiastics only when (as, e.g., in the case of cathedral chapters) the usus rochetti has been granted them by a special papal indult.
Item is an example a rochet worn by a prelate. It is white with heavy lace details.
The Fourth Lateran Council prescribed the use of the Rochet for bishops who did not belong to a religious order, both in the church and on all public appearances. While bearing a general resemblance to the surplice, it is distinguished from that vestment by the shape of the sleeves; in the surplice these are at least fairly wide, while in the rochet they are always tight-fitting. The rochet is decorated with lace or embroidered borders--broader at the hem and narrower on the sleeves. To make the vestment entirely of tulle or lace is inconvenient, as is the inordinate use of plaits; in both cases, the vestment becomes too effeminate. The rochet is not a vestment pertaining to all clerics, like the surplice; it is distinctive of prelates, and may be worn by other ecclesiastics only when (as, e.g., in the case of cathedral chapters) the usus rochetti has been granted them by a special papal indult.
Item is an example of a tunicle that would be worn by a sub-deacon during Mass.
Item is an example of a tuncile worn by a sub-deacon during Mass. It has a very light cross motif.
Item is an example of a dalmatic worn by a deacon during Mass. The bands have a stained glass look to them.
Item is an example of dalmatic worn by a deacon during Mass. It has a vine-leaf motif embroidered on the dalmatic in thick gold thread.
Item is an example of dalmatic worn by a deacon during Mass. It has a wheat/flower motif embroidered with thick gold thread on the arms and body of the dalmatic.
Item is an example of a cope, it has a heavy gold embroidered lamb applique and a lighter flower vine motif surrounding it. It is used with the matching Humeral Veil see ARCAE-M-1-72.