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June 5, 2008 by ken88

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Typically, on the fiftieth anniversary of his ordination, tells Father McAuliffe, Pope Pius celebrated “his jubilee Mass not as Pope, but as a simple priest. Clad in snow-white vestments, without pontifical regalia, he walked to the altar simply, humbly and devoutly, just as he had done fifty years previously in the little village church of Riese; the only difference now being that he was surrounded by four hundred bishops and over fifty thousand people.” (Really great article on the life of St. Pius X)

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on June 5, 2008 at 11:57 pm John

The picture seems to be the one of an episcopal consecration. The pope is vested in full pontifical vestments, the sedia is placed at the gospel side, and the top of a crozier can be seen behind the altar.
on June 6, 2008 at 12:43 am ken88

John: You might be right.
on June 6, 2008 at 2:25 am latinmass1983

Yes, this does not seem to be a Mass without pontificals. The Pope is wearing the Fanon, the Falda, the Pallium, and his Ferula (so it is an Episcopal Consecration) can be seen on the Epistle side of the Altar. This is the same Ferula that the reigning Pontiff uses.

[The crozier on the Gospel side belongs to the one being consecrated Bishop, who is also on the Gospel side. He is doing the readings on tha side and is bring assisted there].
on June 6, 2008 at 5:52 am Alexander

Why is that guy’s head, who is standing next to St. Pius X on the left, transparent?
on June 6, 2008 at 7:33 am Richard

Because he was moving his head while the picture was being captured.
on June 6, 2008 at 11:44 am John

Wow, some of you guys are amazing. I had not seen the ferula!

Ok, now for the falda. Is it the cassock, the regular falda, or the consistory falda?
on June 6, 2008 at 1:14 pm latinmass1983

Actually, now that you mention it John, the usual Falda is bigger (longer). So, this might not be the regular Solemn Falda (since this one can be held-up only by one person).

If you look closer, it seems to be of the material of the cassock, but I have never seen a picture where the Pope has the cassock train let down.

I would not really know whether it is the train of the cassock or the shorter Falda replacing the longer one…
on June 6, 2008 at 2:13 pm ken88

Man, you guys are good! I wouldn’t know what any of those thing were (except the fanon).
on June 6, 2008 at 6:02 pm John

I am tempted to say that it is the train of the cassock, but then wouldn’t it be strange for the pope to vest in full pontificals and yet omit the falda? This is why, in spite of what my eyes tell me, I would say that it is the falda used for the consistory, which is a smaller version of the usual large falda. In fact you can see somewhere pics of Pius XII with the consistory falda under the rochet and mozzetta.
on June 8, 2008 at 11:28 pm Al

Just out of curiosity, does the Pope’s long train vestment symbolize anything? And is it something that’s still used?
on June 10, 2008 at 11:35 pm thomas john

The noble posture of Pius X at the altar is supremely heartrending, even the tilt of his head in this photograph.
I’d not seen this Pius C photo before. Thnx ever so for it.
on June 11, 2008 at 12:13 am ken88

Your Welcome Thomas

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