Today while in the Vatican Basilica I saw something I didn’t think I’d ever see and something that hasen’t been seen here likely in about forty (or more) years in St. Peter’s Basilica!
They brought back the old giant carpet covers for the choir benches at the altar of the chair. It’s difficult to explain what exactly these are, and it will be impossible to get close to get a photo. But today they were putting them out. From Orbis Catholicus
I think this are the covers he is talking about (look at the benches):
http://www.fotografiafelici.com/index.php?page=scripts/inserimento&num_file=14&cerimonia=8144%2003%20Commemorazione%20Cardinal%20Gantin&data=2008-09-09%2020:54:32&cod=480&language=ING&n_page=1#foto
http://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/photogallery/2007/img/02022007_1.jpg
These drapes are used since the times of Piero Marini as you can see in the last photo.
That’s what he meant? I thought he meant like what’s in the above pictures. The “Imperial” drapery (what I call them).
Man, I was being too optimistic, ah, but you never know.
I hope that someday the “Imperial” drapery wil return to St Peter’s ad maiorem Dei Gloriam!.
Amen Amen
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Is that Paul VI in the top photo?
PAX!
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Thomas, both pics are of Paul VI
Hermit, thank you