From Nola.com:
It's Parade Sunday At Christ Church Cathedral, the seat of the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana, situated along the St. Charles Avenue parade route.
And at morning Eucharist that means the annual reappearance of the Rev. David duPlantier's Mardi Gras vestments, seen here. (When he faithfully describes them -- sequins, fleur de lis, purple, green and gold -- he is compelled to add: "All tastefully done, of course.")
Of course. These are Anglicans, yes?
The vestment is called a cope, basically a long cloak, with a tradition of more than a thousand years in liturgical use.
....
If you've a mind to, you can catch all this at 9 a.m. Sunday. Note the time; this week, it's a hour earlier than the usual time posted on the cathedral website.
Shamelessly stolen from Caminante. I had to have it, doncha know.
Maybe the StandFirmers have a point.
ReplyDeleteAh but, Lapin, I think it's lovely and sooo New Orleans. How could I not love it?
ReplyDeleteCould be fitted somewhere into Counterlight's Valentine, I suppose.
ReplyDeleteClearly, it needs a boa.
ReplyDeleteLapin, indeed, the cope would fit nicely into Counterlight's valentine.
ReplyDeleteAnd a boa would be just the right added touch, Elizabeth. (As if there isn't enough!)