Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Saint Boniface in Ordinary Time

Here's a picture of Saint Boniface's sanctuary, sorry it is so dark. This is how it looks right now, with a simple cloth on the altar:

I've had suggestions of buying a proper "antependium" which is pulled taut over a frame, and looks something like the second picture, below.


But I was also thinking of draping some orphreys such as the third picture, which is my other parish. Comments?

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9 comments:

  1. ignorant redneckJune 24, 2008 at 7:52 PM

    I would say, either leave it as it is--there is an elegance about it in it's simplicity. Other wise, I would go with option #1.

    I have seen so many awful liturgies at altars with orphries.

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  2. AnonymousJune 24, 2008 at 9:36 PM

    Fr Fox,

    I plead ignorance. I have googled it but I'm still not clear. WHAT is an ORPHREY???

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  3. Fr Martin FoxJune 24, 2008 at 10:19 PM

    Jackie:

    See those ornate bands of cloth on the altar in the third picture?

    Those are orphreys

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  4. AnonymousJune 25, 2008 at 7:57 AM

    Fr. Fox,

    Thanks - really - because my guess, based on the word drape - were those gold 'thingys' on the old altar. Clearly not close!

    Thannks again.

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  5. Tina aka SnupnjakeJune 27, 2008 at 1:37 AM

    I'd go with the orphreys. I like a classic, simple look. I would also think it would be easier to clean if an accident happened and easier to switch around for the seasons.

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  6. AnonymousJune 29, 2008 at 9:12 PM

    Father, I vote for the antepndium--
    hands down

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  7. AnonymousJuly 7, 2008 at 5:13 PM

    Get rid of the altar girls.


    Greg in Arlington Diocese

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  8. Padre SteveJuly 16, 2008 at 11:56 PM

    The antependium in the second picture is really nice. I think I would choose that!

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  9. AnonymousAugust 4, 2008 at 12:43 PM

    "get rid of the altar girls"... should they be executed, banished, forced to wear a burka?

    Women served Jesus all through the Gospels. Why should they now be forbidden to do so?

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