[Magdalen] Redundant?

[Lesley de Voil]

The ‘rule’ was in Sarum use, if you didn’t have a complete set of colours,
then for a major feast one could use one’s “best” set instead, that is, the
most elaborate trimmings, finest material, etc., no matter the colour.
Regards
Lesley de Voil



On Mon, 31 Dec 2018 at 15:12, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com> wrote:

> I think our Cathedral May have had that in mind for this year but I was
> blissfully repairing the Red Chasuble with nary a heads-up that it would be
> needed over Christmas tide... when I was contacted on the 23rd asking if it
> was finished yet.
> I wonder if this was an innovation discussed at GC last summer?
>
> Lynn
>
>
> On Dec 30, 2018, at 12:09 PM, cantor03--- via Magdalen <
> magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
>
> Interesting.  I don;t have an answer.  Sometimes thereis a peculiar
> explanation for such oddities.  For example,back in the day when I was
> regularly "cantoring" at thelocal downtown RCC, I noted they were using
> blue vestmentsfor Advent.  This is technically not permitted in the RCC,
> butI got the same response from clergy one would in a TEC parish usingblue
> for Advent:  "Oh it's Sarum."
>
>
>
> In a message dated 12/30/2018 12:45:13 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> michaudme at gmail.com writes:
>
> Whereas I’m puzzling over the red array used at St. Mary the Virgin (NYC)
> on Christmas Eve.
> -M
>
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