[Magdalen] Quaint Liturgical Candles.

[Joseph Cirou]

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>Quaint Episcopal Liturgical Customs.
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>I saw some recent pictures taken in the Christ Church Cathedralin Eau Claire, Wisconsin USA.  They are holding on to some oldcustoms they inherited from the "Biretta Belt" days of yore.
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>(1)  They have preserved the "pavement lights," the large, floorstanding Eucharistic candles used in place of Eucharistic candlesat the altar top itself (they do not use Eucharistic altar candles, butthey have the six tall office lights that rest on a retable just east ofthe altar mensa).  These six lights are lit for sung liturgies.
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>(2)  They place a tall candle at the back of the altar cross when
>the Bishop of Eau Claire is celebrating, which is frequently.
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>Is anyone on list familiar with similar quaint customs?
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>David Strang.
It used to be the rule to light a 7th candle at a Pontifical High Mass.
If you want to see these customs in spades watch the web site Ite Missa Est which is the source for the Schola Ste Cecile which provides the music for the Gallo-Tridentine St. Eugene's in Parish (endowed by Empress Eugenie)  and the
Russian Catholic Church of Ste Trinite in Paris.

This is the church that does the complete three nocturn Holy Week Matins in the Couperin settings. It\s all on line you can watch as much as you want.

Notre Dame while Novus Ordo was not THAT far removed from these customs.

I could deal with this church There is not the participation of a similarly inclined Episcopal Church but there is more participation than in a Vetus Ordo Church in the US

Joe