I have been appointed Master of Ceremonies for the Confraternity of Anglican Ordinariates worldwide. My duties will be to assist the Anglican Ordinaries in each country with the proper implementation of liturgical procedure, planning the execution of episcopal ceremonial and the correct attire for clerical dignitaries.
Among other duties I will oversee the universal adoption of the Anglican style cassock (which buttons across the chest with side buttons rather than the Latin style soutane with its central buttons). I will ensure the correct liturgical use of the biretta within the Ordinariate, bring back the full English surplice and maintain discipline of clerical attire in every detail--most importantly the imposition of the ancient be-ribboned maniple and the suppression of the buttoned maniple.
I'm delighted to announce that the post carries with it an appointment of myself as Monsignor and apostolic proto compagnero to the Archepiscopal Household of the ancient see of Ivbin-Foulinya. I will be entitled to wear clerical vestments and regalia commensurate with my new position, and it has been determined that I may wear the full choir dress of an Anglican prelate--meaning cassock, tippet, chimere, preaching scarf and rochet as pictured above.
UPDATE: please pay attention to the date of this post and the name of the archdiocese in which I will be appointed proto compagnero.
28 comments:
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Father, congratulation for the new assignment.
May God always protect you and your new mission.
Tee hee. You enjoyed that way too much.
April Fools? :)
Nice try Father. That was a good one. Happy April 1st to you too.
LOL
Rotflol !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I trust your sartorial judgment implicitly!
Dear Father, whast will Mantilla the Hon say?
1st April !
congratulations
you had me hook line and sinker
[oh no Joe say it ain't so... Ed]
dimmed good idea too
...but if only it were *actually* true...!
This isn't the first time I've wished an April Fools gag were true...
What an awesome responsibility! Congratulations Fr. on your appointment to a very special role indeed....so when are you coming to England????!!!
What WILL The Rev'd Humphrey Blytherington say about your appointment?
Yeah, right.
heh
all the bloggers seem to be enjoying the april fools thing. good one, though.
This is one 4/1 gag I wish could be true. Good one, Father!
Very funny. You had me a second, but it is late and I am tired, lol.
Man, if only you had wrote that one 4/2/11... :-)
Oh, ya! Congrats on keeping it a secret, the deacons did not know of this. And they NO all.
happy Laetare Sunday. God Bless.
That was cruel, Father. :)
Still, all in all, good ideas for the Ordiariates to keep in mind!
Wow! Congratulations!
Fr. Dwight, will you also get to wear preaching bands with your new appointment (along with tippet, anglican cassock, hood, surplice and biretta)??
the portrait with this post - Isn't that the late great Cosmo? I just saw "the Kings Speech" yesterday, and commented to my lady friend that History (and this movie) have been so unkind and unfair to him.
It is indeed Abp Cosmo Lang
If you were to allow me to paraphrase your words a little then I might well offer to assist you in the ceremonial execution of some episcopal dignitaries...
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