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Dee
November 20th, 2009 | 9:07 am | #1

I watch you twitter. I watch you blog. I sometimes wonder if you ever sleep.

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Ellen
November 20th, 2009 | 9:10 am | #2

Just beautiful. I wish I knew the names of all the orders – I recognised a lot of them, but not all. I think I saw a Knight of Malta in there.

Jacob Torbeck
November 20th, 2009 | 10:33 am | #3

Being near Vatican City is wonderful for the mere reason of there being so many clergy about! I vacationed in Rome this year and it was very comforting to see so many habits and collars!

Barbara
November 20th, 2009 | 11:58 am | #4

Loved it! I visited Rome last month, and loved seeing the habits and collars. Many of the places in the photos brought back wonderful memories, especially of Vatican City. Thank you for sharing this!

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November 20th, 2009 | 12:01 pm | #5

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Steve P in Sparta, Wis.
November 20th, 2009 | 12:16 pm | #6

That was fun, but a significant amount of the vesture shown aren’t religious habits at all, but simply varieties of cassock (sometimes with cotta, surplice, or mozetta) with the associated headgear. The cassock remains, in theory at least, normative for clerical attire to this day! But how often do you actually see them?

Anne Elizabeth
November 20th, 2009 | 1:15 pm | #7

Gee. I just knew somebody would say that they aren’t all habits. Come on! We know that. Obviously, the kids aren’t in Holy Orders, they are wearing “altar boy” outfits, and some of the adults are just wearing vestments. Can’t you just enjoy the video? You’re missing the point.

Louise
November 20th, 2009 | 2:50 pm | #8

What a thrill, especially after just having read the Manhattan Declaration. WOW!

jedesto
November 20th, 2009 | 6:12 pm | #9

Reminds me of an old Catholic saying that there are three things about the church that even the pope doesn’t know: 1) What the Dominicans are thinking; 2) What the Jesuits are doing; and 3) How many different orders of religious men and women there are.

Alan
November 21st, 2009 | 10:07 am | #10

Glory to God! Nuns in REAL habits!

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Pamela Ann
November 21st, 2009 | 6:11 pm | #12

Glorious! Thanks for posting.

FbL
November 22nd, 2009 | 1:21 am | #13

Very cool! Sounds like Buxtehude or one of his contemporaries.