Purple Haze

Here again we give you the Biretta of a Minor Prelate or Monsignor, in this instance a deeper shade of purple. Either the pinkish kind or this example is appropriate. Variety being the spice of life why would any self respecting Monsignor have not both? One for feasts and one for ferias, we reckon.

In the Pink

So today we give you the Biretta of a Minor Prelate or Monsignor. It is plain black wool, but with a purple tuft and purple lining. It is also worn traditionally by parish priests in Spain, who have obviously noticed that a bit of purple here and there adds a dash of pizzazz to the proceedings. Considering they give to the wider church an entirely new style of biretta altogether, Mother Prioress finds this a department of no surprise.

We entitle this post according to the rather pink appearance of the Roman Purple lining.