All Saints'

[M. A. C. Newsome]

McClef,

No, as a cantor I don't wear any type of robe or vestment. Some churches in the area have chior robes, but our little country church doesn't get that fancy. :-)

I usually wear kakhi slacks, dress shirt (usually white, sometimes a tattersahl pattern), tie (often tartan!), perhaps a vest, and sportscoat.

I haven't really talked to anyone about me wearing a kilt to Mass because, honestly, for me it really isn't that big of an issue.

I wear kilts just about every other day during the week, and Sunday is really the only day I get to give my nice slacks a workout. :-)

[davedove]

Here is a link to my blog posting that KiltedCodeWarrior mentioned:
http://blog.albanach.org/2006/04/why...or-easter.html

The context there is wearing the kilt to Mass on Easter, but the same basic principles apply. It explains why I, as a Catholic, do not make a habit of wearing a kilt to Mass (and why there are certain exceptions, such as Weddings).

Oh, and Cirthalion, Catholics certainly celebrate All Saints Day as well! Where do you think Anglicans got it from? :-)

For those curious about the history and meaning behind All Saints Day, here is an excerpt from an article I wrote on the origins of Halloween:


The vigil for the feast was celebrated pretty much from the beginning. A Vigil Mass is a Mass celebrated on the evening before a feast day, both in anticipation of that feast, and also because the Church traditionally has reckoned the beginning of a day to be at sunset of the day previous.

An archaic name for All Saints Day is All Hallows Day (Hallowed = Holy = Sanctified, as in the Lord's Prayer, "Hallowed be thy name...."). The vigil for All Hallows Day is called All Hallows Eve. All Hallows Eve is shortened to Hallows Eve, to Hallowe'en.

Also FYI, in addition to All Saints Day on November 1, when we reverence all the holy departed, we also have All Souls Day on November 2, when we remember and pray for all the deceased (sanctified or not).

A lot of Catholic Churches, our parish included, will keep a "book of the dead" in the church during the whole month of November, where parishioners can enter the names of their departed loved ones, who are then remembered in the prayers of the church for the entire month.

We now return you to your regularly scheduled kilt discussion....

The things you can learn on this board.

Also FYI, in addition to All Saints Day on November 1, when we reverence all the holy departed, we also have All Souls Day on November 2, when we remember and pray for all the deceased (sanctified or not).

Hence, the origin of Mexico's Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. Imagine, learning about the origins of a Mexican holiday on a kilt board.