PREPARE YOUR HEART, the sacristy inside Saint Mary’s Cathedral Basilica. The white “hat”, miter, symbolizes the Bishop’s office and responsibilities. The colour of the zucchetto, “cap”, denotes the office held by the wearer. Here in the photo we see the amaranth coloured zucchetto and the miter of the Archbishop laid out in preparation for mass.
VOCATION, an ordination mass celebrated at SAINT MARY’S CATHEDRAL BASILICA, c. 1940. Over 100 years old, the fresco panels seen located behind the altar feature paintings of Mary of the Ascension flanked by two angels on either side. In 1950, the paintings were covered with white wall paint, later to be painstakingly restored in 2019.
MINISTRY AT SEA, MONSIGNOR ÉMILE BOURNEUF, blessing the scallop and deep sea fishing fleet, 1961. The blessing is carried out annually in this little village on the western shore of Digby, Nova Scotia.
Source: Library and Archives Canada/National Film Board of Canada fonds/e010975973
PRAYER, POPE JOHN PAUL II kneels to pray during his visit to SAINT MARY’S CATHEDRAL BASILICA, Halifax. Pope John Paul II visited Halifax on September 14, 1984, as part of a 12-day tour of Canada. This was the first papal visit to Canada in history.
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