CROSS-BEARER. - According to an ancient Christian custom the cross, as the banner of Christ, precedes all the sacred processions of the faithful, and the office of carrying it is especially entrusted to the subdeacon, who wears the cotta or the tunicle (S. Congr. Riti, n.9 to 18) or even the folded chasuble, according to the nature of the function being celebrated. In the rites for the dead, the subdeacon of the Mass serves as the c.; on the days of the Purification, of Palms, and of Holy Thursday and Good Friday, the c. is someone other than the subdeacon of the Mass (S. Congr. Rites, n. 2646 ad 1).
BibliographyA. Moretti, Ceremoniale iuxta Ritum Romanum, Turin 1938-39 (see index).
BIBL.: A. Moretti, Ceremoniale iuxta Ritum Romanum, Turin 1938-39 (see index).
Oppenheim, Filippo. “Crocifero.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IV, col. 998. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950. https://azioneromana.com/article/crocifero.
MLA
Oppenheim, Filippo. “Crocifero.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IV, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950, col. 998. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/crocifero.
BibTeX
@incollection{ec4_crocifero,
author = {Oppenheim, Filippo},
title = {Crocifero},
booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
volume = {IV},
pages = {998},
note = {Cited by column},
publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
address = {Città del Vaticano},
year = {1950},
url = {https://azioneromana.com/article/crocifero}
}
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