Courtesy of Jeffrey, I have this picture of a Saint at Mass.
Kneeling at the right is His Imperial and Royal Majesty the Emperor Charles, now Blessed Charles of Austria.
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I posted some time ago a picture of an Australian Padre in New Guinea in WWII. A subtext to that post was the adaptability of the Extraordinary form of the Mass: that adaptability is shown here too, where Mass is celebrated in a railway siding, next to a hospital train.
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But as worthy of note is the adaptability of an Emperor, who humbles himself in front of his Sovereign Lord.
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Wonderful picture & post..
Why should the humbling of an Emperor at a Mass be worthy of note?
Because, used to the finest of things, he could have had a prie-dieu brought with him, or he and his wife could have remained seated on the chairs behind them. Here is a man brought up in unimaginable luxury, and the only privilege he claims is to be present at the action of a priest turning water and wine into God.
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