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 Archbishop Exner received the
pallium, symbol of his authority as a
metropolitan Archbishop, from the hands of Pope John Paul II on the solemnity of Saints
Peter & Paul, June 29, 1991.The Pallium is a circular band of white wool about two
inches wide, with two pendants hanging down front and back. It is ornamented with six dark
crosses of silk, and is worn over the liturgical vestments.
The pallium is made (at least partially) from the wool of lambs - suggesting Christ,
the Lamb of God and the Good Shepherd - presented each year to the Pope on the feast of
St. Agnes.
Church law requires a metropolitan to request the pallium from the Pope, either
personally or by proxy, within three months of episcopal ordination or transfer. The
pallium is worn only within the Archbishop's ecclesiastical province.
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 Imposing the
pallium, the Holy Father prayed:
"To the glory of Almighty God and
the praise of the Blessed Virgin Mary and of the Apostles Peter and Paul, for the honour
of the Church which has been placed in your care, and as a symbol of your authority as
metropolitan archbishop: we confer on you the pallium, taken from the tomb of Peter to
wear within the limits of your ecclesiastical province.
May this pallium be a symbol of unity and a sign of your
communion with the Apostolic See, a bond of love, and an incentive to courage. On the day
of the coming and manifestation of our great God and chief shepherd, Jesus Christ, may you
and the flock entrusted to you be clothed with immortality and glory. In the name of the
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit." |
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