ASK FATHER: Can a priest wear a black zucchetto?
Nov 12, 2015 at 12:03 pm
From a reader…
QUAERITUR:
I was wondering if priests are permitted to wear a black zucchetto nowadays and which types of priests can wear them or used to wear them prior to Vatican II? And if so, when does a priest wear a zucchetto on his head?
“On his head….” Where else would he wear it?
Yes, a priest may wear a black zucchetto. However, this is not, for a priest, a liturgical item. He would not wear it when saying Mass or when in choro. We use the biretta.
A zucchetto is useful for keeping one’s bald spot warm. That’s about it.
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