20/7/07

Does anyone know of suppliers of Sanctuary Slippers?

20/7/07

Sanctuary slippers were brought about in slum parishes in which servers had no footwear of any kind because of absolute poverty. The Church charitably provided what the servers could not otherwise have - for liturgical use. I am not aware of any parish where the servers have no access to footwear of any kind – although I am willing to be corrected. The ubiquitous trainers are far from desirable, but they do serve the purpose. Sanctuary slippers in the present context seem more than a little precious, unless one happens to be involved in amateur dramatics or other theatricals - as opposed to liturgy in praise of Almighty God.

20/7/07