Or else, he appeared covered with a white robe, because he announced the joys of our festivity, for the whiteness of the robe shews the splendour of our solemnity.
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Catena Aurea on Mark 16:1–8: Gregory the Great
Giovanni Paolo Panini, Interior of St. Peter's, Rome, c. 1754 · Public domainGiovanni Paolo Panini, Interior of St. Peter's, Rome, c. 1754
CommentGregory the GreatPublic domainMark 16:1–8
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