“I am a tabard, made at the end of the 19th or beginning of the 20th century. I carry the past within me, but also the present and the future. People have carried me for hundreds of years and will continue to carry me on their shoulders for a long time to come. I carry no pride within me, only humility. Those who carry me are part of a tradition of service and humility that can take many forms. They are the ones who support this church, who help to make it a true ecclesia, a space where the people of God can come together, let prayer penetrate them in silence, word and music, and continue to celebrate and experience the joy of the resurrection. They are the ones who bow their heads before the Blessed Sacrament and receive Christ in it again and again. They are the ones who try to carry Christ, whom they are privileged to receive, out into the world.
These people form a brotherhood, a place where men and women, side by side, caring for one another, also care for the Most Holy Sacrament. My red colour refers to the adoration of the sacrament. A long time ago, there was a pope who said that I could be red. May this brotherhood, yesterday, today and tomorrow, carry me with reverence and embody humility as a group.
