Stole, Ecclesiastical
Stole, Ecclesiastical
Stole, Ecclesiastical

Stole, Ecclesiastical

Object number2005.1.7
Date2001
MediumSilk
Credit LineGift of Father Joseph R. McCaffrey
DescriptionA purple ecclesiastical stole with white silk trim, adorned with two gold-tone embroidered crucifixes and a gold cross.DimensionsLength x Width: 50 × 2 in. (127 × 5.1 cm)
Historical NotesVestments stole used by Father Joseph McCaffrey to administer Mass and Holy Communion for the families of Flight 93 victims following the crash of Flight 93 at Shanksville, Pennsylvania, on September 11, 2001. Label TextAs one of the official chaplains of the FBI Pittsburgh Division, Father Joseph McCaffrey rushed to Shanksville, Pennsylvania, on the afternoon of September 11, 2001 in order to provide spiritual and emotional support to FBI agents and personnel working at the Flight 93 crash site. He was also asked to counsel the families of the victims as they began to arrive in Shanksville. Several days after the crash, McCaffrey was called upon the hold a mass and Holy Communion service for all of the families at nearby Seven Springs resort. He used this Vestments stole for the service.
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