It pays to know the Pope.Edward Cardinal Egan celebrated Mass at St.Patrick's Cathedral in his new Sunday best: a golden robe compliments of Pope Benedict.
"This morning, you may notice that I'm all dolled up in a very, very beautiful vestment," Egan said.
"This is one of three vestments that the Holy Father gave me during his three-day visit to New York."
The vestments are meant to represent each day the Holy Father spent in New York.
The delicate robe Egan wore was hand-embroidered at the Vatican with images of wheat and grapes, symbols of the Eucharist.
The German Pope's personal coat of arms completed the intricate design.
The Pope presented Egan with the vestments - two gold, one red - as Benedict prepared to celebrate Mass at Yankee Stadium.
The pontiff also gave Egan two chalices, to commemorate each of the two Masses Benedict celebrated in the city last month.
One of the vestments will remain at St. Patrick's Cathedral and one will go to St. Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers, where Benedict led a rally with seminarians and young people.
The third is Egan's.
"I will hold on to the other until I turn up my toes," Egan said. "Then it will come back to the cathedral."
"It's show and tell this morning," Egan said as he held up one of the chalices before 2,000 worshipers.
Moments later, Egan filled the cup with wine for Communion.
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