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exclaimed the Tertiary Sisters , much affected , upon being informed of these sacrifices . `` May Our Lady of Peace punish him ! '' muttered the Sisters of the Holy Rosary , unable to forgive him for leaning to the side of their rivals . At half past eight the procession started from the shadow of the canvas canopy . It was the same as that of the previous day but for the introduction of one novelty : the older members of the Venerable Tertiary Order and some maidens dressed as old women displayed long gowns , the poor having them of coarse cloth and the rich of silk , or rather of Franciscan _ guingón _ , as it is called , since it is most used by the reverend Franciscan friars . All these sacred garments were genuine , having come from the convento in Manila , where the people may obtain them as alms at a fixed price , if a commercial term may be permitted ; this fixed price was liable to increase but not to reduction . In the convento itself and in the nunnery of St. Clara -LSB- 86 -RSB- are sold these same garments which possess , besides the special merit of gaining many indulgences for those who may be shrouded in them , the very special merit of being dearer in proportion as they are old , threadbare , and unserviceable .