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The priest wears an alb ( usually white) that goes from neck to toe; over the alb he wears a vestment called a chasuble. If not wearing the chasuble he will wear stole over the alb. The chasuble and stole are the colors of the season.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoThat is called an alb, from the Latin "Albus" meaning "white"
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∙ 11y agoThe alb is the white robe that all liturgical ministers wear: bishops, priests, deacons and often altar servers, psalmists, cantors, and others.
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∙ 15y agoalb.
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Why does the priest wear a vestment mitre?
Normally, priests do not wear a mitre, only a bishop does. In the Eastern Catholic Churches there are mitred archpriests or chorbishops who are ordained priests that are entitled to wear a mitre.
What color vestment does priest wear at a Chrism Mass?
White vestments are worn
What is the name of the large colored vestment priest wear?
alb
When does a priest wear an off white vestment?
Off-white is NOT a liturgical color approved by the Catholic Church.
What do you call the black or red or white vestment worn by altar servers and priest?
If an altar server is wearing a black or red vestment that is full length that is called a cassock. A short white vestment worn over the black or red long vestment is called a surplice. A white vestment if full length is called an alb .
Which Catholic priests wear white?
Roman Catholic AnswerReligious priests who wear white habits include Cisterians, Carthusians, and Dominicans. All priests wear a white alb over whatever else they have on when they start dressing for liturgical celebrations. Over that they wear a white chasuble for Christmas, Easter, and feasts of the Our Lord, Our Lady, the angels, and saints who are not martyrs.
When do priests wear blue?
Roman Catholic AnswerBlue is not an approved liturgical color, although you will sometimes see blue trim on a white vestment used for feasts of Our Lady. You will also occasionally see blue worn in Advent, this is not permitted, the only approved color is violet.
What color robe does the priestwear on Easter?
A priest's vestment is generally white when it's Easter. On special occasions, however, a priest might wear gold in white's place.
Priests wear confession?
No, they cannot wear Confession...But, they do Hear Confessions. And when they do, they wear a white Alb and a Violet Stole.
What colour clothes do priests wear for normal mass?
purple or white
What is a priest's cloak called?
.Catholic AnswerThe only vestment that I have ever seen a priest wear would be an alb, some religious priests wear an alb with a hood attached to it, although this is hardly normal or required.
Why do priest wear priest wear?
in some religions, "white" means "clean" or "pure". priests wear white symbolyzing that they're clean or pure, to please God.
