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Roman Catholic AnswerA priest's VESTMENTS, are worn, normally, over a cassock, an ankle length robe that a priest may wear all the time instead of a suit jacket. The first vestment put on would be an amice, a long rectangle of white linen wrapped around the shoulders. This is optional in the new Mass IF his alb completely covers his street clothing at the neck.

Over that he would put on the alb, an ankle length white, linen robe;

this is fastened with a cincture, a rope like affair that goes around the waist and hangs down at the sides.

Over that he wears a stole, a long, narrow, scarf like affair that hangs around his neck, over his shoulders, and down in front.

He may wear, unless he is celebrated the Old Mass, in which case, he must wear a maniple on his forearm, it is just like the stole, only smaller.

Finally he puts on the chasuble, a poncho like vestment that classically was richly decorated.

On his head, he wears a zucchetto (a skullcap), and over that he puts on the Biretta, a three cornered square hat with an optional pom-pom like thing on it. He removes the Biretta when he arrives at the altar, he removes the Zucchetto before he starts the canon. He removes the maniple during the sermon, and puts it back on afterward. In the Old Mass, the sermon was not considered part of the Mass - which is why it was in the language of the people.

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