Comments on: Vestments

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 14:49:37 +0000

Thanks all. Maggi – my feeling is the as you say the symbolism is important, but not that important. I feel wary about poking fun at vestments too much, but then in other ways they are asking for it slightly.

By: Tiffer

Tiffer — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 08:45:22 +0000

A friend of my parents in law who came to my wedding last year is a retired clergyman – and he came in full victorian parsons gear, most elaborate. After the service, he leaned over to my low and lovely Rector who had married us and said “I haven’t seen a funeral stole used at a wedding before” and walked off.

By: James

James — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 20:53:23 +0000

Having looked at the costume website linked above, my questions are: Why is Jesus, at $30, cheaper than the Pope? And why is Mary, at $52.99 the same price as the Pope – is there some theological significance in the pricing?

By: maggi

maggi — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 20:02:05 +0000

ken collins absolutely rocks. I love that site. I can probably tell you more than any reasonable human being would want to know about what the clergy do or don’t wear for services. And despite the endless symbolism and historical interest (in a train-spotty kind of way) it really isn’t that important in the grand scheme of things. I broke all the vestment rules on the last 2 sundays because the heat was so intense wearing the “correct” outfit would have guaranteed fainting in the heat. SO I figured out a nice postmodern, edited (though liturgically incorrect) mode of attire

By: Larry Day

Larry Day — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 20:00:55 +0000

just what I needed to allow me to get hold of the right outfits to stop me feeling threatened by my wife’s priesthood. Many thanks.