Liturgical Vestments - Vestments worn at Mass

Fr Dominic Findlay-Wilson, Parish Priest at English Martyrs' RC Church in Chard, Somerset, UK explains how Catholic priests prepare for celebrating Mass and the vestments that they wear.

[@kevindoyle6135]

God bless you father

[@idah9855]

Thank you Father . Very educative and very well explained for easy understanding of a lay person

[@thomasfolio7931]

Very nice overview. Customs change over time. Traditionally the amice is touched to the head before dropped to the shoulders (hence the mention of helmet). Prior to Vatican II the priest would always wear his cassock or habit under the vestments even if he wore a shirt front collar and suit during his daily rounds and routine. In the days of St. Phillip Neri, he required all his priests to put on the surplus before he put on his amice, it can sometimes still be seen when a priest or bishop wears a cope at solemn vespers, and dons the surplus or rochet amice and cope. Most nobody, (including myself when I offer the Extraordinary Form still does that.) Some priests still cross the stole right over left to symbolize the subduing the temptations to vice and covering it with virtue. In the old use only the bishop would wear his stole uncrossed, as a symbol of the fullness of the priesthood in his office as successor of the Apostles.

[@pauledakat]

Thanks a lot for explain the symbolic meaning of each and every part of priest gown.kindly explain how many button are in priest gown

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In India priest wear white cassoks

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He isn't wearing a cassock?

[@thomasfolio7931]

Africa, some parts of the Pacific and Central America too. Mostly in hot climates, although the buttons of the cassock should be in accordance to the office. So a white cassock with black buttons for a priest or deacon, and red for a Monsignor, green for a bishop or Archbishop (although most also use red today) and Crimson, for a Cardinal. This also goes for some of the habits of religious orders in tropical countries.