Catholic Vestments Explained

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[@timothysworld1028]

😭😭My big brother was a Franciscan priest for 39 years. For special anniversaries my family would "gift" him custom made stoles. Since I was about his size the tailor that made the stoles used me as a "sewing" dummy.

[@codename495]

What a fun way to give a meaningful gift though!

[@rvdb7363]

The oldest vestment we still regularly use in our parish is a 15th century red chasuble with exquisite embroidery. It is one of only a few vestments that could be saved during the 1566 iconoclasm. When I help the priest get dressed in this chasuble I feel connected with the church of all ages. With all the brothers and sisters who came before us.

[@AlexanderBrown77]

🟣🔴🏆 Catholics are arrayed in purple and scarlet. They are decked in gold and precious stones. The pope has a golden cup in his hand. Revelation 17 KJV 4 And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: I really appreciate the Catholics putting on their colors identifying who they are .

[@AlexanderBrown77]

Revelation 17 KJV 4 And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: 🟣🔴🏆🤔 Matches the Catholic Church perfectly the pope even has a golden cup in his hand.

[@nevinadrieljosephatv2572]

Father , I am from India. Despite being born a catholic and bought up in a very strong catholical environment and household and having a very strong catholical ancestral roots in my family , I wasn't much interested in catholism. My focus and interest was shifted to other religions and denominations in Christianity to know the way they are different from us and the impeccablity of difference in beliefs in us and them. Only after watching ur channel videos I realized the beauty of my religion and my church as being the holy apostolic church founded by Christ himself through Peter. Only after watching your videos I gained a strength in my religion and become more interested in performing my religious duties as a member of the Catholic church. Thank you for inspiring us to embrace the beauty of catholism . Do continue your service for the glory of God by posting many videos like this and strengthing our faith in the Catholic church. It is only by your videos that I realized that our church is the very continuation of the church our Lord has established himself and not formed because of heretical movement protesting against and dividing the very Church , Christ has founded. Even now I don't know whether you will see this message or will reply to this message, but I felt that it is my duty to express my Thanks and gratitude to bring this 19yr old teenage sinner back to his home , and strengthing his faith in his holy family. I will always keep you in my prayers Father . Do keep me too in your prayers Father. 😊😊

[@genesiselizabethacunamarca5490]

Congratulations, my friend!! I'm glad to read your history!! God bless you! Greetings from Venezuela. =)

[@adryanadiniz8453]

Catholic Liturgy is so beautiful. As an artist, I feel so drawn to it. There's a Catholic church across the street from my protestant church, and sometimes I go there to pray. God bless you!!!

[@dovie2blue]

I hope you come home soon!!!💜💜💜

[@MrDoyle07]

That you go there to pray is beautiful. The Lord Jesus loves our prayer and God, He is it's author and He loves it when we read His books to Him. Find your way home. It's OK either way, I supppose but it seems when I read your words the Holy Spirit is nudging you.

[@uteme]

I suspect you're drawn to the Catholic church because of the Real Presence...I suggest that you focus on the tabernacle or visit during Adoration. God bless you! ♡

[@johnsimca7093]

I had the good fortune of attending in a church service featured a mass setting by Mozart. It was at a protestan church. Mass now is a party.

[@SanctusPaulus1962]

​@@johnsimca7093 Wtf kind of heretical masses have you been attending?

[@popcornchicken6750]

I was just trying to research these a week ago but couldn’t find much, thank you father!

[@CE24164]

This proves once again that everything in our Catholic faith has a symbol and a purpose. Great video!

[@tylertibbs158]

I altar serve at my church and I finally realized that the priests were probably burning in their vestments! The cassock and surplice are pretty warm, but it's very nice to serve. I never knew that all baptized could wear an alb which is pretty cool. Thank you for another great video Father Casey!

[@saldol9862]

Yeah it’s no wonder after mass my priest usually has doffed his vestments less than 39 seconds after it ends. Had an archbishop visit last week and he was in a short sleeved shirt as soon as mass ended.

[@brucealanwilson4121]

The album or surplice is essentially a baptismal gown.

[@Ram-ch7lz]

0:25 Alb 1:31 Amice 2:11 Cinture 2:49 Stole 3:47 Chasuble 4:37 Dalmatic 4:44 Cope 5:18 Mitre 5:24 Zucchetto 5:27 Crozier 5:31 Cassock + Surplice 5:45 Color coding and their symbolism explained

[@ThomasPrior-wv6zn]

AS A ADULT ALTER SERVER , THOUGHT OUR ITE OUTER GARMENT WAS CALLED A COSSA???? also no mention of the priests BIRETTA , THE 3 PEAKED HAT LOVE TO SEE HEM WORN , SADLY THE CHURCH I GO TO IN EASTBOURNE , OUR LADY OF RANSOM FR BRUNO FOR LATIN MASS WEARS ONE , LOOKS RIGHT AND PROPER AMEN

[@peterm.petrus386]

As a young child, i wasn't very religious (even today, i sometimes miss the weekly mass, forgive me Lord), but one of the main reasons I cam to church and wanted to serve the altar, was the vestments of the altar servers in my parish. Thinking of it today, that might have been a way for God to bring me towards Him. Love the Catholic traditions. There's consistency and stability. Nothing is out of whim.

[@tonyrowland9216]

Sr. Alter boy. Thanks for the 50 yr old memories.

[@rvdb7363]

Maybe you could also make a video about other items used in the liturgy like the corporal, purificator, the lavabo towel, palla and burse (although I believe the last two are not used everywhere).

[@stephenferry3017]

Video suggestion: rare, obscure or defunct vestments like the pallium, the rationale, and the fanon.

[@davidhensley76]

The pallium is worn by metropolitan archbishops in their own sees.

[@stephenferry3017]

@@davidhensley76 I know we know that. But it's a neat thing for others to learn.

[@RenzoIsHereYT]

I will never forget 2 weeks ago when I went to a TLM and I spoke with the priest and as we spoke he took off his stole and kissed it. Beautiful

[@sterjulie56]

We Catholics like to venerate holy things with a holy kiss. I kiss my profession cross before putting it on and taking it off.

[@ianinachaninah]

I was expecting you to discuss further and expound on other vestments worn in other Catholic traditions (and probably even the Orthodox tradition -- but you are under no obligation to discuss this), as shown in the picture you used in the thumbnail. Could you perhaps make a part 2 where you discuss Eastern Catholic vestments and how they differ from each other? Would be interesting to see the comparison.

[@StuartistStudio1964]

I was going to say the same thing.

[@paulbriere4872]

Yes, curious as to why Eastern Rite vestments were shown in the thumbnail but only Latin Rite vestments were discussed, which I’m sure was the original intention.

[@njmaryannez]

The thumbnail picture looks like the cope to me. (The picture on my phone is too small to really be sure.)

[@davidcope5736]

​@@paulbriere4872to be fair, the Eastern rite vestments shown are direct equivalents of Latin ones. The vestments of a priest in both traditions being essentially identical except for cut and ornament (the same not being true for bishops and deacons, whose vesture is more distinct). I'm guessing it was a gaff though.

[@ianinachaninah]

@@njmaryannez It's not. It's a phelonion and an epitrachelion. The vestments look like a cope from afar, but they're pretty hard to miss if you're Orthodox or probably even Eastern Catholic. The vestments in the thumbnail also look very identical to Russian Orthodox vestments, so I wondered if there were similarities with the Eastern Rite Catholics.

[@maryannewillequer3305]

So informational! I am a life-long Catholic, but I have never heard anyone explain about the vestments. Thanks, Fr Casey!

[@santinojozefmiller7721]

Fr. Cole, do you think you could talk about Byzantine investments? Maybe even other rights of the Catholic Church as well? Thanks and God bless!

[@m_d1905]

The Greek Church I attended with my ex husband had more older styles of the same vestments. I think they were more or maybe they were just more ornate. It would be an interesting video though.

[@santinojozefmiller7721]

@@m_d1905 right.

[@mjcandy9153]

Not even 14 seconds in and Fr Casey is already dunking on the Protestants, God I love this channel lol

[@brucealanwilson4121]

Not untruthful.

[@nekomatadxd8005]

Don't think it is just protestants bud

[@mjcandy9153]

@nekomatadxd8005 it's not exclusively, but most of those pastors are Protestants or Pentecostals or some derivative thereof.

[@webz3589]

Apparently anglicans and lutherins don't exist.

[@RaisingTinyDisciples]

​@@webz3589 any non-Catholic Christian is a Protestant, so Lutheran, and all the other Christian faiths, are covered when they use the word Protestant. (EDIT) I've learned there are 3 categories of Christains...Catholics, Protestants and Eastern Orthodox.

[@tonymaliyekkal]

Could have renamed the title to Roman Catholic Vestments to be Factually correct as there are 23 other oriental Catholic churches with its own diversity in liturgy and vestments🙂. And as always great content

[@inregionecaecorum]

Now there is an irony as Catholic means literally "universal" It would seem however that some universal sects are more universal than others, the Anglican high church call themselves Catholic too.

[@holyromanemperor420]

@@inregionecaecorum The term "Catholic" is just one of the four marks of the Church. So every Church claiming to be Apostolic(like high Church Anglican, Oriental Orthodox, Eastern Orthodox, Assyrian Church of the East, etc..) would call themselves "Catholic". It's just that people started associating the term "Catholic" with one particular Church only due to theological Ignorance and the tendency to not make things complicated.

[@imtired6104]

Fr. Casey, this was a wonderful video. For some reason hearing the prayers that are said make me cry because of their beauty and meaning.

[@jeffburns5152]

Excellent job, Fr. Casey. As a Permanent Deacon, I have two priests that get mad at me because I dont wear a Cincture. They argue that it is mandatory except our Bishop too says that it is optional.

[@markgraham2312]

That was just not fantastic, but super-fantastic. Your liturgical knowledge is beyond excellent!

[@nathanvangoor4979]

Other important Roman vestments not mentioned: - Maniple Vestment for the TLM to signify the hard work of the priest - Tunic Vestment for the sub-deacon similar to the dalmatic for the deacon, also worn by bishops in a pontifical TLM underneath the dalmatic and the chasuble. - Humeral veil Used by priests to hold the monstrance or by sub-deacons in the TLM - Pallium White cloth with 7 crosses for an archbishop - Biretta For covering the head of the priest when he is not saying prayers. Similar to how monastic priests can cover their head with the cap of their habit. There are many more vestments in the Catholic Church; some unique to specific rites, some reserved for the Pope and others only in faint memories. Truly a beautiful part of Catholic tradition

[@ChristeEleison7]

I was thinking about the vestments a couple days ago so this is a conveniently timed video

[@maryellencook9528]

The priests in the Episcopal Church wear the same. Beats polyester leisure suits of the 80s and 90s, hands down.

[@davidozab2753]

I learned about all the vestments as an Episcopal acolyte and even owned both an alb and cincture and a cassock and surplice at one point

[@maryellencook9528]

@@davidozab2753 My late husband was a lay reader and chalicer. We bought his cassock and surplice.

[@rodrigotaunan3515]

May God continue to bless you very much, Rev. Fr. Casey Cole, OFM! 🙏❤️

[@rodrigotaunan3515]

Amen, Fr. Casey! ❤️🙏 May God bless you very much! 😇😊❤️🙏 Greetings from Davao City, Philippines! 🇵🇭

[@donawalker216]

Thank you Father. Now I can use your post to explain the reasons for the vestments to my PSR class.

[@lucystephanieproperties]

Love your vids! Always something new to learn. ❤ Thank you for sharing!

[@JohnScarchilli]

Thank you Father Casey.

[@clairelariviere3122]

So informative. Thank you Fr Casey

[@quayscenes]

You had me at "c'mon"

[@bbygrlpt2]

I love the outfits of the Catholic church🥰💖

[@michaelhealy1590]

Fr. Casey: Always a great, simple and meaningful explanations to our very confusing faith! 🙂 Everything we do is for a purpose. As an installed Acolyte, sometimes I have to explain these things to people (not always parishoners) what everything means!

[@Arkelk2010]

Your last sentence, about what God finds beautiful, while a tangent to the topic, was probably the most important sentence in your video.

[@kimandre336]

Dear, Friar Casey, I have a question. I wonder if there is a possibility of making a dedicated video on the history of cassocks, the usual black vestment worn by Catholic priests. There is a very paucal amount of information online about the evolution of the garment.

[@m.a.nugent8278]

Good explanation!

[@Larissa_aus]

Thank you for this explanation. ❤

[@ewtam24]

Thank you! 🙏🏼

[@DonnaRowley]

Very informative for me Fr. Casey. I don’t recall learning any of this in Catholic school. Maybe it was “no need to know”.

[@geir.j.a.johansen]

In Norway also Evangelic Lutheran priests wear the alb, stole and the chasuble (only during Eucharist and throughout the whole mass on Christmas Day, New year's Day, Easter Sunday and Pentecost Sunday or if it's special feasts). The cope is only used by bishops and bishops also wear a purple 🟣 shirt. I do prefer the catholic vestments. The liturgy is also very similar to the catholic liturgy. A typical Norwegian high mass: Prelude and hymn, greeting, confession of sin, Kyrie, Gloria, 1. reading, hymn, 2. reading, the Gospel, homily, Credo, hymn, intercessions, Eucharist with Sanctus, Our Father, Angus Dei, hymn, blessings and sending (ité missa est). So we are not that much different in the liturgy.

[@henrybodah7057]

The Catholic Church extends beyond the Latin rite. Do you plan to do one on the vestments of the Eastern rites?

[@StuartistStudio1964]

I was wondering the same. But forgive me for being pedantic, but instead of "Rite" or "Rites," the more correct terms are "Church" and "sui juris Churches." Still, I agree with your comment. (Again, please forgive me for coming across as pedantic. As a member of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, I often have to discern whether or not to correct well meaning people online. I mean no offense.)

[@Nicole32301]

White is used for Pascha, Christmas, the Transfiguration and Theophany (color of purity and God's uncreated light) * Purple/Black for Lent (color of mourning and repentance) * Green for Pentecost and feasts of the Holy Cross (color of plants and new life, renewal) * Blue for feasts of the Theotokos and Salutation services in Lent (color of humanity, and also the heavens as we call Panagia's womb "More Spacious than the Heavens") * Red for feasts of Martyrs, the Nativity fast, and also Pascha in some regions (color of martyrs blood, also color of divinity and royalty) * Gold as the default (color of virtue) Inner Cassock (Anderi) Outer Cassock (Eksorasson) Baptismal Robe (Sticharion) Deacon’s Stole (Orarion) Cuffs (Epimanikia) Pectoral Cross Priestly Stole (Epitrachelion) Belt (Zone) Cape (Phelonion) Epigonation Mitre Panagia Sakkos Omophorion

[@OutRayGeousVideoProductions]

I've seen the priest wear purple during funerals. Also, I noticed that the Gloria is not sing during such masses when the priest wears purple, Advent, Lent, and funerals.

[@MichalMati]

Purple is the default liturgical color for funeral.

[@SanctusPaulus1962]

​@@MichalMati Black is the liturgical colour for funerals, not purple.

[@MichalMati]

​@@SanctusPaulus1962 IGRM 346 says purple or, where desired, black. In the country I live now, I see black from time to time, in my home country almost never.

[@patc1753]

Purple worn for funerals in UK. Don't think I've ever been to a funeral where the priest wore black Or white. I've been told that as well as penance, purple is the colour of hope and expectation so, when worn at funerals, represents our hope of heaven.

[@MichalMati]

@@patc1753 Purple is preferred, black is allowed. In the US white is allowed as well.

[@uteme]

Fr. Casey ~ on fire for God! ❤️‍🔥

[@freshrockpapa-e7799]

Could you talk about deacons and what exactly they do in their day to day? Thanks

[@dustinduncan2444]

Most Catholic deacons are employed in secular jobs, so our day to day activities vary by each man (the church makes no provision to support the worldly needs of deacons and their families). My cohort had dentists, airline pilots, computer programmers, and a dozen other professions. Maybe only 5-10% of my classmates were retired from secular jobs at ordination so our duties varies by profession and state in life. What is common in the day to day is the requirement to pray the liturgy of the hours. Deacons are also supposed to take the light of Christ into the communities they serve. That is why you often find deacons serving in areas like prison ministry, serving the elderly, the sick and the infirm, or wherever their bishop needs them. That last part is an important point. While a deacon might be assigned to assist the pastor in a specific parish, we ultimately "belong" to our bishop. It is why when a bishop celebrates mass that those nearest him are his deacons. We promise loyalty and obedience to our bishop and his successors, not to the priest that oversees the parish where we are assigned. That doesn't mean we don't respect the priest's, but to make it clear that we are representatives of the bishop and ultimately serve at his discretion. Personally I am just glad that Father even mentioned deacons since we are often the forgotten members of the clergy.

[@freshrockpapa-e7799]

@@dustinduncan2444 Thank you so much, truly deacons are doing a key function of the Church and people should know it

[@FernandoMartinez-ms6ls]

Saludos Fr. Casey

[@johnanderson3700]

Helpful to explain vestments have purpose

[@petercoleman116]

You forgot to include the prayer for putting on the chasuble and also forgot to include the humeral veil which is a significant garment. Thanks for the rest of it.

[@PFiliusDeisj]

Technically, though not a liturgical color or a Marian color, due to its role in the defense and propagation of the Inmaculate Conception, the Kingdom of Spain (and from Spain it old colonies) has the Papal privilege to use blue on the Solemnity of the Inmaculate Conception, but only on this day, not on all Marian feasts. In Latin American, the privilege has been extended by local ordinaries only to the Marian patroness of the country, but not all ordinaries have decided to do so.

[@Brett.Simpson]

I noticed that at my parish a cope is worn during weddings where one, either bride or groom, is not Catholic for the service.

[@iparipaitegianiparipaitegi4643]

In France priests wear a white and blue vestment for the Holy Virgin Mary’s feasts. And purple (violet) for funerals.

[@rvdb7363]

We also use purple for funerals in The Netherlands. And white for the funeral of children. In our parish we also use white with blue vestments on feastdays of the Virgin Mary. But in the books it's considered to be a white vestment

[@alphacause]

I didn't realize the rich symbolism and how many different components there were to the wardrobe of a priest. Its amazing, I have been a Catholic for more than 4 decades, and was completely ignorant to the fact that each article of clothing that makes up a priest's attire is rich in symbolism. Thank you, Father Casey, for this enlightening presentation.

[@therudeIsraelli]

God bless you Fr. Casey, Here is a song I wrote, what do you think? he kind king: The king went down one evening to behold lives so poor; Walking down the neighbourhoods he heard tears through a door: Let the children eat the rocks; Lest they starve, I have no more. God kindly ease our greatest sore. The king enterd the doorway and saw to his dismay; A krippled old widow, and children in array; 'T shure wasn't pretty, the mood shure wasn't gay; King 'said fine lady, what food you serve today;' She replied: Behold the pot; You may rest here and stay: Let the children eat the rocks; Lest they starve, I have no more. God kindly ease our greatest sore. Our king beheld, and wept; His promise he kept; Ran to the store, Flour, Meats, he reaped; Gave them to the widow, and to the children he bequeathed: Lest the children eat the rocks; Lest they starve, for they have no more. God kindly eased their greatest sore.

[@gerrymoss5051]

Always love your presentations. Maniple?

[@jacquelinewinter7312]

The Alb is a long tunic, from what i can see. It would have been the layer directly on the skin in old times. Everybody would have worn one every day; poor people, nothing else. a clean and white one is symbolic, of course.

[@michaelblair5566]

I am an altar server. We dont wear albs, we wear cassocks in my Parish. A Cassock and a white Surplice is what I wear weekly when I serve the Vigil Mass on Saturday in my Parish.

[@JM-740]

7 garments for 7 years of seminary (including biretta) they also are to reference the 7 ordinations of minor to major order that one received in seminary. Also of mention the bishop wearing the gloves and shoes with the crosses knitted on them along with the pectoral cross represent in total the 5 wounds of Christ.

[@johnkeenan5404]

“Old” altar boy question. What happened to the maniple. One of my fondest memories is my mother washing and ironing my surplice. She put a brown paper bag over the wax stains and used a warm iron to take them off.

[@Waterboyofsuperman]

Thanks for the good video and clear explanation. Would also be interested in a video explaining other clothing worn by priests, bishops, and different orders (Jesuits, Franciscans, Dominicans, friars, etc.). I’m not Catholic so please forgive my ignorance.

[@ckmbyrnes]

What about a Bitetta? And before you ask, yes, the priest at my parish does wear one occasionally. Usually when the seminarian is in town visiting his family and helping on the altar.

[@no-one0425]

What are good sites to buy chasubles? I want to buy one for my newly ordained priest

[@melyrivera573]

Blue colored vestments are used by Spain and its colonies (former colonies)

[@m_d1905]

Thank you for this. Could we get in on the popes vestments? Or perhaps you have ine already?

[@carlose4314]

What dioceses are permitted to use blue vestments?

[@thomisticzoomer]

Fr. Casey, you unfortunately forgot the maniple

[@Laurelin70]

Not mandatory anymore.

[@BreakingInTheHabit]

I did not forget it. It does not appear in the general instruction as it has no place in the current liturgy.

[@okcivicx]

There's plenty of things that the liberals do that have no place in the new rite or the general instruction, but these are never called out by these liberal priests. I wonder why? For example, lay people using the "orans" position? Holding hands during the our father? Where are these things in the general instruction? They are nowhere to be found. In fact, the opposite is stated. The orans posture belongs to the priest only. Why is tradition so hated? Not specifically calling out Fr. Casey because I've not seen all of his content to know whether he has commented on the examples I provided. It just gets under my skin when there's a double standard about what's allowed at mass. If it's pre-conciliar it is attacked, if it is a liberal innovation, it is celebrated or at the very least not stopped. Bishops will ban ad orientem in their dioceses, but let numerous things that also do not appear on the GIRM slide. Be consistent.

[@Laurelin70]

@@okcivicx Actually, in Italy the Italian Bishops Conference has issued a direction in 2017 where it specified that during the "Our Father" it is allowed the use of the "orans" pose for the faithful, and this direction is now present in the missal. Oh, and actually the "orans" pose is way older than the Concile, since it was the original pose of prayer for the first Christians.

[@erinharkiewicz7239]

priest can (and I think should) also wear cassocks - usually over pants and a shirt, although it can go on right over underwear (I believe) - as their standard clothing. I think it is an exceptionally good idea - for priests to stand out as they go throughout daily life - especially in the community outside the church itself.

[@no_bandicoot9482]

What was that sleeve thing that was only on the right arm?

[@laurencantrell7631]

Father Casey, I heard another thing interesting that I did not after Louisiana passed the requirements of public schools to have the 10 Commandments posted in every school room. Are there really different versions of the commandments amongst Catholics, Protestant, and Jewish faiths?

[@joejones363]

Just wondering, Are clergy in the Anglican Ordinariate of the Catholic Church ever allowed to wear blue vestments as they are sometimes used in Anglican/Episcopal Churches for Feasts of Mary and the season of Advent?

[@theleastofpilgrims3379]

The vestments depicted in the channel thumbnail are Eastern Orthodox vestments of the Athonite cut, also used by Northern Slavic Orthodox Christians, except in Ukraine where the Phelonion is cut slightly higher

[@StuartistStudio1964]

They are also worn by Catholic priests of sui juris Eastern Catholic Churches within the Byzantine Rite.

[@reetaylor7342]

I have seen my priest wear something just like this (I recognize the embroidery as I do needlework) and I am a Latin Church. Maybe the style is more Catholic (Universal)? Or I am not seeing something that you are.

[@StuartistStudio1964]

There are older Latin vestments which are embroidered in a similar manner, but the cut of the vestments, as well as the types of vestments worn at each layer are different.

[@susalkasarahi]

I’ve been working thru reading the whole Bible this year and when I was in the Torah (specifically Leviticus and Deuterotomy) and while I read those parts where the Levites had to where to the Tabernacle, I thought that might be the origin of the wardrobe of the Catholic priests… kinda disappointed it has nothing to do with our faiths origins to judisim.

[@sifilore9462]

During my ccd studies, before my 1st communion in the early 2000's. We watched an educational movie in class about Pope John Paul II. It said that when choosing a new garment during the 1970's, he chose a golden one with seashells embeded down the center. I maybe wrong about some details since that was so long ago, but yes the robe was real. I don't suppose that there's any orange colored ones? Orange is my favorite. It symbolizes joy, creativity, and enthusiasm. Is there orange vestments?

[@davidhensley76]

No. Orange is not a liturgical color.

[@rvdb7363]

Gold can be worn on more solemn (more festive) days. Usually instead of white, but it can also replace red or green.

[@SoleaGalilei]

I was surprised to learn that purple symbolizes penance. I always thought of it as a color of royalty. Do you know what the history of this is and how it came to have this meaning?

[@FL4SHK]

My dad is a deacon.

[@chelle0111]

Fr Casey good day i don’t know if you will notice this but can you make a content about trinity i want to understand more thank you.

[@nickmodelskiofs510]

You got me with the thumbnail, I thought you were going to go through Eastern Catholic vestments, too. I mean, I understand you might not be familiar but the thumbnail featured Byzantine priest vestments, so I was hoping...

[@JaydenL.]

Babe wake up new Fr Casey video is out

[@toslaw9615]

So before Vaticanus II, the prayers when dressing certain things were said by the priest or all people putting them on? Like the alb being put on by priest, deacon and subdeacon.

[@jamesredmann4356]

Yes. Altar servers also had vesting prayers before Vatican II and being altar server was originally the path to priesthood so it was actually an ordained position. Vatican II made it more open to lay people to help with Holy Mass.

[@toslaw9615]

@@jamesredmann4356 thanks

[@davidgrunda4946]

Hi There! Thank you very much for this video, it is really good to hear the prayers. One correction: The vestments of the cover photo is actually from the Byzantine rite, it is not from the Roman rite. So I think it is not the best choice for the cover photo! God bless you all!

[@tonyd3433]

The symbolism and ritual of the Catholic Church are two things I like least about it. So much for humility.

[@user-eu1vt6mf6m]

What do you mean?

[@newdawn8746]

What happened to the other channel ( upon friar review) ?

[@user-xy6om5hn1u]

Because of symbolism, there are a lot of sites including Wikipedia that explains every detail, but honestly most of vestments are uncomfortable especially in russian orthodox church, and especially for bishops, sometimes they are simply heavy

[@angelamalek]

I wonder about the history of the vestments and their similarity to Jewish vestments.

[@zadafcb]

Shame that most of the Priests don't wear the Amice and that the Roman Chasuble's aren't used that often

[@BreakingInTheHabit]

No. As I said in the video, the amice is optional. I don't think it helps anyone to shame them.

[@MichalMati]

@@BreakingInTheHabit Optional, but eligible for bonus points from a sacristan, as it also protects alb and stole. :-)

[@zadafcb]

@@BreakingInTheHabit it is optional, but if the priest's collar just sticks out it doesn't look very worthily

[@AbdulAlHasRol]

Question, normally do you wear clothes inside the habit?

[@codename495]

Yep. If a male religious is wearing a habit they have regular clothing under. Usually something like a cotton shirt and a pair of short pants. Female religious may or may not as the habit for female orders is usually a form of a dress.

[@user-km4ro7xp2s]

I wish that whoever makes albs wouldn't make them "one size fits all," because I have met and gotten know a lot of big and tall priests, and it's hard for some of those men to find vestments that fit them comfortably and well.

[@gillianlindeen5823]

Whoa! Blue isn’t officially recognized as a liturgical color yet? That is so interesting to know. Does anyone know what the official allowances (I don’t know if this would be found in canon law or where) on colorful decoration and embroidery on vestments? Also can anyone give me the exact allowance of who and when can wear cassoks? (I’m sorry if that’s spelled wrong) I see priests and seminarians wear them all the time.

[@kristianpowell3760]

I do really like Father Casey Cole, but I wish he would at least acknowledge the continued celebration of the Usus Antiquor, I wish he would’ve included descriptions of the maniple and biretta, especially since the latter appears fairly frequently and the former is occasionally used in the Novus Ordo but both are used by thousands of Churches who celebrate the old Latin Mass.

[@codename495]

I absolutely see where you’re coming from, but hopefully knowing that the purpose of these is to bring those with little to no knowledge of the subject into conversation and helping g them to learn a bit and hopefully seek to learn more will help you not feel as unfulfilled with the knowledge being presented.

[@kristianpowell3760]

@@codename495 I understand your point, but at the same time it would be wrong to not inform someone looking into Catholicism about the two different levels of liturgy being celebrated in the Church! Especially when the Usus Antiquor is at the forefront of many conversations especially among younger converts/the people walking them through their conversion!

[@HoosierRallyMaster]

6:37 It is not uncommon to wear white vestments with a significant amount of blue trim on Marian feasts. 😊

[@anastasiabeaverhaus9]

This may sound silly but what is the difference between priest, monk, and friar?

[@davidcope5736]

The history of the chasuble presented was a bit askew, the fiddle-back and gothic chasubles were not developed contemporaneously from altering the conical design. During the middle ages there was a slow cutting down in proportions to create what we would recognise as the gothic form, and then post reformation the reduction rapidly increased and eventually changed the form rather dramatically. Later baroque models appear almost like an apron rather than a poncho. I think all the different cuts are rather wonderful, although being English I am biased to the gothic form (it bringing to mind the pereformation English church).

[@sterjulie56]

Fr. Casey, the Franciscans who served as our chaplains and later stayed in our infirmary said that Franciscans had a special dispensation to concelebrate wear a stole over their habit. Perhaps this was only for emergencies?

[@johnsimca7093]

You did not mention the maniple worn on you left arm and matched the color of the chasuble.

[@BreakingInTheHabit]

The maniple is not a vestment of the Church anymore. It does not appear anywhere in the General Instruction. Rather, it is a vestige only used in the old rite.

[@johnsimca7093]

@@BreakingInTheHabit I was a pre Vatican II altar boy

[@keithperry6007]

I am neither Catholic nor Protestant...I am a just a CHRISTIAN ..Acts 11:26

[@AlexanderBrown77]

Do you believe the gospel? 1 Corinthians 15 KJV 1-4 Is your faith in the blood of Jesus Christ? Romans 3 KJV 🩸 25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;

[@philipcollins218]

I hate the back shot of green. My beloved grandmother was buried in her green channel suit.

[@carlosmarino2678]

Why on a video explaining the vestments worn in a Roman Catolic service, are the pictures on the video title Orthodox Catholic priestly vestments?

[@wolfthequarrelsome504]

Just maybe noteworthy to mention that Exodus 28 outlines in detail the priestly garments for the Jews and that the church, being from the jews, is following suit.

[@KnightOf_Christ]

Does anyone know if it is okay to start reading the bible from anywhere? I have been reading it, and made it half way through Leviticus. However, I want to read what Jesus did, can I just skip to the new testsment?? Plz help.

[@rhwinner]

There is a podcast called bible in a Year on KZbin you may want to check out. However it goes in order. It's fine to skip around. Maybe say a prayer, God help me to find a passage that speaks to me today and then open your bible randomly. Peace.

[@jwilsonhandmadeknives2760]

reading the bible front to back (Genesis -> Revelation) is probably the worst way to approach it the first time. Start with John. It is the Gospel presented from the perspective of Christ's love for us. It's the foundation. Then move into Acts, followed by Paul's epistles. You will have a great foundation then, so that when you go back to the Old Testament you will already understand what the prophesies are about. Lots of lightbulbs will come on. A really fun way is to get a study bible. When you read something cool, look at the footnotes and see where else in the bible that subject relates to. Go down the rabbit holes and really enjoy the journey.

[@southernlady1109]

Listen to Bible in a year to see how the Old and New Testaments coincide with each other. You can follow along reading your Bible. Fr Mike Schmitz reads a couple verses from both, then explains them. I think it’s the best method of learning The Holy Bible. St Peter warned against discerning Scripture for ourselves as it leads to our destruction. 2 Peter 3:16

[@njmaryannez]

By the way, reading about “what Jesus did” is ONLY found in the New Testament.

[@southernlady1109]

@@njmaryannez Not true at all! In Genesis 1:26 And he said: “Let US make Man to our image and likeness. And let him rule over the fish of the sea, and the flying creatures of the air, and the wild beasts, and the entire earth, and every animal that moves on the earth.” Genesis 1:27 And God created man to his own image; to the image of God he created him; male and female, he created them. Genesis 2:18 The Lord God also said: “It is not good for the man to be alone. Let US make a helper for him similar to himself.” Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a child is born, and unto us a son is given. And leadership is placed upon his shoulder. And his name shall be called: wonderful Counselor, mighty God, father of the future age, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:7 His reign will be increased, and there will be no end to his peace. He will sit upon the throne of David and over his kingdom, to confirm and strengthen it, in judgment and justice, from now even unto eternity. The zeal of the Lord of hosts shall accomplish this.

[@zoemundt4676]

I’m an evangelical Lutheran from the Church of Sweden and here if you wear the cincture a priest has to cross the stole, straight hanging stole with cincture is reserved for bishops only. But of course it only hangs straight down if you’re not wearing a cincture which most priests doesn’t as long as they’re not celebrants or wear a cope.

[@WilliamSwartzendruber]

Wow. Anglicans saw fit to change none of this during the reformation. At least, not from what I've seen at our own Holy Eucharist.

[@peterosmanski7466]

Wasn't there also something like a cuff that wrapped around the wrist of I believe the left (?) arm of the priest back before Vatican II? edit: after researching this, it was called the Maniple