Sunday 31 March 2019

Vestments for the Penitential Seasons

Violet vestments
During this Season, the Studio is pleased to feature this chasuble set, made from dupion silk and lined in a subtle lavender shade of taffeta. The orphrey of this chasuble is formed from a new braid designed by the Studio and called Rosa Antiqua.  The braid has been especially designed for use with Rose and Indigo-violet vestments.

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Friday 29 March 2019

Contrasts : 3

Solemn Mass in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite :
A European Parish Church.

Solemn Mass in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite :
Conventual Mass at the Abbey of Le Barroux, France.

Re-posted.

Wednesday 27 March 2019

Contrasts : 2

Contrasts
A priestly Ordination at the Abbey of Notre-Dame de Fontgombault, France.

Read a little more about this here .

Re-posted.

Monday 25 March 2019

Contrasts : 1

Contrasts

These engravings were taken from Teaching Truth by Signs and Ceremonies, by the Rev'd James Meagher, New York, 1885 (left) and Vestments and Vesture, by Dom E A Roulin OSB, Edinburgh, 1930 (right).
Re-posted.

Saturday 23 March 2019

For Laetare Sunday 2019

Twice a year, the Church breaks the tone of its penitential seasons by the use of rose-coloured vestments.  Rose-coloured vestments were never commonplace and they still are not.  Many different colours have been deemed by the Church as acceptable as liturgical rose.  Some of these are a salmon shade; some a silvery-pink, almost mushroom-colour; some close to what we would call Bishop's purple or fuchsia; and some red with overtones of gold.

We are pleased to feature this chasuble set, made from dupion silk and lined in a subtle pink shade of taffeta. The orphrey of this chasuble is formed from a new braid designed by the Studio and called Saint Charles.  The braid has been especially designed for use with Rose and Indigo-violet vestments.

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Enquiries : At this page.

Saturday 16 March 2019

Festal Gothic Revival vestments

Saint AustinThe Studio has recently produced these vestments for a returning customer, a priest of the Diocese of Columbus (Ohio).  Since our customer's parish is dedicated to Saint Patrick, a festal chasuble with green in its ornamental scheme was requested.

The chasuble was made from a lovely English ecclesiastical brocade and lined in a soft-shade of green taffeta.  The ornament was formed from one of the Studio's unique braids, ChiRho.

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Thursday 14 March 2019

On the importance of returning thanks

On the way to Jerusalem Jesus was going through the region between Samaria and Galilee.  As he entered a village, ten lepers approached him. Keeping their distance,  they called out, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” When he saw them, he said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were made clean.  Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice.  He prostrated himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him. And he was a Samaritan.  Then Jesus asked, “Were not ten made clean? But the other nine, where are they? Was none of them found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?”  Then he said to him, “Get up and go on your way; your faith has made you well.”

Saint Luke's Gospel 17:11-19 in the New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition.

Saturday 9 March 2019

In this Lenten Season

AWN Pugin
On this First Sunday of Lent, we are pleased to present this recently-completed chasuble for the penitential seasons.  The vestments are made from a deeper shade of violet ecclesiastical brocade and are lined in Royal blue taffeta.  This ample chasuble in the Gothic Revival style is ornamented with one of the Studio's unique braids, based on a design by AWN Pugin.

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Friday 1 March 2019

As Lent Approaches


Conical vestments
The Saint Bede Studio recently completed a chasuble in a semi-conical form for a priest customer in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis (USA).

This is a chasuble in Roman purple dupion silk and ornamented with one of the Studio's unique braids.  The vestments were lined in red silk.

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