Accessories
Book and Bellow Style Burses, Chalice Veils, Ciborium Covers, Garment Bags, Maniples, Memorial Labels, Mitre Covers, Name Labels
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Albs
The Alb is a full-length garment usually gathered by a cincture, worn by the principal clergy over the cassock or habit at liturgical functions. Based on the Greco-Roman tunic, it symbolizes the purity consonant with the celebration of the Mass and resembles the white robe with which Herod, in derision, ordered Christ to be covered.
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Appliques
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Arte Grosse
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Biretta / Zucchetto
The Bishop's biretta is a hard square cap. For a bishop, it is purple in color with a pom of the same color as the biretta. A bishop on the inside of a church uses the biretta, when he is not in vestments. Priests' birettas are black with a pom, while Seminarians and Deacons' are black with no pom. In addition, Cardinals have red birettas with no pom.
The Zucchetto is a round skull cap of purple often worn under the biretta or mitre. The colors and there uses are: White for the Pope, Red for Cardinals, Purple for Bishops and black for priests and deacons.
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Bishop Apparel
We take pride in offering the finest selection of clergy apparel exclusively made for the Bishop. Our garments are made with craftsmanship that has been passed down from generation to generation. We have been serving the needs of the clergy and church for 100 years using the top manufacturer's in the world, from Gamarelli in Europe to the R.J. Toomey Company, right here in Massachusetts. We offer custommade Bishop's Apparel in a variety of style, color and sizes to suit your personal needs.
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Copes / Capes / Coat / Humeral Veil
The cope (Known in Latin as pluviale 'rain coat' or cappa 'cape') is a liturgical vestment, which may be described as a very long mantle or cloak, open in front and fastened at the breast with a band or clasp. It may be of any liturgical colour.
A cope may be worn by any rank of the clergy. If worn by a bishop The humeral veil is one of the liturgical vestments of the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches. It consists of a piece of cloth about 2.75 m long and 90 cm wide draped over the shoulders and down the front, normally of silk or gold. At the ends there are usually pockets in the back for hands to go into so that the wearer can hold items without touching them with his handsit should be accompanied by a Mitre.
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Cassocks
A close fitting ankle length garment worn as an under garment during liturgical functions. Also an overgarment for both indoors and outdoors for clerics in Catholic countries.
The Bishop's Cassock is made of purple material. In penitential seasons, for example, Advent and Lent, and at offices of the dead, the cassock worn is black with purple trimmings. With the cassock is worn a cincture, also of the colour purple with tassels on the two strands that hang down on the left side.
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Clergy Shirts
We have Clergy Shirt for ladies and men. A Clergy shirt is an item of clerical clothing worn by some members of the Christian clergy. It is a shirt, usually black, that either is collarless and worn with a detachable clerical collar or has a high banded collar sewn to accommodate a white cloth or soft plastic insert, leaving a small white square at the base of the throat.
In some Western Christian churches, a bishop will be distinguished by wearing a purple or burgundy clergy shirt when not vested for a service.
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Cinctures
A lengthy cord, usually of linen or hemp, tied at the waist to gather and confine the long flowing alb. Also called a girdle, it symbolizes chasity and is usually white, but it may be also the liturgical color of the day.
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Deacon Items
A deacon is a clergyman who assists the bishop and priests. He is ordained, not to the priesthood but to service.
Our selection for Deacons include albs, stoles, dalmatics, shirts and accessories including beautiful rings and cuff links.
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Fiddle Back
To make it easier for the priest to join his hands when wearing a chasuble of stiff (lined and heavily embroidered) material, the front was cut away further, giving it the distinctive shape often called "fiddleback".
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Hayes and Finch
Hayes and Finch originated in Liverpool England back in 1882, as a candle supplier to local churches. Now in 2008, Hayes and Finch are one of the industries leading suppliers of clerical apparel, as well as church goods, worldwide with a local branch here in the USA. Hayes and Finch are well known for their Tonsure Dress Clerical Shirt.
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Mitres
A Mitre is a double pointed cap, used in early times as a headdress for kings. Now it's a type of headgear known as the traditional, ceremonial head-dress of bishops and certain abbots in the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion, and also bishops and certain other clergy in the Eastern Orthodoxy and Oriental Orthodoxy.
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Robes
A loose garment worn over clothing on formal occasions as an indication of office or state, like judicial robes. Also worn by choir members, ministers and on ceremonial occasions.
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Slabbinck
Slabbinck, a family owned business, from Bruges Belgium, has been providing fine liturgical vestments since 1903. The product line from Slabbinck includes altar linens, shirts, albs, chasubles, copes and much more.
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Stadelmaier
Stadelmaier was established in 1930 by A.W. Stadelmaier and his wife Magdalena. Stadelmaier's mission is to continue to be the combination of originality and creativity, while incorporating age old craftsmanship. The result is the creation of modern and traditional vestments and clerical apparel. Stadelmaier had the great honor of designing and creating the vestments worn, on three occasions, by Pope Benedict XVI, during his visit to the United States in 2008 in Washington DC and New York City.
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Stoles
The stole is a long liturgical vestment, consisting of a long, narrow band of material several inches wide, worn around the neck by priests and bishops, from the left shoulder like a sash by deacons, at liturgical services.
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Surplice
A surplice is large sleeve loose fitting garment reaching almost to the knees, usually of linen or cotton, worn over the cassock. Some surplice are ornamented with lace or embroidery at the hem and sleeves. a surplice is worn during processions, while administering the Sacraments or at any function when the alb is not prescribed.
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Tippet / Chimere / Rochet
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Vestments / Chasubles
The Chausable is a sleeveless outer garment used primarily for the celebration of the Mass. Liturgical Dress worn by members of the Clergy during official Priestly Duties and Religious Ceremonies. As ceremonial clothing, vestments express the nature of the occasion defined by the symbolism of the design.
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Vests / Vestfronts
Clergy Vest is expertly tailored enrich looking tropical weight, Polyester Wool Blend with double lined back in 11 standard sizes. Vestfronts have the look of a vest, but with a false back.
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Custom Garments
If you don't see what you're looking for, we can have the garment made from your own specifications, including color, style and size.
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Women's Only
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