The third Sunday in Advent saw the first use of the parish’s new rose vestments. Gammarelli’s maniples are a tad fiddly, but I think they turned out quite nicely. The pictures are rather poor, I am afraid. I am a scribe, not a photographer (and one can’t really be taking too many pictures during Mass … More Gaudete in Domino semper.

I foolishly neglected to get photographs of all the fabric and trimmings spread out on the counter at Gammarelli’s, but you can see the trim and tassels that will be on the vestments in this post from Fr. Zuhlsdorf’s blog. The cope should look almost exactly like the purple cope seen in the Easter Vigil photos; … More Rose Vestments, supplemental update

We dropped off over 9 yards of rose-colored silk at Gammarelli’s last Wednesday. Cope, chasuble, maniple, two stoles, and probably a little bit left over have been paid for and should be done in June or July. Many thanks to everyone who has contributed.

The Church of the Assumption, where Bishop Choby has so graciously facilitated the unusually generous offering of the Traditional Latin Mass, is still trying to build a proper collection of vestments. Some of us would like to contribute to this effort by arranging to have some new pieces made in rose, for Laetare and Guadete Sunday … More Rose Vestments Project