Vesture

The vesture is a lighter color than the traditional dark purple. ❋ Fr Timothy Matkin (2006)

By baptism we be regenerate, and when we shall have passed the time of this exile, he shall clothe us of double vesture, that is to wit of body and soul in glory. ❋ 1230-1298 (1900)

The spiritual exhilaration by it was mistaken for that caused by new wine (Ac 2: 13-17; Eph 5: 18). belly -- that is, the vesture on it. ❋ Unknown (1871)

It is because He wears a vesture dipped in blood, that 'on the vesture is the name written "King of kings, and Lord of lords."' ❋ Alexander Maclaren (1868)

Through all the variations in style and genre which this exhibition amply documents, he remains absorbed by the idea that a setting can become a kind of vesture, the vesture project an image, and the image tally uneasily with the human being to whom it is attached. ❋ Maxine (2009)

The Carouan being come to Medina two houres before day, and resting there till the euening, the captaine then with his company and other pilgrims setteth forward, with the greatest pompe possible: and taking with him the vesture which is made in maner of ❋ Unknown (2003)

So here the blood on His "vesture," reminding us of His own blood shed for even the ungodly who trample on it, is a premonition of the shedding of their blood in righteous retribution. ❋ Unknown (1871)

Fichte, in conformity with the Transcendental Philosophy, of which he was a distinguished teacher, declares first: That all things which we see or work with in this Earth, especially we ourselves and all persons, are as a kind of vesture or sensuous Appearance: that under all there lies, as the essence of them, what he calls the 'Divine Idea of the World;' this is the Reality which 'lies at the bottom of all ❋ Thomas Carlyle (1838)

Rev 19: 13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Rev 19: 16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Note that Mass is celebrated ad orientem on the original high altar, and that the Bishop is wearing a pontifical dalmatic as well as episcopal gloves (chirothecæ), two items of traditional liturgical vesture still permitted in the Ordinary Form, but today unfortunately mostly omitted. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Larger versions of these photos can be found here, as well a piece including some intriguing photos of Spanish canons in colorful vesture, which can be viewed here. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Bishop Hanke also wore the traditional and rarely-seen rationale, an item of vesture discussed here before which, in this form, is a unique privilege of the bishop of Eichstätt. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Bishop Kekić is here shown in a type of choral vesture ❋ Unknown (2009)

His vesture was dabbled in blood—and his broad brow, with all the features of the face, was besprinkled with the scarlet horror. ❋ Kelly Creagh (2010)