{"product_id":"ave-maria-blue-marian-stole","title":"Royal Blue Clergy Stole with Ave Maria Monogram for Marian Feasts","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis priest's stole is worked in royal blue satin-look cloth with an ivory, gold-trimmed yoke. Each panel carries, top to bottom, a ring of stars over a small crown, a lily, a crown over an interlaced AM monogram, a rose-and-lily-of-the-valley vine, and a crescent moon near the fringe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDesign and symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eFive registers run the length of each panel, all bordered in gold and finished in gold fringe. The reverse is plain gold satin, visible only at the neck yoke when worn. The ring of stars over a crown and the crescent moon underfoot both come from the woman clothed with the sun in Revelation 12, the text behind the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception. The interlaced AM monogram abbreviates Ave Maria, 'Hail Mary,' and the lily is Mary's standard flower of purity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eLiturgical use\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlue is not one of the Roman rite's core liturgical colours - white, red, green, violet and, in some uses, black cover the calendar there. Where blue is worn for Marian feasts, as here, it is by long custom in many Catholic and Anglican parishes rather than by rubric, and by separate custom for Advent in Sarum\/Anglican use. Check with your own parish or diocese before assuming blue is expected on a given day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWho it is for\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA priest with a Marian devotion, for the Immaculate Conception, the Annunciation, or another feast of Our Lady kept in blue by local custom, and equally suited as an ordination gift for a priest known for that devotion. It is not intended as a substitute for white on Easter or Christmas, nor for green through Ordinary Time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eLength and fit\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eStandard finished length is 120 in (305 cm), measured over both shoulders, with any made-to-measure length from 84 in to 120 in priced the same as standard. Beyond 120 in, $10 is added for each further 5 in, up to 160 in. Enter your height on the product page for a suggested length, and change it if you prefer - the figure you give travels through to your cart, checkout and order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/marian-feast-vestments\"\u003eMarian Feast Vestments\u003c\/a\u003e, see the wider \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/clergy-stoles\"\u003eClergy Stoles\u003c\/a\u003e range, or read the \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/liturgical-colour-guide\"\u003eliturgical colour guide\u003c\/a\u003e for more on blue's regional use.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Clergy Couture","offers":[{"title":"Standard 120 in","offer_id":49382761103595,"sku":"TCC-STL-BLU-IMC-038-STD","price":192.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure up to 120 in","offer_id":49382761136363,"sku":"TCC-STL-BLU-IMC-038-M120","price":192.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 121-125 in","offer_id":49408868516075,"sku":"TCC-STL-BLU-IMC-038-M125","price":202.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 126-130 in","offer_id":49408868548843,"sku":"TCC-STL-BLU-IMC-038-M130","price":212.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 131-135 in","offer_id":49408868581611,"sku":"TCC-STL-BLU-IMC-038-M135","price":222.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 136-140 in","offer_id":49408868614379,"sku":"TCC-STL-BLU-IMC-038-M140","price":232.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 141-145 in","offer_id":49408868647147,"sku":"TCC-STL-BLU-IMC-038-M145","price":242.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 146-150 in","offer_id":49408868679915,"sku":"TCC-STL-BLU-IMC-038-M150","price":252.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 151-155 in","offer_id":49408868712683,"sku":"TCC-STL-BLU-IMC-038-M155","price":262.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 156-160 in","offer_id":49408868745451,"sku":"TCC-STL-BLU-IMC-038-M160","price":272.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0851\/8375\/8571\/files\/ave-maria-blue-marian-stole-1.jpg?v=1788952496","url":"https:\/\/theclergycouture.com\/products\/ave-maria-blue-marian-stole","provider":"The Clergy Couture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}