{"product_id":"black-requiem-chasuble-agnus-dei","title":"Black Requiem Chasuble with Agnus Dei and Crown of Thorns Embroidery","description":"\u003cp\u003eA black gothic chasuble in satin, embroidered in gold with the Agnus Dei on the back and the crown of thorns on the front. It is made for the Masses the Church keeps in black: Requiems, funerals, and the commemoration of All Souls.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe embroidery\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe back orphrey carries the Lamb of God at its centre, standing with the cross-staff inside a gold gothic arch, and beneath it a long column of fleur-de-lys scrollwork worked in a single tone of gold. The front orphrey answers it with three signs read from the top down: a flowering gothic cross, the crown of thorns, and a cross lettered INRI rising out of foliate scroll. A narrow gold galloon runs the length of the orphrey on both faces, and a small gold cross is set at the back of the neck.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe whole scheme is gold on black with no second colour. On a vestment worn at a funeral that restraint earns its keep: the motifs stay legible from the back of a church without the garment ever becoming ornate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eLiturgical use\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlack belongs to the Masses of the dead. This chasuble is made for the \u003cstrong\u003eRequiem Mass, funerals, month's mind and anniversary Masses, and All Souls' Day\u003c\/strong\u003e, and it is equally at home in the Roman rite and in Anglican and Lutheran practice where black is kept for the departed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is not worn in Advent or Lent, which call for violet, nor on Good Friday or at Pentecost, which call for red. Where your own tradition prefers violet or white for funerals, follow your ordinary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eCut and construction\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFull gothic cut: wide across the shoulders, falling in a deep curve over the arms and shaped to a rounded hem, with no fastening, since the chasuble is drawn on over the head. The ground is a satin-finish cloth with a clear lustre that carries candlelight without glare, and the embroidery is stitched into the orphrey rather than applied as a patch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eSizing and made to measure\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChoose one of the four graded standard sizes, or choose Made to Measure and give us your own figures — height, chest, waist and the front length you want — and the chasuble is cut to them. Made to Measure is priced the same as Extra Large. The size guide on this page gives the back length and the width across for every standard size.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eOrdering for a date\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrders are dispatched within 5–7 days, and delivery typically takes a further 10–15 days. If you need it for a particular date, write to \u003ca href=\"mailto:support@theclergycouture.com\"\u003esupport@theclergycouture.com\u003c\/a\u003e before ordering and we will tell you honestly whether it can be finished in time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBrowse the rest of our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/chasubles\"\u003echasubles\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/black-vestments\"\u003eblack vestments\u003c\/a\u003e, see what we make for \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/funeral-and-memorial-vestments\"\u003efunerals and memorials\u003c\/a\u003e and for All Saints and All Souls, or ask about \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/custom-vestments\"\u003ecustom and made to measure vestments\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Clergy Couture","offers":[{"title":"Small","offer_id":49379904585963,"sku":"TCC-CHS-BLK-AGD-001-S","price":245.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Medium","offer_id":50526121689323,"sku":"TCC-CHS-BLK-AGD-001-M","price":253.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large","offer_id":50526121722091,"sku":"TCC-CHS-BLK-AGD-001-L","price":264.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Extra Large","offer_id":50526121754859,"sku":"TCC-CHS-BLK-AGD-001-XL","price":275.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure","offer_id":49379904684267,"sku":"TCC-CHS-BLK-AGD-001-MTM","price":275.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0851\/8375\/8571\/files\/tcc-black-chasuble-agnus-dei-front_2f030064-5084-41bb-b1b9-2834c18966fe.jpg?v=1788898778","url":"https:\/\/theclergycouture.com\/products\/black-requiem-chasuble-agnus-dei","provider":"The Clergy Couture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}