{"product_id":"blue-ave-maria-rose-marian-stole","title":"Royal Blue Stole Embroidered Ave Maria with Rose and Marian Monogram","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Marian stole spells its devotion out in words as well as pictures: a crowned gold \"AM\" monogram and ring of stars near the neck, a red rose worked with gold rays, a stem of small bell-shaped flowers, and the words \"AVE MARIA\" embroidered in gold down each panel of royal-blue satin-look fabric. It is available in whatever length its wearer needs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDesign and symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach panel runs top to bottom through a small sequence: a ring of gold stars beneath a gold crown, over the monogram \"AM\"; a red rose set against gold rays; a stem of small white bell-shaped flowers in the lily-of-the-valley style; the words \"AVE MARIA\" stacked across two lines; and a second small rose near the hem, above gold fringe. The crown and monogram together are a familiar shorthand for Mary as Queen, and the twelve stars that often ring such a monogram allude to the woman \"clothed with the sun\" and \"a crown of twelve stars\" in Revelation, read in Catholic tradition as a figure of Mary. \"Ave Maria\", the Latin for \"Hail Mary\", spelled out in full rather than abbreviated, leaves no doubt about the stole's occasion. The rose is one of the oldest titles given to Mary in devotional writing, often called the Mystical Rose, and it is the flower this stole gives the most visual weight to outside the lettering itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eLiturgical use\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlue is not a liturgical colour recognised by the Roman rite's official rubrics, which use white for Marian feasts including the Immaculate Conception. Blue for Mary is instead a long custom, strong in Spanish, Latin American and many parish devotional practices, and increasingly adopted elsewhere precisely because it distinguishes a Marian occasion visually from the general white class. Where your parish or diocese expects white for Marian feasts, choose one of the white stoles in the catalogue instead; where Marian blue is the local custom, this piece was made for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWho it is for\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Catholic priest, or a priest or pastor in another tradition that keeps Marian devotions, is the natural wearer, particularly for the Immaculate Conception and other major feasts of Mary. The lettering-forward design also reads well as an ordination gift for a priest with a personal Marian devotion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eLength and fit\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stole is finished at 120 in (305 cm) as standard, measured end to end over the shoulders in the presbyteral cut. A made-to-measure length anywhere from 84 in to 120 in costs no more than standard, and $10 is added for every further 5 in beyond that, up to 160 in. Give your height in the box on this page for a suggested length, or enter your own figure; the length, height and any notes you provide travel through to your cart, checkout and order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSee the rest of the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/marian-feast-vestments\"\u003eMarian feast vestments\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/ordination-gifts\"\u003eordination gifts\u003c\/a\u003e, or browse every \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/blue-vestments\"\u003eblue vestment\u003c\/a\u003e in the shop. The \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/liturgical-colour-guide\"\u003eliturgical colour guide\u003c\/a\u003e sets out where Marian blue is and is not the local custom.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Clergy Couture","offers":[{"title":"Standard 120 in","offer_id":49382742163691,"sku":"TCC-STL-BLU-ROS-008-STD","price":184.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure up to 120 in","offer_id":49382742196459,"sku":"TCC-STL-BLU-ROS-008-M120","price":184.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 121-125 in","offer_id":49408844759275,"sku":"TCC-STL-BLU-ROS-008-M125","price":194.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 126-130 in","offer_id":49408844792043,"sku":"TCC-STL-BLU-ROS-008-M130","price":204.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 131-135 in","offer_id":49408844824811,"sku":"TCC-STL-BLU-ROS-008-M135","price":214.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 136-140 in","offer_id":49408844857579,"sku":"TCC-STL-BLU-ROS-008-M140","price":224.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 141-145 in","offer_id":49408844890347,"sku":"TCC-STL-BLU-ROS-008-M145","price":234.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 146-150 in","offer_id":49408844923115,"sku":"TCC-STL-BLU-ROS-008-M150","price":244.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 151-155 in","offer_id":49408844955883,"sku":"TCC-STL-BLU-ROS-008-M155","price":254.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 156-160 in","offer_id":49408844988651,"sku":"TCC-STL-BLU-ROS-008-M160","price":264.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0851\/8375\/8571\/files\/blue-ave-maria-rose-marian-stole-1.jpg?v=1788952496","url":"https:\/\/theclergycouture.com\/products\/blue-ave-maria-rose-marian-stole","provider":"The Clergy Couture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}