{"product_id":"blue-velvet-celtic-cross-marian-stole","title":"Blue Velvet Priest Stole with Celtic Crosses and a Gold Lily Vine","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis priest's stole pairs a royal-blue velvet-look centre with wide ivory bands on each panel, three gold Celtic crosses grouped at the neckline and a dense gold vine of lilies and pomegranate-style pods running the length of the ivory to a thick gold fringe. It can be tailored to whatever length its wearer needs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDesign and symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhere most of the stoles in this catalogue keep to one continuous panel, this one is built from two fabrics: a blue velvet-look centre strip on each side, flanked by broad ivory bands, with white piping marking the join. Three gold Celtic, or ringed, crosses sit together at the neckline, one on each panel and a third centred between them, an unusual grouping in place of the single cross most stoles carry. Below them the ivory bands are worked densely in gold with a scrolling vine of lily blooms and bulbous seed pods resembling pomegranates. The lily has long stood for Mary's purity in church art, which is the thread running through this whole design; the pomegranate-like pods, less common but not unheard of in devotional embroidery, are usually read as a sign of fullness and fruitfulness rather than anything more specific, and we would rather say that plainly than guess further.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eLiturgical use\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlue is not a colour of the Roman rite. It is used by custom for Marian feasts in a number of Catholic and Anglican settings, distinct from the Church's official Marian white, and it also appears, separately, as an Advent colour in Sarum and some Anglican use. This stole leans on both associations at once, through its Celtic crosses and lily vine, which makes it suited to Marian feast days and, in parishes that keep Advent blue, to Advent as well. Where a parish uses only white for Mary and only violet for Advent, this piece will not match either occasion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWho it is for\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA priest vested for a Marian feast, or ordained in a parish with Celtic or Marian devotional character, is the clearest match. The two-fabric construction and dense vine embroidery put this toward the more elaborate end of the catalogue, which also makes it a natural ordination gift for someone who will wear it for years rather than once.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eLength and fit\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eStandard length is 120 in (305 cm) end to end, in the presbyteral cut worn straight down over both shoulders. Made to measure from 84 in to 120 in costs the same as standard, and $10 is added for every further 5 in past that, up to 160 in. The height box on this page suggests a length from your height, which you can override; your chosen length, height and any notes carry through to the cart, checkout and order automatically.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/marian-feast-vestments\"\u003eMarian feast vestments\u003c\/a\u003e, the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/celtic-vestments\"\u003eCeltic vestments\u003c\/a\u003e range and our other \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/ordination-gifts\"\u003eordination gifts\u003c\/a\u003e, or see every \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/blue-vestments\"\u003eblue vestment\u003c\/a\u003e we make.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Clergy Couture","offers":[{"title":"Standard 120 in","offer_id":49382740295915,"sku":"TCC-STL-BLU-CEL-007-STD","price":192.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure up to 120 in","offer_id":49382740328683,"sku":"TCC-STL-BLU-CEL-007-M120","price":192.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 121-125 in","offer_id":49408842301675,"sku":"TCC-STL-BLU-CEL-007-M125","price":202.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 126-130 in","offer_id":49408842334443,"sku":"TCC-STL-BLU-CEL-007-M130","price":212.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 131-135 in","offer_id":49408842367211,"sku":"TCC-STL-BLU-CEL-007-M135","price":222.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 136-140 in","offer_id":49408842399979,"sku":"TCC-STL-BLU-CEL-007-M140","price":232.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 141-145 in","offer_id":49408842432747,"sku":"TCC-STL-BLU-CEL-007-M145","price":242.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 146-150 in","offer_id":49408842465515,"sku":"TCC-STL-BLU-CEL-007-M150","price":252.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 151-155 in","offer_id":49408842498283,"sku":"TCC-STL-BLU-CEL-007-M155","price":262.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 156-160 in","offer_id":49408842531051,"sku":"TCC-STL-BLU-CEL-007-M160","price":272.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0851\/8375\/8571\/files\/blue-velvet-celtic-cross-marian-stole-1.jpg?v=1788952496","url":"https:\/\/theclergycouture.com\/products\/blue-velvet-celtic-cross-marian-stole","provider":"The Clergy Couture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}