{"product_id":"blue-vine-celtic-cross-stole","title":"Royal Blue Priest Stole with Gold Vine and Celtic Cross for Advent","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis priest's stole sets a gold-embroidered vine against a royal blue ground, with a wide ivory band carrying the motif down each front panel and a gold Celtic ring-cross worked into the back of the neck. It can be tailored to your own length.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDesign and symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn ivory band runs the full length of each panel, bordered in blue, and on it a gold vine climbs from a rooted trunk near the hem, putting out leaves and small round fruit as it rises; the thread has a visible raised texture, consistent with worked satin stitch rather than a flat print. The vine draws on Christ's words in John 15, \"I am the vine, you are the branches\", a common image for a life grafted onto Christ and bearing fruit from it. At the back of the neck, a gold \u003cstrong\u003eCeltic ring-cross\u003c\/strong\u003e sits within a thin gold border: a cross set inside an unbroken circle, a form associated with Insular and Celtic Christian art. Gold cord edges the whole stole and gold bullion fringe finishes both ends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eLiturgical use\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlue is not a colour of the Roman rite.\u003c\/em\u003e Where it is worn, it belongs chiefly to Advent, in Sarum use and in a number of Anglican parishes that keep a blue Advent rather than a violet one, and it appears by long custom on Marian feasts and in Marian devotions in several traditions. It is not a substitute for Roman violet in Lent, and a priest should check his own parish's custom before ordering blue for Advent, since not every parish keeps it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWho it is for\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe vine and ring-cross suit a priest or minister who wants a stole with a Celtic character, whether for regular blue-Advent wear, for a wedding where the officiant favours blue, or as an ordination gift for someone with Celtic or Insular sympathies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eLength and fit\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eStandard finished length is 120 in (305 cm), end to end over both shoulders. A made-to-measure length from 84 in to 120 in costs no more than standard; beyond 120 in, $10 is added for each further 5 in, to a maximum of 160 in. Give your height in the box above and the page will suggest a length for you to confirm or adjust; that figure carries through to your cart, checkout and order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/blue-vestments\"\u003eblue vestments\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/celtic-vestments\"\u003eCeltic vestments\u003c\/a\u003e, see the wider \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/clergy-stoles\"\u003eclergy stoles\u003c\/a\u003e range, or read our note on \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/liturgical-colour-guide\"\u003eliturgical colour\u003c\/a\u003e before you choose blue.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Clergy Couture","offers":[{"title":"Standard 120 in","offer_id":49382770933995,"sku":"TCC-STL-BLU-CEL-072-STD","price":188.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure up to 120 in","offer_id":49382770966763,"sku":"TCC-STL-BLU-CEL-072-M120","price":188.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 121-125 in","offer_id":49408852820203,"sku":"TCC-STL-BLU-CEL-072-M125","price":198.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 126-130 in","offer_id":49408852852971,"sku":"TCC-STL-BLU-CEL-072-M130","price":208.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 131-135 in","offer_id":49408852885739,"sku":"TCC-STL-BLU-CEL-072-M135","price":218.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 136-140 in","offer_id":49408852918507,"sku":"TCC-STL-BLU-CEL-072-M140","price":228.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 141-145 in","offer_id":49408852951275,"sku":"TCC-STL-BLU-CEL-072-M145","price":238.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 146-150 in","offer_id":49408852984043,"sku":"TCC-STL-BLU-CEL-072-M150","price":248.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 151-155 in","offer_id":49408853016811,"sku":"TCC-STL-BLU-CEL-072-M155","price":258.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 156-160 in","offer_id":49408853049579,"sku":"TCC-STL-BLU-CEL-072-M160","price":268.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0851\/8375\/8571\/files\/blue-vine-celtic-cross-stole-1.jpg?v=1788952496","url":"https:\/\/theclergycouture.com\/products\/blue-vine-celtic-cross-stole","provider":"The Clergy Couture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}