{"product_id":"crown-of-thorns-chi-rho-lent-stole","title":"Crown of Thorns Clergy Stole in Violet with Chi Rho and INRI Embroidery","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Lent stole is built around a single running image: a twisted crown-of-thorns vine, worked in gold and silver thread, that climbs the full length of each violet panel from shoulder to hem. It can be tailored to your own length.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDesign and symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe thorn vine is the dominant motif here, and it runs uninterrupted down both panels rather than sitting as a single end motif. Near the base of each panel the vine gathers into a circular medallion: a crown of thorns enclosing a Chi Rho monogram, the ancient combination of the Greek letters chi and rho that begin the name of Christ. Below the medallion sits a small INRI banner - the Latin initials placed over the cross at the crucifixion, meaning \"Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews\" - and a small plain cross. Gold beaded fringe finishes each hem. At the back neck, a single cross flanked by two small thorn sprigs echoes the front design in miniature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eLiturgical use\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eViolet is the colour of Lent across the Roman, Anglican and Lutheran traditions, and this stole's Passion imagery - the thorns, the INRI banner - makes it a piece for the Lenten weeks specifically rather than for Advent, where the same violet is worn without the Passion references. It suits the Sundays and weekday services of Lent, Ash Wednesday, and Passiontide services in the weeks before Easter. Good Friday itself is kept in red in the Roman Rite, so this violet piece stays in the wardrobe on that day even though its imagery points toward the crucifixion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWho it is for\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eCut as a presbyteral stole for a priest, pastor or deacon, it is suited to a minister who wants the Passion narrative made visible through the whole of Lent, not just held back for Holy Week. It also reads well as a Lenten or ordination gift for clergy with a taste for symbol-dense embroidery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eLength and fit\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eStandard finished length is 120 in (305 cm) end to end over the shoulders. Any made-to-measure length from 84 in to 120 in is priced the same as standard, and $10 is added for each further 5 in beyond that, up to 160 in. The height box on this page will suggest a length from the height you enter, though you can set your own figure instead; your length, height and any notes are carried through to checkout and the order itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompare it with our other \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/violet-vestments\"\u003eviolet vestments\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/lent-vestments\"\u003eLent vestments\u003c\/a\u003e, browse the full \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/clergy-stoles\"\u003eclergy stole\u003c\/a\u003e range, or check our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/vestment-glossary\"\u003evestment glossary\u003c\/a\u003e for terms like Chi Rho and INRI.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Clergy Couture","offers":[{"title":"Standard 120 in","offer_id":49382769950955,"sku":"TCC-STL-VIO-THN-052-STD","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure up to 120 in","offer_id":49382769983723,"sku":"TCC-STL-VIO-THN-052-M120","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 121-125 in","offer_id":49408847610091,"sku":"TCC-STL-VIO-THN-052-M125","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 126-130 in","offer_id":49408847642859,"sku":"TCC-STL-VIO-THN-052-M130","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 131-135 in","offer_id":49408847675627,"sku":"TCC-STL-VIO-THN-052-M135","price":210.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 136-140 in","offer_id":49408847708395,"sku":"TCC-STL-VIO-THN-052-M140","price":220.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 141-145 in","offer_id":49408847741163,"sku":"TCC-STL-VIO-THN-052-M145","price":230.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 146-150 in","offer_id":49408847773931,"sku":"TCC-STL-VIO-THN-052-M150","price":240.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 151-155 in","offer_id":49408847806699,"sku":"TCC-STL-VIO-THN-052-M155","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 156-160 in","offer_id":49408847839467,"sku":"TCC-STL-VIO-THN-052-M160","price":260.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0851\/8375\/8571\/files\/crown-of-thorns-chi-rho-lent-stole-1.jpg?v=1788952558","url":"https:\/\/theclergycouture.com\/products\/crown-of-thorns-chi-rho-lent-stole","provider":"The Clergy Couture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}