{"product_id":"ivory-gloria-angels-christmas-stole","title":"Ivory Christmas Stole with Trumpeting Angels and Gloria in Excelsis Deo","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Ivory Gloria Angels Stole carries two trumpeting angels on each panel, standing on clouds and worked in gold with cream and white shading, above a gold ribbon banner reading Gloria in excelsis Deo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDesign and symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhere a single angel is common on Christmas vestments, this design uses two, stacked one above the other on each panel, each shown mid-trumpet-call and standing on a bank of cloud. The shading moves between gold and cream rather than staying flat, giving the figures some modelling. The two angels are worked at a matching scale and pose, so the pair reads as a mirrored set rather than two different figures, which keeps the eye on the banner text beneath them. That banner spells out the words Luke's Gospel gives the angels at the Nativity, Gloria in excelsis Deo, glory to God in the highest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eLiturgical use\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhite and gold is worn at Christmas Eve, Midnight Mass and Christmas Day. It is not suited to the violet weeks of Advent that come before it, nor to Lent or a funeral Mass.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWho it is for\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eCut for a priest, pastor or minister taking the Christmas services, in the presbyteral style worn straight down both shoulders. The Latin text suits a parish that keeps some Latin in its Christmas liturgy, though the phrase is widely sung in English translation as well, and the two-angel design gives the stole a busier, more festive character than a single-figure Christmas piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eLength and fit\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eStandard finished length is 120 in (305 cm), measured end to end over the shoulders. A made-to-measure length from 84 in to 120 in costs the same as standard; beyond 120 in, $10 is added for every further 5 in, up to 160 in. Enter a height in the box on this page for a suggested length, or override it with your own measurement. Your length, height and any notes carry through to the cart, checkout and order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSee the rest of our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/christmas-vestments\"\u003eChristmas vestments\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/white-and-ivory-vestments\"\u003ewhite and ivory vestments\u003c\/a\u003e, or the full \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/clergy-stoles\"\u003eclergy stoles\u003c\/a\u003e range. The \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/vestment-glossary\"\u003evestment glossary\u003c\/a\u003e has more on banner and text motifs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Clergy Couture","offers":[{"title":"Standard 120 in","offer_id":49382761496811,"sku":"TCC-STL-IVY-AGN-020-STD","price":184.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure up to 120 in","offer_id":49382761529579,"sku":"TCC-STL-IVY-AGN-020-M120","price":184.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 121-125 in","offer_id":49408869433579,"sku":"TCC-STL-IVY-AGN-020-M125","price":194.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 126-130 in","offer_id":49408869466347,"sku":"TCC-STL-IVY-AGN-020-M130","price":204.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 131-135 in","offer_id":49408869499115,"sku":"TCC-STL-IVY-AGN-020-M135","price":214.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 136-140 in","offer_id":49408869531883,"sku":"TCC-STL-IVY-AGN-020-M140","price":224.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 141-145 in","offer_id":49408869564651,"sku":"TCC-STL-IVY-AGN-020-M145","price":234.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 146-150 in","offer_id":49408869597419,"sku":"TCC-STL-IVY-AGN-020-M150","price":244.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 151-155 in","offer_id":49408869630187,"sku":"TCC-STL-IVY-AGN-020-M155","price":254.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 156-160 in","offer_id":49408869662955,"sku":"TCC-STL-IVY-AGN-020-M160","price":264.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0851\/8375\/8571\/files\/ivory-gloria-angels-christmas-stole-1.jpg?v=1788952604","url":"https:\/\/theclergycouture.com\/products\/ivory-gloria-angels-christmas-stole","provider":"The Clergy Couture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}