{"product_id":"violet-chasuble-ihs-radiant-cross","title":"Violet Chasuble with IHS Monogram and Radiant Cross for Lent and Advent","description":"\u003cp\u003eA deep violet gothic chasuble for Lent and Advent, embroidered in gold with a radiant cross, crossed wheat ears and the IHS monogram set in a beaded roundel. The cloth has a soft matte finish that absorbs light rather than catching it, which is what a penitential vestment should do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe embroidery\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe orphrey is not a laid-on band but a panel marked out by fine gold piping. A crest of fleur-de-lys and scrolling stands at the head of it, and beneath that a budded gold cross with fine rays radiating from the crossing. Below the cross, crossed wheat ears rise from curving leaves; below them the letters IHS sit inside a roundel outlined in small beads; and a broad foliate scroll closes the panel with a large fleur-de-lys at the hem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead downwards the panel moves from the Passion to the Holy Name to the bread of the Eucharist. The back is left plain, with a small gold fleur-de-lys at the neck and gold piping following the hem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eLiturgical use\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eViolet is the colour of the penitential seasons. This chasuble is made for \u003cstrong\u003eLent and Advent\u003c\/strong\u003e, for Ash Wednesday, and for penitential services and communal celebrations of reconciliation. Where local custom uses violet rather than black, it also serves for funerals and Masses for the dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn Gaudete Sunday and Laetare Sunday rose may be worn instead, where a rose vestment is kept. Violet is not worn at Pentecost or on Good Friday, which call for red, or in Ordinary Time, which calls for green.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eCut and construction\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFull gothic cut, wide across the shoulders and falling in a deep curve over the arms to a rounded hem, with no fastening. The ground is a deep violet cloth with a soft, velvety matte surface; fine gold piping outlines the orphrey panel, the neckline and the entire hem, and the embroidery is stitched into the cloth rather than applied as a patch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eSizing and made to measure\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTake one of the four graded standard sizes from the size guide on this page, or choose Made to Measure and send us your own figures — height, chest, waist and the front length you want. Made to Measure is priced the same as Extra Large.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eOrdering for a date\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrders are dispatched within 5–7 days, and delivery typically takes a further 10–15 days. Lent and Advent both bring a rush, so order well before Ash Wednesday or the First Sunday of Advent, or write to \u003ca href=\"mailto:support@theclergycouture.com\"\u003esupport@theclergycouture.com\u003c\/a\u003e and we will tell you what is still possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSee the rest of our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/chasubles\"\u003echasubles\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/violet-vestments\"\u003eviolet vestments\u003c\/a\u003e, browse everything we make for \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/lent-vestments\"\u003eLent\u003c\/a\u003e and for \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/advent-vestments\"\u003eAdvent\u003c\/a\u003e, or ask about \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/custom-vestments\"\u003ecustom and made to measure vestments\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Clergy Couture","offers":[{"title":"Small","offer_id":49379933946091,"sku":"TCC-CHS-VIO-IHS-009-S","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Medium","offer_id":50526124572907,"sku":"TCC-CHS-VIO-IHS-009-M","price":233.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large","offer_id":50526124605675,"sku":"TCC-CHS-VIO-IHS-009-L","price":244.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Extra Large","offer_id":50526124638443,"sku":"TCC-CHS-VIO-IHS-009-XL","price":255.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure","offer_id":49379934634219,"sku":"TCC-CHS-VIO-IHS-009-MTM","price":255.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0851\/8375\/8571\/files\/tcc-violet-chasuble-ihs-front_f681e144-2bfc-47ad-8981-e694d4b4681d.jpg?v=1788899593","url":"https:\/\/theclergycouture.com\/products\/violet-chasuble-ihs-radiant-cross","provider":"The Clergy Couture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}