{"product_id":"violet-rorate-caeli-medallion-stole","title":"Violet Jesse Tree Clergy Stole with Rorate Caeli Medallions for Advent","description":"\u003cp\u003eSix circular medallions climb each panel of this violet stole, each carrying a small Old Testament image along the vine of Jesse, ending near the hem in a reclining crowned figure and the embroidered words \u003cem\u003eRorate Caeli\u003c\/em\u003e. It is designed for Advent, for the Rorate Mass, and for ordinations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDesign and symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ground is a deep purple satin, framed on each panel by a gold-tan bordered band that runs the length of the embroidered column, itself edged in matching gold-tan trim along both long edges. Each panel opens at the top with a gold crown, then a gold vine with green leaves descends through six medallions: on the left panel, an apple, an ark on the waves, a ladder, flames, the tablets of the law and a ram's horn; on the right, a serpent, an open book, a striped cloth, a pair of sandals, a harp and a six-pointed star. Near the hem the vine forms into roots, beneath which sits a small reclining crowned figure worked in gold, and below that the words \u003cem\u003eRorate Caeli\u003c\/em\u003e are embroidered in gold on the purple ground. Champagne-gold beaded fringe finishes both hems, and the back neck carries a single gold star at its point.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe medallions set small scenes from the Old Testament along the line of Jesse, father of David, as stations in the history that Advent recalls leading toward Christ; the striped cloth among the smaller icons is worked as a plain draped or folded length of fabric rather than a more specific emblem. The reclining crowned figure at the root most plausibly reads as Jesse himself, the root from which the tree grows. \u003cem\u003eRorate Caeli\u003c\/em\u003e, \"drop down, ye heavens\", opens the Advent introit drawn from Isaiah 45:8 and gives the stole its name.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eLiturgical use\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eViolet is the customary Advent colour across most western traditions. The Latin text here, and the specific reference to the Rorate Mass, a votive Advent devotion, sit most naturally in Roman Catholic and Anglo-Catholic use, where that Latin tradition is retained; other traditions that keep a plainer Advent may prefer our Jesse Tree stole without lettering. It is not intended for Lent, where violet is also worn but this specific Advent imagery would be out of place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWho it is for\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA priest, pastor or minister marking the full run of Advent, and especially the Rorate Mass or an O Antiphon service, is the intended wearer, and the density of imagery also suits it as an ordination gift for someone ordained during Advent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eLength and fit\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eStandard finished length is 120 in (305 cm), measured end to end over both shoulders, with any length between 84 in and 120 in made at the same price. Beyond 120 in, $10 is added for every further 5 in, to a maximum of 160 in. The product page suggests a length from your height, which you may override; the length, height and any notes you give travel through to your cart, checkout and order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSee our other \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/violet-vestments\"\u003eviolet vestments\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/ordination-gifts\"\u003eordination gifts\u003c\/a\u003e, or read the \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/vestment-glossary\"\u003evestment glossary\u003c\/a\u003e for the terms used above.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Clergy Couture","offers":[{"title":"Standard 120 in","offer_id":49382805569771,"sku":"TCC-STL-VIO-MDL-049-STD","price":192.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure up to 120 in","offer_id":49382805602539,"sku":"TCC-STL-VIO-MDL-049-M120","price":192.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 121-125 in","offer_id":49408854425835,"sku":"TCC-STL-VIO-MDL-049-M125","price":202.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 126-130 in","offer_id":49408854458603,"sku":"TCC-STL-VIO-MDL-049-M130","price":212.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 131-135 in","offer_id":49408854491371,"sku":"TCC-STL-VIO-MDL-049-M135","price":222.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 136-140 in","offer_id":49408854524139,"sku":"TCC-STL-VIO-MDL-049-M140","price":232.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 141-145 in","offer_id":49408854556907,"sku":"TCC-STL-VIO-MDL-049-M145","price":242.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 146-150 in","offer_id":49408854589675,"sku":"TCC-STL-VIO-MDL-049-M150","price":252.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 151-155 in","offer_id":49408854622443,"sku":"TCC-STL-VIO-MDL-049-M155","price":262.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 156-160 in","offer_id":49408854655211,"sku":"TCC-STL-VIO-MDL-049-M160","price":272.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0851\/8375\/8571\/files\/violet-rorate-caeli-medallion-stole-1.jpg?v=1788954510","url":"https:\/\/theclergycouture.com\/products\/violet-rorate-caeli-medallion-stole","provider":"The Clergy Couture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}