{"product_id":"violet-velvet-rose-thorn-stole","title":"Violet Velvet Clergy Stole with Rose and Thorn Embroidery for Lent","description":"\u003cp\u003eA small silver cross sits at the top of each panel of this velvet-look stole, above a vine of thorny stems, dark burgundy roses and silver teardrop shapes that runs the full length to a lavender fringe. It is designed for Lent and for Advent, the two seasons that share the colour violet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDesign and symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe front-facing panels are a deep purple, close to eggplant, with a velvet-look surface, noticeably different from the lighter lavender satin-look reverse of the same stole; the back neck triangle carries this same dark velvet with a small silver leaf emblem, while the hanging back panels themselves read in the lighter lavender. A small silver embroidered cross sits near the top of each front panel. Below it, a vertical vine of silver-grey thorny stems alternates with three dark red roses per panel, with small silver teardrop shapes threaded through the vine. Silver-gold piping edges the stole, and a lavender twisted fringe, lighter than the main body, finishes both hems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe rose set among thorns is a long-standing image of beauty carried through suffering, which suits Lent's penitence and Advent's watchful waiting alike. The small silver teardrops threaded among the thorns may be read as dew or, alongside the thorns, as drops shed on the way; we would not press either reading as the fixed one, since the design carries no single stated meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eLiturgical use\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eViolet is worn in Lent and in Advent in most western traditions, including Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran and common Methodist use, though not universally, and some Anglican parishes keep blue rather than violet for Advent. This stole is not intended for Easter or Christmas, when white and gold are worn, for Pentecost or martyrs' feasts, when red is customary, or for the green of Ordinary Time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWho it is for\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA priest, pastor or minister presiding through Lent or Advent is the intended wearer, and the design also suits an ordination gift for someone ordained in either penitential season. It is not a substitute for a true rose vestment: see the note below on Gaudete and Laetare Sundays if that distinction matters to your order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eLength and fit\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur standard finish for this stole is 120 in (305 cm), taken end to end over both shoulders, and a made-to-measure order anywhere between 84 in and that figure costs no more. Go longer, up to 160 in, and we add $10 per extra 5 in. The product page will turn a height you give it into a suggested length, which you can accept or replace with your own number; either way it travels with your height and any notes through the cart to your final order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSee our other \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/violet-vestments\"\u003eviolet vestments\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/lent-vestments\"\u003eLent vestments\u003c\/a\u003e, or read our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/fabric-guide\"\u003efabric guide\u003c\/a\u003e for care notes on velvet-look cloth.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Clergy Couture","offers":[{"title":"Standard 120 in","offer_id":49382807535851,"sku":"TCC-STL-VIO-RSC-050-STD","price":188.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure up to 120 in","offer_id":49382807568619,"sku":"TCC-STL-VIO-RSC-050-M120","price":188.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 121-125 in","offer_id":49408857735403,"sku":"TCC-STL-VIO-RSC-050-M125","price":198.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 126-130 in","offer_id":49408857768171,"sku":"TCC-STL-VIO-RSC-050-M130","price":208.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 131-135 in","offer_id":49408857800939,"sku":"TCC-STL-VIO-RSC-050-M135","price":218.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 136-140 in","offer_id":49408857833707,"sku":"TCC-STL-VIO-RSC-050-M140","price":228.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 141-145 in","offer_id":49408857866475,"sku":"TCC-STL-VIO-RSC-050-M145","price":238.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 146-150 in","offer_id":49408857899243,"sku":"TCC-STL-VIO-RSC-050-M150","price":248.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 151-155 in","offer_id":49408857932011,"sku":"TCC-STL-VIO-RSC-050-M155","price":258.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 156-160 in","offer_id":49408857964779,"sku":"TCC-STL-VIO-RSC-050-M160","price":268.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0851\/8375\/8571\/files\/violet-velvet-rose-thorn-stole-1.jpg?v=1788954510","url":"https:\/\/theclergycouture.com\/products\/violet-velvet-rose-thorn-stole","provider":"The Clergy Couture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}