{"product_id":"white-easter-alpha-omega-lily-stole","title":"White Easter Stole with Alpha Omega, Lilies and the Empty Tomb","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe White Easter Resurrection Stole opens near the collar with a gold sunburst bearing the letters Alpha and Omega, runs down through a vine of pink and white Easter lilies with small butterflies caught among the leaves, and closes at the hem with an embroidered empty tomb.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDesign and symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe sunburst and lettering near the collar name Christ as Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, a title drawn directly from Revelation. Below it a lily vine runs the length of the panel, shaded in soft pink and white rather than worked flat in gold, with small butterflies, a common resurrection image, set among the flowers. The butterflies are worked small enough that they read as a detail rather than a second motif competing with the lilies for attention. The design closes at the hem with the empty tomb itself, shown as a stone cave opening. Read together, sunburst, lily, butterfly and tomb all point to the same event without needing a figure of Christ to state it directly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eLiturgical use\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhite and gold is worn from the Easter Vigil through Easter Sunday and on through Eastertide to Pentecost. Because the design speaks so directly to resurrection, it also suits a funeral Mass where the family has asked for that theme to be kept in view, though it is not a stole for Lent, Advent or the black or violet observances that come before Easter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWho it is for\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eCut for a priest, pastor or minister taking the principal Easter services, in the presbyteral style worn straight down both shoulders. Its pastel palette also suits a baptism or confirmation held during Eastertide, where a softer thread colour reads more gently than a stole worked entirely in gold.\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 give us 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\/easter-vestments\"\u003eEaster 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\/liturgical-colour-guide\"\u003eliturgical colour guide\u003c\/a\u003e sets out the Easter season in full.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Clergy Couture","offers":[{"title":"Standard 120 in","offer_id":49382796755179,"sku":"TCC-STL-WHT-LIL-018-STD","price":192.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure up to 120 in","offer_id":49382796787947,"sku":"TCC-STL-WHT-LIL-018-M120","price":192.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 121-125 in","offer_id":49408843088107,"sku":"TCC-STL-WHT-LIL-018-M125","price":202.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 126-130 in","offer_id":49408843120875,"sku":"TCC-STL-WHT-LIL-018-M130","price":212.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 131-135 in","offer_id":49408843153643,"sku":"TCC-STL-WHT-LIL-018-M135","price":222.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 136-140 in","offer_id":49408843186411,"sku":"TCC-STL-WHT-LIL-018-M140","price":232.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 141-145 in","offer_id":49408843219179,"sku":"TCC-STL-WHT-LIL-018-M145","price":242.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 146-150 in","offer_id":49408843251947,"sku":"TCC-STL-WHT-LIL-018-M150","price":252.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 151-155 in","offer_id":49408843284715,"sku":"TCC-STL-WHT-LIL-018-M155","price":262.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 156-160 in","offer_id":49408843317483,"sku":"TCC-STL-WHT-LIL-018-M160","price":272.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0851\/8375\/8571\/files\/white-easter-alpha-omega-lily-stole-1.jpg?v=1788954512","url":"https:\/\/theclergycouture.com\/products\/white-easter-alpha-omega-lily-stole","provider":"The Clergy Couture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}