Do the liturgists forget that surplices are smaller versions of the alb? And that the alb is reminiscent of the baptismal garb?
So?
It is ALWAYS white.
Then why these?
And since when are white gloves a liturgical thing?
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Wednesday, June 25, 2014
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It's worse it our parish."High-ranked' servers wear green albs and they have the "cream-colored" surplice
ReplyDeleteThe off-white outer garments may be tunicles, which I understand were not uncommon in the Spanish colonies for altar servers to wear, especially in solemn ceremonies. As to the gloves … well, there are different opinions on that, even among rubricians.
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