Why does a Priest wear Vestments at the Eucharist?
It is normal at a Eucharist for the priest to wear distinctive clothes the origins of which go back to the first centuries of Christianity. The alb is the long white garment which may also be worn by others such as singers. The stole, the coloured strip of material worn like a scarf, has become the most distinctive symbol of those ordained to ministry. A priest or a bishop wears it hanging loosely but a person made a deacon wears the stole diagonally across the chest. The chasuble is the sleeveless outer garment, slipped over the head, hanging down from the shoulders covering the alb and stole of the priest. The stole and chasuble are coloured Green on most days of the year but this may be varied for particular seasons of the year. White or Gold is worn during Christmas and Easter times and some saints days. Purple is worn during Lent and Advent, (Rose can be worn on Mothering Sunday and on the third Sunday of Advent). Red is used to celebrate Pentecost, the feast of the Holy Spirit, o
