The mass and vestments of the Catholic church, liturgical, doctrinal, historical and archaeological . erial is not prescribed, although themetal crozier is in almost universal favor. Whilst the popular conception of the crozierallies it, by an inaccurate etymological analogy,with the word cross, the true derivation identifiesit with such words as our crotchet and symbolism with a shepherds staff is the pre-vailing interpretation of its form now, as it has beenwith the medieval mystics, although Honorius findsits prototype in the staff of the Lords instructionto the Apostles, take not
The mass and vestments of the Catholic church, liturgical, doctrinal, historical and archaeological . erial is not prescribed, although themetal crozier is in almost universal favor. Whilst the popular conception of the crozierallies it, by an inaccurate etymological analogy,with the word cross, the true derivation identifiesit with such words as our crotchet and symbolism with a shepherds staff is the pre-vailing interpretation of its form now, as it has beenwith the medieval mystics, although Honorius findsits prototype in the staff of the Lords instructionto the Apostles, take nothing save a staff only. Tradition thus inscribed the antique crozier:round the crook, cum iratus Jueris, misericor-dise recordaberis, (when thou art angered, for-get not mercy); on the ball below the crook,Homo (man); on the spike of the bottom,Parce (spare). Gremial. From gremium (the lap), a square knee-covering or apron of pre-cious material,placed on thelap of the offi-ciating bishop,both at Massand the confer-ring of Orders to prevent the soiling of the vestments from the superimposed GKKMIAI. Supplementary Vestments 501 Ring. In Rome of the classical period rings were usedas insignia of rank, and members of the equestrianorder wore a ring of special pattern. It is men-tioned by St. Isidore of Seville in the Acts of theFourth Council of Toledo, and then it vanishes fromall the pages of the liturgists of the early medievalperiod until the eleventh and twelfth centuries,when Honorius of Autun and Pope Innocent IIIrefer to it. On two points is the evidence of themonuments decisive: first, that the bishop woremany other rings besides the Episcopal ring, theyprobably being ornamental and secular; second,that it was worn on the third finger of the righthand, and above the second joint of that finger,not being passed, as rings are now, down to theknuckle. It was kept in place by a plain guard-ring. The ring was always a circlet with a preciousstone, never engraved, ruby,
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