The encyclopædia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, literature and general information . s the sacrifice of the mass is thecentral mystery of the Catholic faith, so the seven orders ofthe hierarchy culminate in that of priest, who alone is em-powered to work the daily miracle of the altar (see Order,Holy). The vestments worn by the priest when celebratingmass are then the most important. The cassock {), whichmust always be worn under the vestments, is not itself aliturgical garment. Over this the priest, robing for mass, putson the amice, alb, girdle (cingnlum), stole, maniple and
The encyclopædia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, literature and general information . s the sacrifice of the mass is thecentral mystery of the Catholic faith, so the seven orders ofthe hierarchy culminate in that of priest, who alone is em-powered to work the daily miracle of the altar (see Order,Holy). The vestments worn by the priest when celebratingmass are then the most important. The cassock {), whichmust always be worn under the vestments, is not itself aliturgical garment. Over this the priest, robing for mass, putson the amice, alb, girdle (cingnlum), stole, maniple and the other orders downwards: deacons wear amice, alb,girdle, stole, maniple^ and dalmatic; subdeacons, amice, alb,girdle, maniple and tunicle; the vestment proper to the minororders, formerly the alb, is now the surplice or cotta. Bishops,as belonging to the order of priesthood with completed powers,wear the same vestments as the priests, with the addition of ^ The stole and maniple alone are symbolical of order, of therelation to the sacrifice of the mass. VESTMENTS 1059. the pectoral cross, the pontifical gloves, the pontifical ring, the 1liturgical sandals and caligae, a tunicle worn over the stoleand xinder the chasuble, and the mitre (see fig. 3). Arch-bishops, on solemn occasions, wear the pallium over the chasuble(see fig. 5). Bishops also carry a pastoral staff (), as symbolof their pastoral office. Finally, the pope, when celebratingmass, wears the same vestments as an ordinary bishop, withthe addition of the subcindorimn (see Alb), a dalmatic, wornover the ttmicle and under the chasuble, and the oralc or fanone (see Amice). It shouldbe noted that the lilur-gical head-dress of thepope is the mitre, notthe tiara, which is thesymbol of his supremeoffice and jurisdiction(see Tiara). Of the liturgical vest-ments not immediatelyor exclusively associatedwith the sacrifice of themass the most con-spicuous are the cope andsurplice. The biretta,too, th
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