Fiddleback Vs. Gothic?

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YoungTradCath said:
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That’s quite nice.
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Gorgeous but I’m not too sure about how much it breaks the red up. Tone it down a little and it’d be perfect.
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Not a fan of rose. I’m glad that it’s only used twice a year!
mburn16 said:
I agree with the above posters that the fiddlebacks look far too much like a bulletproof vest/apron/x-ray protection.
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They look nothing like them! Don’t let modern items detract from the beauty of the fiddleback :p!
Aeolian said:
That’s two strikes. I don’t like fiddlebacks (except from a historical standpoint) and I think lace has no place on men. I was watching Fr. Larry Richards on EWTN tout his book “BE A MAN” and one of the things that came to mind is “I bet Fr. Larry doesn’t wear those lingerie-like albs.” He might but I doubt it.
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Okay them be fighting words. Real men were lace, it’s as simple as that. This alb here is absolutely stunning:

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TrueLight said:
Ah okay!
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Your signature image is actually a little weird. I’m assuming it’s the major elevation at the consecration… but why is the altar boy bent over and positioned so far back? He wont be able to life Father’s chasuble :D!
 
Laudate_Dominum said:
That’s quite nice.

Gorgeous but I’m not too sure about how much it breaks the red up. Tone it down a little and it’d be perfect.

Not a fan of rose. I’m glad that it’s only used twice a year!

They look nothing like them! Don’t let modern items detract from the beauty of the fiddleback :p!

Okay them be fighting words. Real men were lace, it’s as simple as that. This alb here is absolutely stunning:

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No, they really don’t…
 
I like them both with a preference to the gothic style. However it also depends on how the chasuble is decorated.
The fiddleback chasuble shown below is hideous in my opinion . It looks likes one of my mothers curtains.

Here is another fiddleback chasuble … this one I like!
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A hideous gothic chasuble
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A nice gothic chasuble.
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There is also the Eastern phelonion, but lets leave that for another day.
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Laudate_Dominum said:
That’s quite nice.

Gorgeous but I’m not too sure about how much it breaks the red up. Tone it down a little and it’d be perfect.

Not a fan of rose. I’m glad that it’s only used twice a year!

They look nothing like them! Don’t let modern items detract from the beauty of the fiddleback :p!

Okay them be fighting words. Real men were lace, it’s as simple as that. This alb here is absolutely stunning:

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Watts&co is an Anglican church supply house. And that reminds me, the only time I saw a fiddleback chasuble being worn was by a very high church Episcopal “priest”.
 
I’m a guy, and if I was a priest, I’d have no problem whatsoever wearing lace, or rose colored vestments for that matter. I’d be more worried if I did have a problem with that, as it would indicate a confidence problem.
 
OK, the real reason why fiddlebacks rule is because maniples look so good with them!

Our rector has a stunning set that he wears for the EF Mass (and every once in a while for an OF Mass). It’s gold and red and has beautiful embroidery. He has the matching maniple, fiddleback, chalice veil, and burse. He’s a Franciscan, so wears it over a hooded alb which is over his habit. Instead of a biretta, religious wear their hoods for the EF. He looks like a medieval monk when processing in to the EF, hood up, fiddleback and maniple. Really sets the tone! I guess I need to get a picture.

Interesting thing, he found this vestment set in a storage box in the friary, hadn’t been used or out of the box for many years. Tradition makes a comeback, bit by bit.
 
Aeolian said:
That’s two strikes. I don’t like fiddlebacks (except from a historical standpoint) and I think lace has no place on men. I was watching Fr. Larry Richards on EWTN tout his book “BE A MAN” and one of the things that came to mind is “I bet Fr. Larry doesn’t wear those lingerie-like albs.” He might but I doubt it.
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Wrong-O!

Lace means orthodox.

I was on the road this summer, stopped for a daily Mass in Miles City Montana. On the road, I’m always wondering what I’ll see. When I saw the priest leading the parish in the Rosary before Mass, I knew I’d gone to the right place. Then, he came out for daily Mass in a lace alb over a cassock (and nice chasuble on top), and my thoughts were confirmed. Said the black, did the red, and gave a solid, orthodox homily.

It takes a certain amount of confidence for a man to wear lace over a cassock in rural Montana!
 
KaneKatholic said:
but all chasubules usually have some sort of line from the priest’s neck to the end of the chasuble, marking the line of blood a severed head will make if cut from that point, a reference to the martyrdom of priests by beheading.
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Do you have a source for that?
 
I love the fiddleback. In fact I think it’s used should be used more in NO form. Gothic chasubles are nice but I’m not really a fan of the ‘kumbaya’ or Tye dye looking ones :tsktsk:
 
GwenL said:
Wrong-O!

Lace means orthodox.

I was on the road this summer, stopped for a daily Mass in Miles City Montana. On the road, I’m always wondering what I’ll see. When I saw the priest leading the parish in the Rosary before Mass, I knew I’d gone to the right place. Then, he came out for daily Mass in a lace alb over a cassock (and nice chasuble on top), and my thoughts were confirmed. Said the black, did the red, and gave a solid, orthodox homily.

It takes a certain amount of confidence for a man to wear lace over a cassock in rural Montana!
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So true! I know people will get mad at this, because their reverent priest doesn’t wear lace, or whatever. All it is is an indicator. For those of you who will misunderstand this post, think of it this way:

In 99% of cases, priests who are irreverent and abuse the liturgy do not wear lace, or do not wear cassocks, for that matter. The point is: if you see a priest doing these things, statistically speaking, you probably have a keeper.
 
TheMc said:
So true! I know people will get mad at this, because their reverent priest doesn’t wear lace, or whatever. All it is is an indicator. For those of you who will misunderstand this post, think of it this way:

In 99% of cases, priests who are irreverent and abuse the liturgy do not wear lace, or do not wear cassocks, for that matter. The point is: if you see a priest doing these things, statistically speaking, you probably have a keeper.
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Yup.

For example, our rector wears a lace surplice over his (Franciscan) habit when he is MC for the bishop. It’s quite a sight of humility and orthodoxy to see him (since he’s not concelebrating) kneeling during the consecration and receiving on the tongue.

If your priest does this, he’s a keeper, for sure.

If you have a reverent, orthodox priest, you might give him as a Christmas gift a beautiful alb with lace. Bet he’ll love it and wear it out.
 
GwenL said:
Yup.

For example, our rector wears a lace surplice over his (Franciscan) habit when he is MC for the bishop. It’s quite a sight of humility and orthodoxy to see him (since he’s not concelebrating) kneeling during the consecration and receiving on the tongue.

If your priest does this, he’s a keeper, for sure.

If you have a reverent, orthodox priest, you might give him as a Christmas gift a beautiful alb with lace. Bet he’ll love it and wear it out.
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I know. I would kill for that surplice by granda. Too bad I don’t have $500 to drop on something like that. Well… I guess I can dream…
 
Both can look nice, but I think I prefer fiddleback. I’ve never seen a rainbow stole worn over a fiddleback!
 
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