How do you want YOUR parish priest to dress?

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I would settle for clerical blacks with a collar and, seeing as how that’s the standard (even my indult priest wears it) I certainly don’t look down on that, but I have to go with the cassock all the way. It’s traditional, it’s sharp - heck, seeing a priest shopping in his cassock just makes you proud to be Catholic.
 
I did not vote in the poll. I want him to dress in a modest, dignified way, but also in a way that that he is comfortable. I really don’t feel that I have a right to dictate to him my idea of “priestliness.”
 
during Mass, he wears a hat similar to this one, what is the correct name for these?
 
PaulusRobertus said:
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That is an Anglican cassock. Catholic priests wear the Roman cassock, the ones with 33 buttons. One for each year of Christ’s life.

One of my priests wears a cassock, the other wears the modern priest dress. But that is when they are in and about the church doing priestly things. Whenever I see them at church events - even the new member welcome dinners and things - they are wearing regular clothes. Usually a polo and slacks.

Now, if’n one day I get to seminary, I am buying a cassock, hanging it in my closet and praying for the day I never have to take it off.
 
hmm… didn’t know that the anglicans wear them. our priest wears his cassock all the time summer, fall, winter and spring.and i think they look far better than the slacks and blazer type jacket.
 
I don’t believe that a black cassock is correct attire for a priest who is traveling away from his diocese. I think in that case it would be a black suit and a black shirt with a roman collar.

Two peeves of mine –

A gentleman does not wear black slacks with a black blazer. We wear a black suit instead – huge difference. While cost may be a consideration, most black priest’s suit can be purchased with more than one pair of pants.

I don’t care for those grey, white, blue or other color Roman collared shirts that some priests feel the need to wear. Black, period.
 
AJV said:
Does the first option include religious priests wearing the habit of their order?
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Yes. I originally wrote this thinking about diocesan priests, but for religious priests their habits would replace cassocks.👍
 
Aureole said:
God bless you Cavaille-Coll! It’s good to see others who aren’t going to be ashamed of their vocation. I had no idea cassocks could cost so much though, it’s no wonder old ones were handed down. Thanks for alerting me to that.
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You can get “everyday” cassocks for as low as $60. However, the ones that most priests wear (of those who wear them) are in the $200 range.

Keep in mind that a priest need not maintain an expen$ive wardrobe with many different and fa$hionable clothe$.
 
Aureole said:
The cassock is the way to go. It’s deeply rooted in tradition, looks quite impressive, is apparently quite cool for those summer months, and clearly distinguishes a priest.

Of course, I can cede that the Roman collar with shirt and pants are much better than “business casual” clothing. Far better! There’s nothing wrong with this at all. I would much prefer the cassock but this is okay.

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I think the post was just asking for preference of Diocesan priests. There are, of course, religious priests who work in a parish so I could be wrong. In that case I would consider the cassock to mean habit.
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I haven’t seen priests dress in business clothing. I have, however, seen different colors of the shirt w/ roman collar.
 
lepanto said:
You can get “everyday” cassocks for as low as $60. However, the ones that most priests wear (of those who wear them) are in the $200 range.

Keep in mind that a priest need not maintain an expen$ive wardrobe with many different and fa$hionable clothe$.
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So, cassocks range in price then? It’s good to know a priest’s closet isn’t stocked full of $400 clothes! I’ll have to do a bit of shopping around for cassock prices.

prv, I’ve also seen different coloured clergy shirts. The shirt and collar is much better than everyday clothes. I just mentioned “business casual” because it’s one of the options presented.
 
Both my Pastor in katy texas and My pastor in Estes park are very profound men of God. It is such a blessing to be around them i really could not care less how they dress.
 
Unfinished said:
Now, if’n one day I get to seminary, I am buying a cassock, hanging it in my closet and praying for the day I never have to take it off.
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You’re in my prayers. Pray constantly and persevere, and while in seminary, keep it in your closet (unless your seminary is orthodox and doesn’t consider owning a cassock as a sign of “rigidity”). I do hope that after you are ordained, you will wear it, but take your cassock off now and then, because after a parishioner passes out in the confessional because of the amazing odor, and burning incense doesn’t work anymore, your people will be waiting outside with a garden hose.:bigyikes:

In the United States, the standard clergy apparel is the black suit and Roman collar, but the cassock is also considered appropriate. For diocesan clergy, the number of buttons is optional, but traditionally thirty-three. There are cassocks that can be found in the $100 range, but they usually don’t last long under regular use. Considering the price of the average suit these days, a $200-400 cassock is comparable, and one doesn’t need to own ten of them. Plus, they will last considerably longer than a cheap suit – no knees or crotch to wear through! Cassocks can even be purchased with a row of buttons concealing a strip of Velcro. Not only is this easier to put on, but carries a rich tradition in that the millions of little hooks represent the number of sins we commit throughout our lives. Okay, I made that last one up. 😃 Some dioceses also have a diocesan “habit” for their priests. In one diocese in South Africa, all their diocesan priests wear a white cassock with a black band cincture.
 
It’s interesting to learn so much about the cassock. I thought it was a lot simpler than what has been said thus far. Even if you made up the bit about Velcro, it’s still interesting. I think I would prefer buttons just because I don’t care for Velcro at all. It’s too annoying for me.
 
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