Is My Parish Committing Liturgical Abuses?

[Andreas_Hofer]

GoLatin:

I believe that in the Traditional Latin Mass, the Dalmatic is usually shorter, so the difference between it and the Chasuble can be seen more easily.

Like I mentioned above, the markings are the easiest giveaway.

An old chasuble had a cross on the back. A dalmatic had what can crudely be described as an “H” - the two lines and a crossbar.

While it’s true that a traditional dalmatic might be shorter, so might a traditional chasuble. The fiddle-backs I’ve seen have sometimes been barely below the waist.