OF and EF vestments

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Aramis said:
With all respect to Fr. David and Fr. Z, the GIRM specifies the vestments to be worn in an affirmative way, and for optional ones (amice, cincture, cassock), what the option is.

And as vestments go, not listing it amidst that mode implies quite strongly that it’s not an approved vestment for that form.

IV. Sacred Vestments
  1. In the Church, which is the Body of Christ, not all members have the same function. This diversity of offices is shown outwardly in the celebration of the Eucharist by the diversity of sacred vestments, which must therefore be a sign of the function proper to each minister. Moreover, these same sacred vestments should also contribute to the decoration of the sacred action itself. The vestments worn by Priests and Deacons, as well as the attire worn by lay ministers, are blessed before being put into liturgical use according to the rite described in the Roman Ritual.[136]
  2. The sacred garment common to all ordained and instituted ministers of any rank is the alb, to be tied at the waist with a cincture unless it is made so as to fit even without such. Before the alb is put on, should this not completely cover the ordinary clothing at the neck, an amice should be used. The alb may not be exchanged for a surplice, not even over a cassock, on occasions when a chasuble or dalmatic is to be worn or when, according to the norms, only a stole is worn without a chasuble or dalmatic.
  3. The vestment proper to the Priest Celebrant at Mass and during other sacred actions directly connected with Mass is the chasuble worn, unless otherwise indicated, over the alb and stole.
  4. The vestment proper to the Deacon is the dalmatic, worn over the alb and stole; however, the dalmatic may be omitted out of necessity or on account of a lesser degree of solemnity.
  5. In the Dioceses of the United States of America, acolytes, altar servers, readers, and other lay ministers may wear the alb or other appropriate and dignified clothing.
  6. The stole is worn by the Priest around his neck and hanging down in front of his chest, while it is worn by the Deacon over his left shoulder and drawn diagonally across the chest to the right side, where it is fastened.
  7. The cope is worn by the Priest in processions and during other sacred actions, in accordance with the rubrics proper to the individual rites.
  8. As regards the form of sacred vestments, Conferences of Bishops may determine and propose to the Apostolic See adaptations that correspond to the needs and the usages of the individual regions.[137]
(USCCB GIRM)

For a mass under the current GIRM, the maniple appears to not be a proper vestment.
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When did I mention the maniple?
 
Rev. Fr - it’s that you reiterated the “no changes” line.

No longer including the maniple in the vestments is a change.

I’d love to check the blessings of vestments in the current Roman Ritual… but it’s not online that I can find. (The 1964 and the 1925 are…)
 
Aramis said:
Rev. Fr - it’s that you reiterated the “no changes” line.

No longer including the maniple in the vestments is a change.

I’d love to check the blessings of vestments in the current Roman Ritual… but it’s not online that I can find. (The 1964 and the 1925 are…)
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Given the OPs question:

The church I attend Sunday Masses at has both OF and EF services and sometimes I see the priest and servers wear OF vestments for EF Masses and vice versa. Has anyone observed this before?

The question was not about the specific details of the vestments, but rather if there were such things as vestments belonging to either the OF or EF.

We (those readers here who have some knowledge of the subject) all know “what he meant.” It’s a typical question. We all know he wasn’t asking about specifics like the maniple or whether-or-not the stole is crossed.
 
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