Your favourite religious habit *OFFICIAL THREAD*

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GraceSofia said:
:eek: What on earth kind of fabric are they using?
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It has to be a genuine virgin wool. It’s usually a blend so that it does not have to be ironed. But wool must be the dominant fiber. It must be 60" wide. The color cannot have any hint of red. Some browns have a hint of burgundy to it.

We have the same fabric, but it is ash grey. It cannot bee charcoal. The rest is the same.

The labor is the most expensive part. It’s a difficult piece of garment to sew. It has many layers and hidden compartments. It has six pockets that you cannot see. If you have a caperone, there is another pocket in it that is hidden in the seams. We don’t have a caperone, so we don’t have that 7th pocket. The pockets are different sizes and different shapes for very specific uses. Of course, since the sleeves and the tunic are so long, you’re talking about very long seams. It must be sewn as one peace from the tip of your hem up to your knuckles. It’s not like the sleeves on an alb, which are added on after they are made. Our sleeves are laid out flat and open along side the open tunic. You sew from the bottom to the top and around the under arm to the knuckles. BTW, the tunic cannot be two pieces, a front and back, like a shirt. It is one piece. There cannot be a seam on the shoulders.

This style of sewing was how they did it in the 13th century and we still preserve it. Many parts of the habit must be done by hand.

Fraternally,

Br. JR, FFV 🙂
 
JReducation said:
You made me chuckle. I’m reminded of a day that I was at Walgreen’s in my habit. As you know, Franciscans wear a cord. A little tyke asked me, “Is this your leash?”

:rotfl:

Fraternally,

Br. JR, FFV 🙂
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:rotfl:

Behind that innocent question is a deep theological answer: “Why yes, this is the leash God tugs me with when I got off track… Brother Stephen also seems to like using it in such a fashion.”
 
I love the Carmelite habit and also the Pope’s ordinary dress (although he isn’t a member of a monastic order).
 
Rocky24 said:
I love the Carmelite habit and also the Pope’s ordinary dress (although he isn’t a member of a monastic order).
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The pope’s dress is a simplified Dominican habit. Look at it closely and you’ll notice that even the color is the Dominican white. It was introduced by St. Pius V, who was a Dominican Friar. Popes used to wear red, just like any other cardinal, with more precious stones etc.

Fraternally,

Br. JR, FFV 🙂
 
a very much different question:

How on earth you you manage to insert pictures in your posts here in CAF ???

I often tried, but never managed 😦

And lately even my avatar disappeared 😦
I can’t show you here, but Iam an old old man. But then - well - in the Bible we are told we are to live up to 120 years 🙂
Genesis 6,3 (in your Bible probably Moses 6,3)

yours
Bruno 🙂
 
JReducation said:
The pope’s dress is a simplified Dominican habit. Look at it closely and you’ll notice that even the color is the Dominican white. It was introduced by St. Pius V, who was a Dominican Friar. Popes used to wear red, just like any other cardinal, with more precious stones etc.

Fraternally,

Br. JR, FFV 🙂
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Brother, just a slight correction. While popular idea has it that Pope St. Pius V started the custom of popes wearing white, in reality we are not so sure.
 
Wow…Sisters Adorers of the Royal Heart of Jesus Sovereign Priest. Gorgeous!! I really wish more sisters would wear traditional habits. I think it’s inspiring to see them in their traditional garb as opposed to street clothes. LOVE the pics!! 👍
 
JReducation said:
It has to be a genuine virgin wool. It’s usually a blend so that it does not have to be ironed. But wool must be the dominant fiber. It must be 60" wide. The color cannot have any hint of red. Some browns have a hint of burgundy to it.

We have the same fabric, but it is ash grey. It cannot bee charcoal. The rest is the same.

The labor is the most expensive part. It’s a difficult piece of garment to sew. It has many layers and hidden compartments. It has six pockets that you cannot see. If you have a caperone, there is another pocket in it that is hidden in the seams. We don’t have a caperone, so we don’t have that 7th pocket. The pockets are different sizes and different shapes for very specific uses. Of course, since the sleeves and the tunic are so long, you’re talking about very long seams. It must be sewn as one peace from the tip of your hem up to your knuckles. It’s not like the sleeves on an alb, which are added on after they are made. Our sleeves are laid out flat and open along side the open tunic. You sew from the bottom to the top and around the under arm to the knuckles. BTW, the tunic cannot be two pieces, a front and back, like a shirt. It is one piece. There cannot be a seam on the shoulders.

This style of sewing was how they did it in the 13th century and we still preserve it. Many parts of the habit must be done by hand.

Fraternally,

Br. JR, FFV 🙂
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Awesome! I do medieval reenacting so I’ve sewn 13th century and before----the wool, does anyone raise their own? We did a project in Regia Anglorum where we used wool that was taken and processed the 10th century way, spun and all and then some of us purchased the cloth for gowns or tunics. I got enough for a gown, but the experience has made me very curious about period religious garments, especially since so many are still the way they were then or very close.
 
Elisabeth51 said:
Awesome! I do medieval reenacting so I’ve sewn 13th century and before----the wool, does anyone raise their own? We did a project in Regia Anglorum where we used wool that was taken and processed the 10th century way, spun and all and then some of us purchased the cloth for gowns or tunics. I got enough for a gown, but the experience has made me very curious about period religious garments, especially since so many are still the way they were then or very close.
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I don’t know anyone who raises their own wool. I do know that the tailors and seamstresses who make the habits purchase the cloth specially made for this purpose.

I used to sew habits. The Franciscan habits are complicated, because they are to form a Tau when you lay them out flat. This means only two seams, one to the left and one to the right. You attach the pockets in all the right places first. You then sew the canvas to the inside of the hood. You cover the canvas with an outer hood that is sewn to it. This makes the hood stiff. You lay the hood aside for the moment. Now you’re ready to close up the tunic, leaving only the slit in the front so that you can get your head into it. It should be no longer than 8".

Once you have closed the tunic, you must attach the hood to the tunic. Some Franciscan habits have a removable rood, such as the OFMs, TORs and OFM Conv. The hood it attached to a collar that must be round in the front. The back can have a wing or it can be round. It’s not important.

Now comes the hand work. The tunic may not have buttons. There were no buttons in the 13th century. There were laces and hooks. Today’s tunics are closed by eye-hooks and then the collar is thrown over the shoulders covering the opening.

If the hood is attached to the tunic, a front panel is sewn onto the tunic. This panel covers the opening of the tunic. When you put on the tunic, you hook up the center and then pull the front panel over the center opening, always to the right and hook it under the hood so that it’s invisible. The tunic looks as if it had no opening.

In very hot climates and in very cold climates, a collorette may be worn under the tunic. It’s like a Roman collar, but of the same fabric and color as the habit. In winter, it keeps your neck warm. In very hot weather, it collects your sweat and prevents the habit from getting sweaty and smelly. You can wash the collerette and it will be dry by morning, much easier than washing a habit each night. In some climates, an under tunic is worn for warmth, since we rarely wear pants. In the USA, most superiors now allow pants, if you’re too cold.

Fraternally,

Br. JR, FFV 🙂
 
The best habit is the one worn by the people who contribute the most to the life of the Church. These are the ordinary lay faithful, who sit in the pews every week, contribute their tithes, and say their prayers. Their habits are what they wear to go to work dressed for their job as schoolteacher, farmer, laborer, lawyer, nurse, physician or shopkeeper, as homemaker or secular priest or parish worker. Their apostolate is the most important of all- to do the work of Christ and to model saintliness in the middle of the secular world. They don’t need to wear anything else that is special, no robes or insignia or cords, as they are already the most special people in the Church.
 
JReducation said:
The pope’s dress is a simplified Dominican habit. Look at it closely and you’ll notice that even the color is the Dominican white. It was introduced by St. Pius V, who was a Dominican Friar. Popes used to wear red, just like any other cardinal, with more precious stones etc.

Fraternally,

Br. JR, FFV 🙂
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After a quick search on google images, the Pope’s habit actually looks a bit like a Dominican’s. The shoulder cape looks very similar as well as the colour of the cassock. Thanks Brother!
 
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