Just before Holy Mass, the Dominican cleric marks the pages for the day in the altar missal with ribbons. His colorful outer vestment is called the "chasuble." This particular chasuble, an antique, has lovely embroidery which would have all been done by hand! The chasuble is an emblem of love. When the ordaining bishop gives it to a new priest, he declares: "Receive this priestly garment, for the Lord is powerful to increse in you love and perfection."
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