Vestments
VESTMENTS
BASIC R.C. BELIEF A priest is elaborately attired for Mass, with different colored vestments for different seasons. Each garment has a religious meaning.
POST VATICAN II Vestments have become less complicated in recent years. THE GENERAL INSTRUCTION ON THE ROMAN MISSAL (3/26/70) gave detailed instructions on their use.
CATHOLIC COMMENT “. . . sacerdotal vestments are of pagan origin” (Cardinal Newman, THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE, page 359).