Black stole

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Measurements and construction

Overall length

104 in, fringe to fringe

Per side

52 in

Width

3 in at the neck, 4.5 in at the ends

Ends

2 in gold fringe

Decoration

Embroidered on the stole itself

Neck

An embroidered cross at the centre back

Worn

Around the neck, hanging from both shoulders

Delivery

Free, 3 to 5 business days

The gold embroidery is stitched into the cloth on both ends, never a patch or a print. The cloth is backed in satin, and each end finishes in 2 inches of gold fringe. 104 inches end to end: 52 a side, 3 inches wide at the neck and 4.5 at the ends.

The embroidery is stitched on the stole itself, not a patch.

Prefer something simpler? The black simple cross stole, one gold cross on each end, is $29.99.

What it means

The dove and the olive branch recall Noah's dove, which came back with an olive leaf when the waters had gone down (Genesis 8:11): hope after loss. Beneath the cross they say what a funeral says, that death does not have the last word.

A gold Latin cross, a white dove and an olive branch.

When it is worn

Black is the colour of mourning. The Roman Missal allows it, where it is the practice, in Masses for the Dead, and it is the traditional colour of All Souls. Anglican funerals may use it, and Missouri Synod Lutherans wear it on Good Friday and, as an alternative to violet, on Ash Wednesday.

Sources: The Roman Missal, General Instruction ch. VI, §§346 to 347 (USCCB); Episcopal Diocese of Ohio, Liturgical Colors & Seasons; Scottish Episcopal Church calendar; Concordia Publishing House, A Simple Guide to Liturgical Colors.

Occasions for this stole: Lent and Holy Week · Funerals and remembrance

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