Simple cross · Advent and Lent

Purple simple cross stole

$29.99

A gold budded cross on each end and gold fringe below it, in purple for Advent and Lent.

The purple simple cross stole on a dress form.

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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 cross 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.

Want the full embroidery? The purple stole, with its own symbols on each end, is $34.99.

What it means

Its arms end in three buds, and the cross itself is the plainest sign of the faith: a stole for the services of its season.

A single gold budded cross on each end.

When it is worn

The Roman Missal names violet or purple for Advent and Lent, and purple serves both seasons in Episcopal, Lutheran and Methodist use. Some churches use blue in Advent instead, which is why this is offered as a season stole and not as the season's only answer.

Sources: The Roman Missal, General Instruction ch. VI, §§346 to 347 (USCCB); Episcopal Diocese of Ohio, Liturgical Colors & Seasons; Nebraska Synod (ELCA), The Colors of the Church Year; UMC.org, Colors, liturgical.

Occasions for this stole: Advent · Lent and Holy Week

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