Chi-Rho (PX): monogram of Christ from the catacombs to Constantine. Read more...

IHS: Greek monogram of Jesus, popularised by St Bernardine, Jesuit emblem. Read more...

Brocade for festive sets, linen for albs and altar linens: texture, uses, care. Read more...

Wool vs polyester vs elano blend: look, durability, care and best use. Read more...

Bishop insignia and vestments: mitre, crozier, zucchetto, pallium, pectoral cross. Read more...

Low Mass vs High Mass: ceremony and vestment differences for the 1962 Missal. Read more...

Fiddleback = Roman cut with orphreys; pairs with stole, maniple, veil and burse. Read more...

Maniple: left-forearm vestment of the traditional Latin Mass; matches the chasuble set. Read more...

Jubilees: 25 silver, 50 golden, 60/65 diamond. White or gold Mass, vestment gifts. Read more...

Ordinations: white/gold; dalmatic and stole for deacons, chasuble for priests; order months ahead. Read more...

First Communion: white for the priest; extra chalice linens for the sacristy. Read more...

Confirmation: red (white permitted). The Spirit’s colour plus the bishop’s insignia. Read more...

Baptism: white vestments; alb and stole for simple rites; Sunday Mass rules. Read more...

Nuptial Mass: white (or gold). Wedding chasuble and stole, season rules. Read more...

Black for funerals and All Souls’ Day; violet or white also permitted. What a funeral set contains. Read more...