Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

vestments, blue A liturgical color , not in use throughout the Church according to Roman Ritual, but used in some places at certain times. It is the color specially associated with Our Lady and indicates constancy, fidelity, genuineness, and aspiration , being significant, in the Levitical system, of the air. In pre-Reformation England there was … Continue reading “vestments, blue”

vestments, azure A liturgical color , not in use throughout the Church according to Roman Ritual, but used in some places at certain times. It is the color specially associated with Our Lady and indicates constancy, fidelity, genuineness, and aspiration , being significant, in the Levitical system, of the air. In pre-Reformation England there was … Continue reading “vestments, azure”

vestments, ash color Occasionally used in France . Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Vestments IN WESTERN EUROPE By liturgical vestments are meant the vestments that, according to the rules of the Church or from ecclesiastical usage, are to be worn by the clergy in performing the ceremonies of the services of the Church, consequently, above all, at the celebration of the Mass, then in the administration of the … Continue reading “VESTMENTS”

Vestment, the a term usually applied to the chasuble, which is the eucharistic vestment, and is used in the same manner as the expression the sacrament in reference to the Lord’s supper. In mediaeval times, however, it included a complete set of eucharistic vestments viz.; chasuble, amice, stole, and maniple. SEE VESTMENTS. Fuente: Cyclopedia of … Continue reading “Vestment, the”

Vestment Board is a table sometimes placed in the sanctuaries of churches in ancient times, on which a bishop’s vestments were placed before assuming them, and after taking them off. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Vestibule (in Architecture) A hall projecting in front of the façade of a church, found from the fifth century both in the East and the West. In western Europe it was generally a narrow open ante-chamber with sloping roof and closed on the smaller sides, which were probably, when connected with the main buildings, provided … Continue reading “Vestibule (in Architecture)”

Vestibule a hall or antechamber next to the entrance, from which doors open to the various rooms or passages of a house. This is the Vitruvian and the modern sense; but the latter includes any lobby; porch, or anteroom through which a larger apartment or a house, etc., is entered. Vestibulum, in mediaeval Latin, is … Continue reading “Vestibule”

Vestals, in the Ronan religion These maiden priestesses of Vesta (q.v.) were held in high esteem and enjoyed great privileges. They possessed, for instance, the right to make a testament as soon as they stepped into the service of the goddess (they were required to be ten years old upon entrance). They were further allowed … Continue reading “Vestals, in the Ronan religion”

Vestalia an annual festival, held on June 9 by the ancient Romans, in honor of Vesta (q.v.), on the occasion of which none but women walked to the temple of the goddess, and that with bare feet. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature