what does catholic priest wear?

Answer 1

Depends on what he is doing!

If he is celebrating Mass, he wears a white alb, a cincture (rope belt), a stole (over the shoulders, narrow cloth) and a chasuble ( the large out garment). The chasuble and stole are always the same color.

If he is sitting in his office during business hours, he'll wear a black shirt with a white collar and black pants. Out side the US, the color of the shirt mayt vary. These are called 'cleric' or 'blacks.' It is the uniform of a Catholic priest, Latin rite.

Outside the office and church, you will find him wearing anything a man might wear- tshirt and jeans, etc.

Answer 2

Clothing.

But seriously..

The priest wears different coloured vestments to emphasise the various liturgical seasons and celebrations that the Church goes through during a calendar year. White vestments are used at Eastertide, Christmas and on feast days of saints who were not martyred for their faith. They also make an appearance for other feast days and solemnities and for special occasions such as weddings, funerals, and confirmations. For funerals, black can also be used.

Red is only really used on Good Friday and on other feasts commemorating the death of Christ (signifying the blood shed by Christ for mankind) and on the feast days of martyrs (as a sign of the blood shed by holy men and women for their faith). The priest wears purple during the long season of Lent (a period of six weeks before Easter) and Advent (a season of four weeks before Christmas). Green vestments are used for the season of Ordinary Time, which occurs outside the seasons and occasions already mentioned.

Answer 3

VESTMENTS Special garments worn by the clergy, in conformity with Church regulations, at the celebration of the mass, administration of the sacrament, in procession, when giving blessings, and in general whenever exercising their official priestly duties. The use of vestments goes back to the ritual garb of the priesthood of Aaron. In the Catholic Church, even in catacombe days, priests and bishops were sepcially, if not always distinctively, garbed when celebrating the liturgy. With the Church's liberation and her emergence into public life, liturgical garmetns were commonly used to distinguish them from secular dress.

Answer 4

religious robes