The cope is a vestment for processions worn by all ranks of the clergy when assisting at a liturgical function, but it is never worn by the priest and his sacred ministers in celebrating the Mass. At a Pontifical High Mass the cope was worn by the "assistant priest," a priest who assists the bishop who is the actual

2023年7月24日 · The Cope. The cope is a liturgical cloak worn by bishops during solemn and formal occasions. It is often richly embroidered and adorned with symbols and designs that reflect the bishop's role and the liturgical season. It symbolizes the bishop's participation in the heavenly worship and his role as a representative of Christ on earth.

2017年1月5日 · Before the Second Vatican Council and its reforms, the liturgical cope was not only worn by priests and bishops, but also by members of the minor clergy. In particular, the psalmist who sang the beginning of the psalms at Vespers could wear the cope.

A cope is a liturgical vestment worn by Roman Catholic and some Anglican clergy at non-eucharistic functions. It is a full-length cloak formed from a semicircular piece of cloth. It is open at the front and is fastened at the breast by hooks or a brooch.

The cope, shaped like an outdoor overcoat worn during ancient Roman times, is a cape or cloak that is semicircular, richly ornamented, with a clasp in front and a hood in back. It is worn over the alb and stole. The bishop usually wears a cope at non …

In the Catholic Church, ‘Cope’ refers to a liturgical vestment worn by clergy during certain ceremonies and services. It is a long, flowing garment that is typically worn over other vestments and is often richly decorated with intricate embroidery or other embellishments.

The cope, of white silk, is decorated with elaborate and complex gold embroidery in a lively composition made up of sinuous plant-patterns and eye-catching floral motifs. The lush gold-embroidered foliage, which carries here and there traces of green leaves, has the appearance of seaweed or river reeds, recalling both the maritime-influenced ...

2024年1月21日 · A cope is a type of liturgical vestment worn by clergy in the Catholic Church during special ceremonies, particularly during Mass. Its primary function is to enhance the spiritual atmosphere of the worship service by adding an element of beauty and reverence.

Cope (known in Latin as pluviale or cappa), a vestment which may most conveniently be described as a long liturgical mantle, open in front and fastened at the breast with a band or clasp. As existing monuments show, whether we look at pictorial representations or at the copes of early date which still survive, there has been remarkably little ...

Among the finest ecclesiastical vestments is this resplendent velvet cope, a semicircular cloak worn as an outer garment in processions or during special ceremonies by a priest or bishop. The elegant needlework was called opus anglicanum (English work). Surrounding the cope’s central image of the Assumption of the Virgin, rendered in silk and ...