
CLERICAL
AND LAY VESTURE PROTOCOL FOR AUDIENCES, RECEPTIONS, AND COURTS
within
the Patriarchate of St. Stephen

This document assumes knowledge of the terminology as used in the
Manual of Clerical Vesture of the ARRCC, as well as of general
decorum, dress, and protocol. This is also a general guide and notes
that there are exceptions to these rules as mandated in canon law and
norms of the Patriarchate.
Wherever the ferraiolo is indicated as required, clerics may instead
optionally use choir dress. Additionally, as appropriate, court dress, i.e.,
the choral habit without the rochet, may be used by prelates in place of the
house cassock in situations below in which house dress is indicated.
I. Audiences with a Bishop
Informal Private Audiences
Clergy: The clerical habit (prelates: house cassock or
daily-dress cassock), abito corto, or Civic Dress C (always with
zucchetto),or tropical counterparts when so authorized.
Laity: For gentlemen, informal, i.e., suit and tie; for
ladies, dress of knee-length and covering the shoulders.
Private Audiences
Clergy: The clerical habit (prelates: house cassock) or abito
corto, with optional ferraiolo, or tropical counterparts when so authorized.
Laity: For gentlemen, informal, i.e., suit and tie; for
ladies, dress of knee-length and covering the shoulders.
Formal Private Audiences
Clergy: The clerical habit (prelates: house cassock) or abito
corto (Civic Dress A only), with ferraiolo required. If the tropical
counterpart is used when so authorized, the ferraiolo is omitted.
Laity: For gentlemen, formal, i.e., morning suit or court
dress (white tie) during the day, or black or white tie in the
evening; for ladies, dress of ankle or floor length and covering the shoulders.
Public Audiences
Clergy: Choir dress. For prelates, the cappa magna, mozzetta,
or mantelletta is used in accordance with the norms of their use.
Laity: For gentlemen, formal, i.e., morning suit or court
dress (white tie) during the day, or white tie in the evening; for
ladies, dress of ankle or floor length and covering the shoulders.
II. Informal Receptions
At the Residence of a Bishop
Clergy: The Bishop vests in house cassock, with or without
ferraiolo. Others vest in the clerical habit (prelates: house cassock
or daily-dress cassock), or abito corto, likewise with or without ferraiolo.
Laity: For gentlemen, informal, i.e., suit and tie; for
ladies, dress of knee-length and covering the shoulders.
At another venue
Clergy: For all, either the clerical habit (prelates: house
cassock or daily-dress cassock), or abito corto, likewise with or
without ferraiolo.
Laity: For gentlemen, informal, i.e., suit and tie; for
ladies, dress of knee-length and covering the shoulders.
III. Formal Receptions
At the Residence of a Bishop
Clergy: The Bishop vests in house cassock, with ferraiolo.
Others vest in the clerical habit (prelates: house cassock or
daily-dress cassock), or abito corto (Civic Dress A only), likewise
with ferraiolo.
(N.b. This practice is followed by a Bishop formally receiving a
guest or dignitary at his residence or another suitable venue, even
informally, unless rites or ceremonies are to take place requiring
choir dress.)
Laity: For gentlemen, formal, i.e., morning suit or court
dress (white tie) during the day, or black or white tie in the
evening; for ladies, dress of ankle or floor length and covering the shoulders.
At another venue
Clergy: For all, either the clerical habit (prelates: house
cassock or daily-dress cassock), or abito corto (Civic Dress A only),
likewise with the ferraiolo.
Laity: For gentlemen, formal, i.e., morning suit or court
dress (white tie) during the day, or black or white tie in the
evening; for ladies, dress of ankle or floor length and covering the shoulders.
IV. Courts
Formal Courts
This refers to the specific rite as given in the Pontificale
Anglicanum. Vesture for this is mandated in that book.
Clergy: All clerics present are vested in choir dress. The
Bishop vests in cappa magna and other prelates so entitled likewise
vest in cappa magna or in mozzetta or mantelletta according to their grade.
Laity: For gentlemen, formal, i.e., morning suit or court
dress (white tie) during the day, or black or white tie in the
evening; for ladies, dress of ankle or floor length and covering the shoulders.
General Courts
Clergy: The Bishop vests most formally in cappa magna (and
this is mandated at certain times by custom), but otherwise in choir
dress or court dress. Other clerics likewise vest in choir dress or
court dress.
Laity: For gentlemen, formal, i.e., morning suit or court
dress (white tie) during the day, or black or white tie in the
evening; for ladies, dress of ankle or floor length and covering the
shoulders. Alternatively, depending on the specific occasion, for
gentlemen, informal, i.e., suit and tie; for ladies, dress of
knee-length and covering the shoulders.
Informal Courts
Clergy: For all, either the clerical habit (prelates: house
cassock or daily-dress cassock), or abito corto (Civic Dress A only),
likewise with the ferraiolo.
Laity: For gentlemen, informal, i.e., suit and tie; for
ladies, dress of knee-length and covering the shoulders.
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