Cheap Vestments!

TheMc · #1 May 15, '11, 8:19 pm

I don't know of any better place to put this, and the mods can move it or delete this if they would like. Maybe you could add it to that vestment thread or something.

Catholic Liturgicals has some ridiculously cheap vestments ($100-150 for a nice fiddleback, $30 for a surplice with a foot of lace).

It seems too good to be true, but a priest friend just got one of these, and I have to say, they are made really well. They are really quite nice. I really don't know how they do it (they're in India, so maybe that's part of it), but I guess it's for real. If you dig around, they also have some nice dalmatics and other things (chalice veils, burses, copes, and really nice stoles.

I'll let you know how about my surplice when it arrives. I'll just post in this thread again.

So... if you are looking for some nice vestments, but have a limited budget, definitely check them out.

Disclaimer: I am in no way affiliated with Catholic Liturgicals, I just want to help out people who would like some different options, considering roman vestments in america are usually $400 or more.

benedictgal · #2 May 15, '11, 8:45 pm

Thank you!!! I will be ordering some for my friend's birthday!!!!

PA650 · #3 May 15, '11, 8:51 pm

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Originally Posted by TheMc

I don't know of any better place to put this, and the mods can move it or delete this if they would like. Maybe you could add it to that vestment thread or something.

Catholic Liturgicals has some ridiculously cheap vestments ($100-150 for a nice fiddleback, $30 for a surplice with a foot of lace).

It seems too good to be true, but a priest friend just got one of these, and I have to say, they are made really well. They are really quite nice. I really don't know how they do it (they're in India, so maybe that's part of it), but I guess it's for real. If you dig around, they also have some nice dalmatics and other things (chalice veils, burses, copes, and really nice stoles.

I'll let you know how about my surplice when it arrives. I'll just post in this thread again.

So... if you are looking for some nice vestments, but have a limited budget, definitely check them out.

Disclaimer: I am in no way affiliated with Catholic Liturgicals, I just want to help out people who would like some different options, considering roman vestments in america are usually $400 or more.

Regarding India, it's the same when an individual buys a good, tailored suit in Thailand. Overall, costs are quite low, but the products are as good as can be found in the U.S. or Europe.

TheMc · #4 May 15, '11, 8:52 pm

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Originally Posted by benedictgal

Thank you!!! I will be ordering some for my friend's birthday!!!!

Btw, the chusables come with the veil, burse, stole and maniple!

Phemie · #5 May 16, '11, 3:30 am

It's great to find beautiful cheap vestments but have you considered that the reason they're cheap is because of unfair or unethical labor practices?

Joannm · #6 May 16, '11, 3:08 pm

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Originally Posted by Phemie

It's great to find beautiful cheap vestments but have you considered that the reason they're cheap is because of unfair or unethical labor practices?

I was thinking the same thing.

Cavaille-Coll · #7 May 16, '11, 4:58 pm

Some of those countries also have much lower taxes on businesses, so they can afford to keep prices low while still making a profit. It could be slave labor. It may be instead a ministry of love. I don't really know, but I am very familiar with Catholic Liturgicals vestments. They are easily of the same quality as European and American traditional vestments costing hundreds of dollars more. Look at the inflated pricing in a typical American religious goods catalog if you want to see injustice. $80 will buy you the same set of glass cruets that Walmart sells for $5.

TheMc · #8 May 16, '11, 7:35 pm

Something I also heard from someone is that they are cheaper because they don't need to import the materials, which saves them big time.

PLAT · #9 May 16, '11, 11:59 pm

Silver Thurible + silver boat = $ 64.98

Wow.

MarkThompson · #10 May 17, '11, 12:12 am

Price of silver: US$34 per ounce.

These may perhaps be electroplated in a small amount of silver.

PLAT · #11 May 17, '11, 9:07 am

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Originally Posted by MarkThompson

Price of silver: US$34 per ounce.

These may perhaps be electroplated in a small amount of silver.

Yes, of course... Steel is the more common and durable metal...

TheMc · #12 May 21, '11, 7:06 pm

I just got my surplice today. It rocks!!!

archangel04 · #13 May 21, '11, 8:28 pm

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Originally Posted by TheMc

I just got my surplice today. It rocks!!!

Very nice! Too bad I don't see them selling cassocks. Question, can a permanent deacon wear a dalmatic like the ones they sell on that site, while serving the OF? If they can I think I just fount a gift for a good friend that I know. I just fear that the priest might not like it because they would not "blend" in with each other, the priest uses simple cheap garment that look like they are form the 70s.

TheMc · #14 May 21, '11, 8:44 pm

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Originally Posted by archangel04

Very nice! Too bad I don't see them selling cassocks. Question, can a permanent deacon wear a dalmatic like the ones they sell on that site, while serving the OF? If they can I think I just fount a gift for a good friend that I know. I just fear that the priest might not like it because they would not "blend" in with each other, the priest uses simple cheap garment that look like they are form the 70s.

Yeah! I would love it if they made cassocks! They would probably only be 50 bucks!
Yes, any deacon may wear a dalmatic. Actually, there is a good case that they should be wearing them much of the time, especially if they have them. Well... if you really want, you could buy the priest a chasuble to match!

Redemptionis Sacramentum:

[125.] The proper vestment of the Deacon is the dalmatic, to be worn over an alb and stole. In order that the beautiful tradition of the Church may be preserved, it is praiseworthy to refrain from exercising the option of omitting the dalmatic. [In English: It is good to wear the dalmatic. You should do it. ]

PA650 · #15 May 22, '11, 12:22 am

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Originally Posted by TheMc

Yeah! I would love it if they made cassocks! They would probably only be 50 bucks!
Yes, any deacon may wear a dalmatic. Actually, there is a good case that they should be wearing them much of the time, especially if they have them. Well... if you really want, you could buy the priest a chasuble to match!

Redemptionis Sacramentum:

[125.] The proper vestment of the Deacon is the dalmatic, to be worn over an alb and stole. In order that the beautiful tradition of the Church may be preserved, it is praiseworthy to refrain from exercising the option of omitting the dalmatic. [In English: It is good to wear the dalmatic. You should do it. ]

Well, I came across the following company on a facebook group dedicated to clerical attire, such as the cassock:
http://www.logosliturgicals.blogspot.com/