The faith of our fathers - Carmel Apologetics

384 THE FAITH OF OUR FATHERS.a Maniple suspended from his left arm a; Stole,which isplaced over his shoulders and crossed atthe breast ;and a Chasuble, or large outer garment.The Chasuble, Stole, arid Maniple vary in coloiaccording to the occasion. Thus, White vestmentsare used at Christmas, Kaster, and other Festivals ofjoy, also on Feasts of Confessors and Virgins Red;are used at Pentecost, and on Festivals of Apostlesand Martyrs ; Green, from Trinity Sunday to Advent, on days having no special feast; Purple, duringLent and Advent; and Black, in Masses for the deadOne more word on this subject. Only a few yearsago, the whole Protestant world was united in denouncing the use of floral decorations on our altars,incense, sacred vestments, and even the altar itself,as abominations of Popery. But of late, a betterspirit has taken possession of a respectable portionof the Protestant Episcopal church. After havingexhausted their wrath against our vestments, andvilified them as the rags of the wicked woman ofBabylon, the members of the Ritualistic churchhave, with remarkable dexterity, passed from oneextreme to the other. They don our vestments;they swing our censer, and erect altars in theirchurches, and adorn them with flowers and candlesticks.These Eitualists are, however, easily discernedfrom the true priest,and should one of them everappear before the Father of the faithful in these illfittingrobes, the venerable Pontiff would exclaim,