On Sunday, June 26 at the 10:30am High Mass the James Wagstaffe Marsland Memorial Vestments will be blessed and used for the first time.

The Vestements will be blessed by Fr. William Ledbetter, Assistant Priest, using liturgy written by Fr. Davies.
 

The Vestments were custom made by Garry South to the exacting standards of Fr. Davies.  Paul Morabito  generously donated the vestments to the Parish in honor of longtime Parishioner and his friend, James Wagstaffe Marsland, RIP.
 

Liturgical vestments, according to the rules of the Church or from ecclesiastical usage, are to be worn by the clergy in performing the ceremonies of the services of the Church, consequently, above all, at the celebration of the Mass, then in the administration of the sacraments, at blessings, the solemn recitation of the canonical hours, public services of prayer, processions, etc. The liturgical vestments of the Latin Rite are: the amice, alb, cincture, maniple, stole, tunicle, dalmatic, chasuble, surplice, cope, sandals, stockings (or buskins), gloves, mitre, pallium, succinctorium, and fanon.
 

The earliest symbolism of the entire priestly dress of the Greek Rite is found in the Istoria ekklneiastike, probably of the eighth century. This work was the basis of the symbolical interpretation of the sacred vestments among the Greek liturgists until the late Middle Ages. In Western Europe the first attempt to give a symbolical meaning to the vestments of the Mass is found in what is called the Gallican explanation of the Mass. However, it was not until the ninth century that a more complete symbolism of the priestly dress was attempted in Gaul. The mystical interpretation became from this time a permanent theme for the writers on the liturgy, both in the Middle Ages and in modern times.
 

(Adapted from The Catholic Encyclopedia)

A symbolism, however, appeared even as early as the ninth century in certain liturgical prayers, the prayers that are spoken when putting on the sacred vestments, and the words pronounced by the bishop at an ordination, when he gives the garments to the newly ordained. It should, however, be said that up to the twelfth century these prayers appear only occasionally in the Sacramentaries, Missals, and Pontificals, but after this they soon appeared more frequently in these books. It is a striking fact that the symbolism of these prayers often pursues its own course without regard to the interpretations of the liturgists. It was not until towards the end of the Middle Ages that a greater agreement arose between the symbolism of the liturgists and what might be called the official symbolism of the Church expressed in the prayers in question; this official symbolism, moreover, differed greatly at different periods and in different places.

101 Series
Sunday July 10th, 2011 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Sunday July 24th, 2011 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM 

Please Join the Guibord Center as we learn of the following traditions from the inside out - from the heart: Sikhism, Buddhism, Indigenous Spirituality, and Hinduism. 

Our presenters for this series are members of the Advisory Council to The Guibord Center.  Each name links to their photo and biography for additional information.
 
Indigenous Spirituality 101
Sunday, July 10th: Led by Cindi Moar Alvitre, Tongva Community Leader 

Hinduism 101
Sunday, July 24th: Led by Swami Saradevananda, Vedanta Society of Southern California 

All classes are open to everyone and free of charge. They will be held at St. John's Episcopal Cathedral, 514 W. Adams Blvd., Los Angeles, 90007

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PRELUDE
Adagio in G Minor

Tomaso Albinoni

arr. by S. Drummond Wolfe
 
POSTLUDE
Fanfare

Jacques Lemmens

CHOIR ANTHEM

My Eyes for Beauty Pine

Howells

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