Stand Alone Pages on 'Musings of an Old Curmudgeon'

23 November 2018

Word of the Day: Amice

AMICE. A short, oblong vestment of white linen, worn beneath the alb to cover the shoulders of the priest while celebrating Mass. Now optional in the Latin Rite. When putting on the amice, the priest says, “Put on my head, O Lord, the helmet of salvation in order to repel the assaults of the devil.” (Etym. Latin amictus, garment, mantle, cloak; from amicire, to throw around.)
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At least Father didn't say 'formerly' this time. It is 'optional' only in the Novus Ordo, but is still worn in celebrating the Mass of the Ages.

In the East, it seems to be used only by the non-Chalcedonian heretics of the Armenian Apostolic Church, who adopted it from the West.

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