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Also called a 'tunicle'. Despite Father Hardon's 'formerly', it is still worn by subdeacons in the Traditional Orders and Institutes.In the East, the comparable vestment worn by the subdeacon is the orarion.
19 November 2018
Word of the Day: Tunic
TUNIC. A long vestment formerly worn by the subdeacon who assisted the priest at solemn functions, and by cardinals, bishops, and abbots under the dalmatic at pontifical Mass. (Etym. Latin tunica, sheath, tunic from a Phoenician source.)
In the East, the comparable vestment worn by the subdeacon is the orarion.
In the East, the comparable vestment worn by the subdeacon is the orarion.
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