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IMPORTANT NOTICE
We are backed up with vestment orders at this time. If you submit a new order, please be aware that we may not begin to work on it until 2011. Additionally, we will not be able to accommodate special requests or custom orders. We offer only what you see on the site. |
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| As we stand in the place of Our Lady, we are anxious for the honor of the priesthood and for the great mystery of God’s love for man, which priests renew for us each day in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. Thus, our prayerful support of the priesthood has inspired us to make the hand-crafting of vestments, priestly apparel, sacred linens and altar clothes a special focus of our work. We use the finest materials available, primarily pure silks and 100% Belgian Linen, because we believe that the beauty of the altar and the dignity of its sacred ministers signify in an important way the reality of the True Presence of Our Lord in the Eucharist. Carried out in the Benedictine spirit of contemplative silence, our stitches are interwoven with prayers as we strive to be worthy vessels in the hands of Our Lady, receiving the mercy and grace flowing from the heart of her Son and pouring it out upon His priests. In other words, each stitch is a prayer for the sanctification of the priest who will be using our vestments. |
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| Since establishing ourselves in the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, we have been greatly blessed in our pursuit of this craft by the heritage we recently received from the Sisters of the Most Precious Blood in O’Fallon, Missouri. They have been making priestly vestments for over one hundred and fifty years. In fact, their distinctive style and the quality of their workmanship became well-known both in the United States and overseas. However, under the present circumstances of their community, the demands of the work have become too burdensome and they have decided to make us their successors in the craft, generously offering to assist us with personal instruction, patterns, materials and equipment. We are very happy to learn from their knowledge and experience! It is difficult to enumerate all the ways they have assisted us, but we would particularly like to acknowledge our gratitude for the motifs which they provided, viewable on our vestment pages. |
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Please take note before you place an order - We observe the Rule of St. Benedict in structuring our daily schedule of prayer, study and work. Accordingly, we devote approximately five hours of the day to work. During that time we attend to all matters of ordinary household maintenance(i.e., kitchen and cleaning and laundry), in addition to our sewing projects. We make it a priority to complete orders as soon as possible, but custom work is very painstaking and it is important that we maintain the proper balance of prayer and work in our monastic schedule. Please expect to wait several months for your order.
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We are backed up with vestment orders at this time. If you submit a new order, please be aware that we may not begin to work on it until June 2011. Additionally, we will not be able to accommodate special requests or custom orders. We offer only what you see on the site.
This does not refer to CD orders which will be promptly shipped when placed.
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