Can a lay person wear a cope?

A cope may be worn by any rank of the clergy, and also by lay ministers in certain circumstances. If worn by a bishop, it is generally accompanied by a mitre.
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Who can wear a dalmatic?

dalmatic, liturgical vestment worn over other vestments by Roman Catholic, Lutheran, and some Anglican deacons. It probably originated in Dalmatia (now in Croatia) and was a commonly worn outer garment in the Roman world in the 3rd century and later.
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What does the cope symbolize?

The cope was not a sacerdotal, liturgical garment, but a processional vestment. The word derives from medieval Latin cappa. It is is a garment that is allegedly a development of the pluviale, the cape with capuchon that protected the Roman-period wearer against the rain.
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Who can wear a stole?

Keep in mind anyone can wear a stole, but anyone can't wear any stole. Certain stoles can only be worn by people involved in an organization, like a fraternity or a sorority. You'll have to be respectful of certain traditions if you decide to wear one.
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Can deacons wear cassocks?

As is the practice in the Anglican churches, cassocks may be worn by others who are not ministers. Ordained elders and deacons, as they serve as worship leaders, readers, and administer communion may also wear cassocks which tend to be black.
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Who can wear a cassock?

In the Roman Catholic church the cassock was traditionally worn by the clergy whenever they appeared, both in ordinary life (except in Protestant countries) and under their vestments in church.
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Can a deacon wear a biretta?

The biretta may be used by all ranks of the Latin Church clergy, including cardinals and other bishops to priests, deacons, and even seminarians (who are not clergy, since they are not ordained). Those worn by cardinals are scarlet red and made of silk.
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What do lay ministers wear?

Lay ministers, readers, or choir members will sometimes wear a Cassock-Alb or Cassock and Surplice with no stole (some customs include a blue reader's “scarf” which isn't considered a stole).
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Who can wear a stole in church?

stole, ecclesiastical vestment worn by Roman Catholic deacons, priests, and bishops and by some Anglican, Lutheran, and other Protestant clergy. A band of silk 2 to 4 inches (5 to 10 centimetres) wide and about 8 feet (240 centimetres) long, it is the same colour as the major vestments worn for the occasion.
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Can you wear 2 stoles?

The good news is that you don't have to choose between a stole/sash and a cord(s); you can wear a cord and a stole/sash together and you can wear more than one cord. However, it's not practical to wear more than one sash/stole, though some graduates may do it.
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What is the Catholic vestment a cope?

cope, liturgical vestment worn by Roman Catholic and some Anglican clergy at non-eucharistic functions. A full-length cloak formed from a semicircular piece of cloth, it is open at the front and is fastened at the breast by hooks or a brooch. It is made of silk or other rich material in various colours.
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What is a cope chest?

A 'cope' is a clerical cape, cloak or mantle, semi circular in shape, and would be folded 'sides to middle' and laid flat in the chest for storage.
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What does cope mean meme?

This meme ultimately originates from a post made by Tumblr user computerworm on 13 December 2016, which was about “piss and golden showers” (N.B. NSFW text and unsanitary warning). However, this did not become popularised as a meme until around early February 2017.
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What does a dalmatic symbolize?

Ecclesiastical. a vestment worn over the alb by the deacon, as at the celebration of the Mass, and worn by bishops on some occasions, as at a coronation. a similar vestment worn by a sovereign of England at his or her coronation.
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What is the difference between a tunicle and a dalmatic?

The difference between a tunicle and a dalmatic is that the Tunicle has only one horizontal stripe, while the Dalmatic has two. These two horizontal stripes make the Dalmatic stand out as a deacon's vestment.
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What does a dalmatic represent?

When used, it is the proper vestment of a deacon at Mass, Holy Communion or other services such as baptism or marriage held in the context of a Eucharistic service. Although infrequent, it may also be worn by bishops above the alb and below the chasuble, and is then referred to as pontifical dalmatic.
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Who can wear a pulpit robe?

The Geneva Gown, also called a pulpit gown, pulpit robe, or preaching robe, is an ecclesiastical garment customarily worn by Ordained Ministers and Accredited Lay Preachers in the Christian Churches that arose out of the historic Protestant Reformation.
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Can anyone wear a clerical collar?

In the Roman Catholic Church, the clerical collar is worn by all ranks of clergy; bishops, priests, deacons, and often by seminarians who have been admitted to candidacy for the priesthood as well as with their cassock during liturgical celebrations.
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Can anyone wear a pectoral cross?

In the Roman Catholic Church, the wearing of a pectoral cross remains restricted to popes, cardinals, bishops and abbots. In Eastern Orthodox Church and Byzantine Catholic Churches that follow a Slavic Tradition, priests also wear pectoral crosses, while deacons and minor orders do not.
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What can a lay minister do?

For the most part, their ministries are specific (distributing Communion, serving Mass, teaching religious education, carrying on works of charity). They mostly have other secular jobs, are generally married and have families, dress in lay clothes (though they may wear albs in the liturgy).
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Who can wear a tippet?

The ceremonial scarf often worn by Anglican priests, deacons, and lay readers is called a tippet, also known as a "preaching scarf". It is worn with choir dress and hangs straight down at the front. Ordained clergy (bishops, priests and deacons) wear a black tippet.
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What is a Catholic lay minister?

Lay ecclesial ministry is the term adopted by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops to identify the relatively new category of pastoral ministers in the Catholic Church who serve the Church but are not ordained. Lay ecclesial ministers are coworkers with the bishop alongside priests and deacons.
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Who wears a red cap in the Catholic Church?

The cardinals wear red because they are considered the closest advisers to the pope and therefore should be ready to shed their blood for the church and Christ. Purple: Worn during the Advent and Lent seasons, purple reflects sorrow and suffering.
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Are there any cardinals who are not bishops?

One of the better known non-bishop Cardinals was Fr. Avery Dulles, SJ, who was named a cardinal in 2001. The change made by John XXIII would have required for the priest to be ordained a bishop first. Cardinal Dulles refused and he was named a cardinal without being a bishop.
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When should the biretta be worn?

In the public liturgies of the Church, generally, the biretta is worn by the Sacred Ministers – priest, deacon, and subdeacon[2] – in procession and while seated, while assisting clergy carry it at the breast in procession and wear it while seated.
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