Oh, now I see what you meant. Sorry, I didn't read it correctly the first time. Thanks for the informative link. There are other pictures of things I can look up and learn. Very much obliged.
Orthodox clergy wear something similar to a Cahsuble. But when they are not serving they wear plain black cassoks. Here is an exaple of a Russian priest.
Or this one (showing a Greek Orthodox bishop)
[You can tell it's a bishop because he is wearing Panagia (All Holy) medallion instead of a simple cross]
When they serve, they must be vested. There is a small vestment which comes only around their neck and projects below their waist (when they hear confessions or bless the food, etc.). Otherwise, they are fully vested.
Here you can see Patriarch Alexei II of Moscow and All Russia wearing a simple but impressive vetsments duirng a Pontifical Divine Liturgy (the two sets of candles represent the Holy Trinity intertwined into one God, and the other one the two natures of our Lord Jesus Christ seamlessly united but unconfused in one Person)
Here is a picture of a Russian priest hearing a confession. Our confesisonals are not closed. They are located in the left wing of the Church, away from the public.
The next picture shows Patriarch Alexei II again, the first in honor of the Russian Church, during a Divine Liturgy in a more ornate vestment. Behind him, holding a candle, is a deacon wearing an ornate vestment as well. The Patriarch is also holding the pastoral staff.
Here is an example of a westernized Orthodox Priest (Ukrainian) who is clean shaven and in a church with pews! Most Greek Orthodox churches in America also have pews, which is an aberration in Orthodoxy, and many of their clery are clean shaven. But the picture illustrates what I call "small vestments" (I am not sure what's the official name), worn over his neck.
For a full text of the Liturgy of St. James
Do you recognize the any Latin Mass in it?
Sorry for the long post. I hope it gave you some idea of what our priests wear. I wanted to ask you though about colors of priestly vestments. They seem to change at specific times of the year. In the Orthodox Church the purple is during the Great and Holy Lent and the white is for the 40 days after Resurrection (until Pentecost).
Thank you for the post! I could spend hours looking at pictures of vestments and other liturgical items. The Orthodox clergy always look so dignified in their simple black cassocks. It's a shame that the Western cassock, zuchetto, and biretta have fallen into disuse among the RC lower clergy.
The Eastern vestments always seem more ornate than the Western vestments, even those of the most "High Church" type.
Re: liturgical colors
It does seem from the pictures you provided that Western liturgical colors are more varied than the Eastern ones.
Traditional and NO colors are largely the same, with a few exceptions:
White: Christmas and Easter Seasons; Feasts of the Lord, not relating to the Passion; Feasts of the Blessed Mother the angels, and saints that were not martyrs; weddings; All Saints; Masses for the Apostles; Masses of the Angels--ie Funerals for Baptized Children who have died before the age of reason; in the NO rite, funerals for adults as well.
Red: Feasts of the Passion; feasts of the Martyrs; Palm Sunday; Pentecost/Masses of the Holy Spirit; Good Friday in the NO rite
Green: Ordinary time: the time after the Epiphany and Pentacost
Purple: Advent; Lent; Septuagesima Sundays; Ember (except for those of Pentacost) and Rogation Days; Vigils; Good Friday; it is a tradition at a certain Sunday of Lent (I can't remeber which one) to cover statues and other images in purple--in imitation of Christ where it says in the Gospel for that Sunday that "the Lord hid himself"--these coverings are removed during the Gloria at the Easter Vigil.
Black: All Souls Day; Funerals (for those past the age of reason)--this is perfectly appropriate in the NO rite, but is rarely used, white is used in anticipation of the Resurrection of the Dead
Rose: Gaudete Sunday (3rd Sunday of Advent); Laetare Sunday (4th Sunday of Lent)
Gold: Can be used in place of White, Green, or Red (but not Purple or Black)
Blue is not usually a liturgical color; it can be used to trim vestments specifically for Masses for Our Lady, but blue should not be the primary color.
