Priestly stole with gold-embroidered Cross

Beautiful priestly stole made from bouclé fabric with woven iridescent gold threads, composed of 80% polyester and 20% wool, featuring direct machine embroidery in gold thread depicting a cross accompanied by a gold decoration that covers much of the stole and is repeated on both sides. Available in the 4 liturgical colors. The stole is 258 cm long overall and, when worn, extends well below the knee. Made in Poland by a company specializing in the production of sacred vestments. The use of the stole is always obligatory during celebrations and rites for bishops, priests, and deacons (who use a different stole, as it must be worn differently from that of a priest). When wearing it, the priest (bishop or presbyter) lets it hang straight from the shoulders down to the legs, while the deacon wears it diagonally, from the left shoulder to the right hip. Over time, the stole's symbolism has evolved: initially, it represented the office that deacons and priests accepted during ordination; later, it came to symbolize the virtues of the priest, making it a symbol of humility, wisdom, patience, purity, and strength.