Liturgical Vestments: 1. Kottina 2. Zunara 3. Urara 4. Zande
5. Paina or Gulta
SPECIAL VESTMENTS
People do dress differently when they
go to church and when they go to work.
They put on special clothes during baptism, wedding and burial. People usually select dresses suited to each
occasion.
“Priests and other
ministers in the Mar Toma Margam dress themselves in proper liturgical
vestments during liturgical celebrations.”
1. Kottina: Kottina
is the long tunic type garment reaching from the neck to the ankles, of any
colour.
Kottina is the Syriac term used for the outer garment of lso’-Msiha, which was woven as one whole
by Blessed Virgin Mary and is said to have grown big with him. Anyhow, at his crucifixion, the soldiers cast
lot for it without allowing it to be torn off (Jn 19,23-24).
2. Zunara: Zunara
is the Syriac word for the belt-like strip of cloth worn over the Kottina at the waist. It is the symbol of “Chastity”. Holy
Qurbana and other rites of divine
worship are acts which are to be performed with perfect holiness, keeping
oneself away from all kinds of worldly thoughts and emotions.
3. Urara: Urara
is the special humeral vestment worn by priests in the neck in such a way that
its both ends extend beyond the knees in front.
The Subdeacons (Heuppadiakana)
wear it around their neck in such a way that its ends fall to the back and
front on the left shoulder. The Deacons
(Msamsana) wear it on the left
shoulder without putting it around the neck.
In Latin tradition, they call it the Stole.
This sacred vestment is the symbol of
ministerial priesthood in all liturgical traditions.
4. Zande: Zande
is the Syriac word for gloves or handcuffs. They are worn to keep the handcuffs
of the Kottina in order.
5. Paina: Paina
is the outermost liturgical vestment that priests put on. It is similar to the cope in Latin
tradition. In Syriac it is known as Gulta.
Paina
or Gulta is the garment of
justice. It proclaims the fact that a
priest is the fount or source of all kinds of virtues.
Historically, paina appears to be the outer garment of shepherds. Thus it proclaims the pastoral duty of a
priest as well.
The
Paina, Zande, Urara and Zunara are made of the same stuff. Mar
Toma Margam prescribes no special colour for liturgical Vestments; the
black colour is never used.
Thank you for sharing. I am a Latin Rite Catholic, it is so nice to see both the similarities and differences in all the apostolic traditions. God bless!
ReplyDeleteHi.. is there any significance of why the subdeacons wear the urara around the neck? Any specific meaning?
ReplyDeleteurara represents purity and deacons and servers represent angels who are pure
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