The Amos, which the priest first puts on, represents the veil with which the Jews covered
the face of Christ, when they struck him in the house of Cephasus, and bid him prophesize
who it was that struck him.
Amos' Prayer
Place, O Lord, the helmet of salvation upon my head, to repel the assaults of the devil.
The alb signifies the white garment which Herod put on him to imitate that he was a fool.
The girdle, or the cincher, signifies the cord that bound him in the garden.
The censure or girdle prayer Gird me, O Lord, with the censure of purity,
And quench in my heart the fire of concubicence, That the virtue of continents and chastity
may abide in me.
The mannipool signifies the cord which bound him to the pillar.
May I deserve, O Lord, to bear the maniple of weeping and sorrow in order that I may
joyfully reap the reward of my labours.
The stole is the cord by which they led him to be crucified.
The Stole Prayer Return to me, O Lord, the Stole of immortality,
which I have lost in the sin of my first parent.
And although I, unworthy, approach thy sacred mystery, grant to me nevertheless everlasting
joy.
The chasuble represents both the seamless coat of Christ as also the purple garment
with which they clothed Him in shame in the house of Pilate.
O Lord, who hath said, My yoke is easy, and my burden light.
Grant that I may be able to bear it, that I may obtain thy grace.
So, this is for you, sir.