Cream Alb with Christ Washing the Disciples' Feet Embroidery | Clergy Vestment

At the hem of this cream alb sits a moment rather than a symbol: Christ kneeling before His disciples at the table, basin and towel in hand, washing their feet the night before His Passion. Set within a circular medallion framed by a wheat-sheaf border, the scene depicts one of the clearest acts of humility recorded in the Gospels, drawn from John's account of the Last Supper.

The alb itself is cut with a high mock collar that closes cleanly at the throat, with raglan-style shoulders that gather gently into the neckline for ease of movement beneath a chasuble or other outer vestment. Bell sleeves taper from a full cut at the shoulder to a narrower trim band at the cuff, giving the garment a traditional, unhurried drape from collar to hem.

A repeating quatrefoil trim, worked in gold against the cream ground, runs along both sleeve cuffs and again as a narrower band partway down the skirt, before the wider hem border takes over to frame the footwashing medallion. This layering of narrow and wide bands gives the eye a path to follow down the garment, ending at the one scene meant to hold attention.

The Gospel of John records Christ's words after this act: a new command to love one another as He had loved them — the same root that gives Maundy Thursday its name. For that reason, this alb is especially suited to the Holy Thursday liturgy, where the washing of feet is itself re-enacted, though its theme of humble service also makes it fitting for ordinations and other occasions centred on priestly ministry.

Clergy preferring a different devotional focus on their alb may wish to see our Cream Alb with IHS Cross Embroidery, which centres its design on the IHS Christogram rather than this Gospel scene.

The alb is made from a smooth, easy-care fabric that holds its shape under the weight of a chasuble worn over it, and resists the creasing that can come from being stored folded between uses. Iron on a low setting if needed, avoiding direct contact with the embroidered medallion and trim.

Few Gospel images centre Christ in the posture of a servant rather than a teacher or healer. This alb keeps that scene at the hem, a quiet reminder carried by the priest with every step from sacristy to altar.

Product Features

• ✦ Christ Washing the Disciples' Feet embroidery within a wheat-sheaf medallion at the hem
• ✦ High mock collar with raglan-gathered shoulders
• ✦ Bell sleeves with gold quatrefoil trim band at each cuff
• ✦ Matching narrow trim band above the wider hem border
• ✦ Especially suited to Holy Thursday liturgy and ordinations
• ✦ Worn beneath the chasuble and stole as the foundational vestment
• ✦ Easy-care fabric; iron on low setting, avoiding direct contact with embroidery

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