Cream Priest Alb with IHS Chalice, Wheat & Grapevine Embroidery | Church Vestment

Among the vestments a priest wears, the alb is the closest to the body — the white garment that covers everything else, the baptismal robe that reminds both priest and people that the one who stands at the altar was first washed in the waters of baptism before he was ordained to offer the sacrifice. This cream alb places the Eucharistic mystery at the hem of that baptismal garment, where the chalice, wheat, and grapevine embroidered in gold catch the eye each time the alb settles around the priest's feet at the altar.

On the front hem, the IHS chalice rises from a base of wheat sheaves and spreading grapevine branches — the grain that will become the host, the vine whose fruit will become the Blood, both gathered around the cup that holds the consecrated wine at every Mass. The IHS cross on the host above the chalice identifies the Eucharistic presence directly, and the composition as a whole reads as a complete Eucharistic declaration placed at the very hem of the garment the priest wears beneath everything else — a foundation of meaning on which the whole of his vesture rests.

On the back hem, the same Eucharistic devotion is condensed to a single image: the IHS monogram at the centre of a radiant gold sunburst, the rays of the Holy Name spreading outward across the cream ground. Where the front tells the Eucharistic story through its symbols — chalice, grain, vine — the back distils it to the Name itself, held in glory at the hem of the alb that the priest carries throughout every moment of the liturgy, from the sacristy to the altar to the final blessing.

A continuous border of gold quatrefoil crosses runs along both sleeve cuffs and repeats above and below the central motifs at the hem, giving the alb a finished, consistent ornamental frame that ties the cuff embroidery to the hem embroidery across the full garment. This border remains partially visible beneath a chasuble, ensuring the Eucharistic embroidery at the hem is not entirely hidden once the priest is fully vested.

Priests seeking a simpler alb carrying only the IHS cross without the Eucharistic chalice composition may also consider our Cream Priest Alb with IHS Cross & Gold Cross Border Embroidery, which carries the plain IHS cross at the hem in the same quatrefoil border format.

The alb is sewn from smooth cream fabric that drapes cleanly and resists creasing through repeated wear. The machine embroidery — including the chalice, wheat, and grapevine front composition and the radiant IHS sunburst back — is worked in quality gold threads chosen for sheen and durability, ensuring both motifs retain their clarity and definition through years of regular liturgical use.

Whether worn for a Corpus Christi Mass, a First Communion celebration, or the daily rhythm of parish ministry, this cream alb carries the Eucharistic mystery at its hem — chalice and grain and vine on the front, the Holy Name in glory on the back — a foundation of meaning beneath every vestment the priest puts on.

• Colour: Cream with gold embroidery
• Embroidery: IHS chalice with wheat sheaves & grapevine (front hem); radiant IHS sunburst (back hem); gold quatrefoil cross border on cuffs and hem
• Technique: Machine embroidery
• Liturgical use: Corpus Christi, First Communion, Feast of the Holy Name, daily Mass, parish ministry
• Worn beneath the chasuble

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