Here is a first look on the design of the liturgical vestments that will be distributed to priests and bishops for them to wear during ng the Celebration of Holy Mass with the Pope. Few people know that the production and design of liturgical vestments are part of the culture of world youth day. Every world youth day, thousands of liturgical vestments are sewn specifically for the event, usually with recognizable logos of that specific wyd incorporated in the design. Liturgical vestments consist of priests chasuble, bishop’s mitre, stoles, altar lines and other liturgical linens. These seamstress you see in the picture are just part and parcel of the massive worldwide network of voluntary sewing program which the World Youth Day organizers launched to solicit manpower in order to sew and create thousands of linens and vestments that the priests and bishops will use during the week long event. Even nuns were not spared from volunteering; one convent in Brooklyn New York pledged sewing 20-30 vestments for world youth day which they sent to Madrid last month. The current design in the vestments include the familiar shape of the cross in the logo of the Madrid WYD incorporated on the mitres and chasubles, and the logo of the Holy Name of Jesus intricately embroidered on one of the vestments.

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