The alb was a long white tunic reaching to the ankles and with long sleeves, made from white linen or wool. |
Father John of Gatesden boldly throws aside alb and chasuble to don the knightly hauberk and chausses in good earnest. |
My guess is that the apparels on the amice and alb are a hangover from more ornate times. |
For deacon and subdeacon: amice, alb and cincture, and stole and dalmatic for the deacon, and tunic for the subdeacon. |
The outer garment is the chasuble, and beneath it the linen alb or surplice. |
The olive oil will then be send to a alb for tests then will be controled by a comitee to check its flavors and quality. |