b. About the Applying of Things Fitting

195. The second thing that is required on the part of the minister is the applying of things fitting, namely of ornaments, as is contained in Decretum p.3 d.1 ch.42. Said there is that “The vestments of the Church, in which God is served, should be sanctified and honorable, they should not be used for uses other than ecclesiastical duties worthy of God, and should not be worn by others.”

196. Now which these items of clothing are is expounded by Innocent III, Sacrament of the Altar I ch.10: “There are,” he says, “six items of clothing common to bishops and priests, namely amice, alb, girdle, stole, maniple, planet.” However, in certain places the custom has obtained that the belt need not be blessed, and thus it does not appear to be licit to use a belt that has not been blessed.