[metmom]

Religious vestments and habits are the opposite of “worldly”: they are intentionally unworldly, that is, not what regular people are wearing. A suit and tie, or hipster gear, or randomly-selected Salvation Army items would be “worldly,” although not necessarily unsuitable to the roles of the people who choose that clothing.

Did Jesus wear religious vestments?

Seems to me that John the Baptist wore *unworldly* garments but I don't think camel's hair would thrill a lot of those already accustomed to the finer type.

[Legatus]

Seems to me that John the Baptist wore *unworldly* garments but I don't think camel's hair would thrill a lot of those already accustomed to the finer type.

"It was only after his death that his secretary, Macchi, would reveal that the Pope (Paul VI) often wore a hair shirt and a belt rough with knots that dug into his skin, to mortify the flesh."

"There was the Angelus at the window. I didn’t want to appear on the third floor, where Pope Pius and John had appeared. I would have perhaps dropped this unique dialogue with St. Peter’s Square, but it was full of people, faithful elderly folk, who waited - an immense and moving spectacle. But what is this great need to see a Man? We have become a spectacle!’ It is a sign, a symbol. ‘No, not for us, Lord!"

I understand that Pope St. JPII also was known to wear a hair shirt during his healthier days.