page_title: Order of Saint Luke
section_title: Habit
hierarchical_section_title: Order of Saint Luke / Habit
caption_attribution_description: English: Pectoral Cross of the Order of St. Luke worn by many OSL members
context_page_description: The Order of Saint Luke is a religious order begun within the Methodist Church in the United States that is dedicated to sacramental and liturgical scholarship, education, and practice.
  As a Christian religious order, it is a dispersed community of women and men, lay and clergy, from many different denominations, seeking to live the sacramental life. "Membership in The Order is open to persons of all Christian denominations who seek to live the sacramental life in accordance with our Rule of Life and Service, in community with and acceptance of their brothers and sisters in the Order."
  The Order gathers annually in mid-October for several days of worship, fellowship, and administration.
  The Order proclaims itself as Wesleyan and Lukan in its spirituality, Methodist in its origins, sacramental in its practice, and ecumenical in its outlook.
context_section_description: The habit of the Order of St. Luke is voluntary. If worn, it includes:
  a white alb of unspecified style
  a red rope cincture knotted on the left side (optional)
  a red scapular with the OSL logo
  an OSL patch attached to the left sleeve of the alb
  Many members also choose to wear a pectoral cross that bears the OSL logo. Novices are authorized to wear the alb and red cincture, and are given the scapluar upon taking temporary vows.
caption: Pectoral Cross of the Order of St. Luke worn by a novice
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