What is the significance of the different colors that the memebers of the clergy wear? for performing religious rituals - such as funeral masses (black/white), weddings (white/rose/gold), baptisms, etc.
Green - what is that 'for' and why?
Thanx
2006-10-15 02:20:31 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Vestment colors
Green - ordinary time, no special season or feast just the ordinariness of our days. Green is a symbol of hope.
White - Easter season, Saints who died of natural causes(not martyrs) funerals. The white robes saints in glory. Belief in the Resurrection.
Purple - Advent/Lent - repentance, conversion
Red - Feasts of the Holy Spirit or feasts of the martyrs
Gold - Christmas and Easter
Rose - The Third Sunday of Lent and Advent - celebration and joy in the midst of repentance.
2006-10-15 02:38:36 · answer #1 · answered by anyonexxxxxx9999 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Wikipedia has an excellent article on the subject, covering the variations of most Christian denominations that use liturgical colors.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liturgical_colors
In recent years, even some evangelical groups that formerly never paid attention to the colors have begun to, if only as a decorative measure.
BTW, today, Sunday 15 October, is green in the Catholic system.
2006-10-15 09:35:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Nonsense. There are just FOUR "liturgical" colors: Green, Red, White and Purple. They are worn according to the nature of the DAY: Lent & Advent, purple, "Ordinary" time: Green, Martyrs: Red, Feasts: White.
The rest, like light blue (virgin mary), rose and stuff are kinda optional, and everyone does as they please there. Gold is actually a variety of "white" and is used for really big feasts and solemnities.
I'm not catholic, btw.
2006-10-15 09:25:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Catholic clown suits are important, why?
2006-10-15 09:41:04 · answer #4 · answered by iknowtruthismine 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
read your bible for yourself! this IS NOT BIBLICAL....
meaning of Biblical:
2006-10-15 09:25:41 · answer #5 · answered by K 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋