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LITURGY: Environment & Art
Committee
Last revised:
August 29, 2007 9:28 AM
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"The church, in many colored robes is led to the king"
~ Psalm 45:14.
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Environment & Art Committee | Colors
of Grace | Three Steps
Environment and Art Committee
The Environment and Art Committee, working in collaboration with the Liturgy
Planning Committee, prepares the worship space for the various liturgical
seasons. Meetings are scheduled according to need with no meetings during
the summer. People with enthusuasm and some visual skills are encouraged
and welcomed. There is always a need for men who are able to help with
occasional projects. Contact Kathy McGrath through the Parish Office
at (586) 268-2244.
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The Many Colors of Grace
The liturgy of the Church makes a rich and varied use of color.
The color of the stole, chasuble, and dalmatic changes according
to the feast and season. The tent-like veil covering the tabernacle
and other elements in the sanctuary may also change with them, following
the same rules. The variety of liturgical colors signifies the different
ways in which we are touched by the grace of Christ in the liturgy.
| Violet |
Sign of longing and penance, is used in Advent and Lent.
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| Rose-colored vestments |
A sign of anticipated joy, are used on the Third Sunday
of Advent and the Fourth Sunday of Lent.
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| White |
The color of purity and of glory, is used during Christmas
and the Paschal Triduum, as well as on certain feasts of
the Lord and on feasts of the Virgin Mary and many saints.
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| Gold
or Silver |
Vestments of gold cloth may be used on great solemnities.
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| Silver |
Vestments of silver cloth may be used on great solemnities.
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| Green |
Symbolizing growth, fruitfulness, and hope is worn on Sundays
and weekdays during Ordinary Time.
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| Red |
Recalling the blood of Christ and the Martyrs, as well
as the fire of the Holy Spirit, is worn on Passion Sunday,
Pentecost, Masses of the Holy Spirit, feasts of the Holy
Cross and apostles and martyrs
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| Violet,
White or Black |
Vestments are worn for Masses of the dead and funerals.
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The association of colors with the various feasts, seasons, and
mysteries of the Lord is part of our Catholic heritage. Even pre-school
children are capable of grasping the meaning of the liturgical colors.
The church, "in many colored robes is led to the king"
(cf. Psalm 45:14).
Prepared by Father Mark-Daniel Kirby, OCIST,
PhD.
Copyright © 2005, Archdiocese of Chicago, Liturgy Training
Publications; 1-800-933-1800; www.ltp.org
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Three
Steps?
Catholic worship, being the completion of Judaism, makes extensive
symbolic uses of numbers in worship just as Judaism does.
Many Catholic altars, for example, have three steps leading
from the floor to the level of the altar. This is used to symbolize
the trinity of Father, Son and Holy Spirit. In walking up the steps
at the beginning of Mass, the priest, who acts in the place of Christ
each Mass, also symbolically acts out Christ's literal rising from
the earthly tomb after three days, completing the sacrifice and
redemption that is re-presented at every Catholic Mass throughout
the world.
John McNichol, used with permission
© 2004 Parish Publishing Solutions
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