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LITURGY: Environment &
Art Committee
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February 6, 2011 3:51 PM
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"The church, in many colored robes is led to the king"
~ Psalm 45:14. | On
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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.
| 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. |
| Rose-colored vestments |
A sign of anticipated joy, are used on the Third Sunday of Advent
and the Fourth Sunday of Lent. | | 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. | | Gold
or Silver | Vestments of gold cloth
may be used on great solemnities. | | Silver |
Vestments of silver cloth may be used on great solemnities. |
| Green |
Symbolizing growth, fruitfulness, and hope is worn on Sundays and weekdays
during Ordinary Time. | | 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 |
| Violet, White
or Black | Vestments are worn for
Masses of the dead and funerals. | 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 |
| 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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