This week some of the children will be introduced to the liturgical colors that represent each season of the Church calendar. Just as there are seasons in year (winter, spring, summer, fall), there are seasons within the Church that follow Jesus’ life. You may have noticed at Mass, Father will wear a chasuble in the color that matches the liturgical season. Sometimes the Altar is also decorated with the appropriate colors. WHITE represents the feast times or a celebration. There are many feast days that we celebrate. During a celebration Mass, you may notice that Father wares a beautiful white garment. For each “great feast” that we celebrate in the Church there is a time for preparing. The preparation is represented by the color PURPLE. You may recall all of the purple in the Church during Advent or Lent. After the “great feasts” our hearts are happy and grow in love with the Lord. The times in between are called the “growing time” or “ordinary time”. This time is represented by the color GREEN. There is also a special feast called Pentecost. This feast is represented by the color RED.
We sing a song in the Atrium that goes like this:
Purple and Green, Red, and White are the colors of the year. Purple and Green, Red, and White remind us of the Light. Purple’s for preparation, White is for Celebration, Green is for Ordinary Time, Red is for Pentecost. Purple and Green, Red and White are the colors of the year. Purple and Green, Red and White remind us of the Light!
How fun to know and understand why Father’s chasuble is white today. Happy feast of the Saints. Watch for it to turn green and then purple soon!
