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Updated 17 March, 2010

 

Vestment colours are used to represent the mood of the Mass being celebrated - the colour applies to the altar cloth and the celebrant's vestments.

There are 4 normal colours for vestmests:

 Green
- Ordinary Time  		A sign of Life and Growth
Violet
- Advent
- Lent,
- Mass for Life,
- Funerals (optional)		 Represents Expectation, Purification, or Penance
Red
- Passion,
- Holy Spirit,
- Martyrs,
- Pentecost,
- Confirmation 		Represents Royalty, Fire, and Martyrdom. Used on special Feast Days and Holy Days throughout the year.
White
- Easter
- Christmas,
- Feasts of Our Lord & non-martyrs,
- Funerals (optional)		 Represents Joy and Triumph.

There are 2 optional colours for vestmests:

Rose - 3rd Sunday of Advent and 4th Sunday of Lent (optional)

Black - Funerals (optional) Masses for the Dead and All Souls (optional)