Paladin D Posted October 26, 2003 Posted October 26, 2003 What I remember is, at certain times of the year, the priests would wear different looking garments. Is there a list of which colored garments a Priest wears, during what periods of time? Is there a "blue" one by any chance?
Dave Posted October 26, 2003 Posted October 26, 2003 Blue isn't an allowed vestment color. Anyway, green is used during ordinary time; white is used during Easter and on the feast days of non-martyred saints; red is used on the feast days of martyrs, Pentecost, and feasts such as Good Friday, the Sacred Heart, the Triumph of the Cross, and others that commemorate the Lord's Passion, and others which commemorate the Lord's Passion; violet is used during Advent and Lent; rose is used on the 3rd Sunday of Advent and the 4th(?) Sunday of Lent; and black may be used in Masses for the dead.
Paladin D Posted October 26, 2003 Author Posted October 26, 2003 Why isn't blue allowed? Is it because the Virgin Mary wore it?
foundsheep Posted October 26, 2003 Posted October 26, 2003 I dont know if she really wore that color, shes always just been painted that way. I recall one day the priest wearing Pink. Do I have the color wrong people?
immaculata Posted October 26, 2003 Posted October 26, 2003 pink would be considered rose.. I don't know why blue isn't a liturgical color. On feast days of the Blessed Virgin, the priest wears white (to symbolize purity) but it often has blue embroidery on it. But no, the vestments themselves are never blue.
M.SIGGA Posted October 26, 2003 Posted October 26, 2003 If a priest belongs to a particular order, does the garment ever change? I think one of the priests at my parish is a Redemptorist and his collar is very different from the collars of the other priests in the parish. He always wears green too.
Confessionator741 Posted October 26, 2003 Posted October 26, 2003 actually...i believe my church has blue vestments... whe had a study on the church year, and, if my memory serves me right....we had a blue vestment. ill double check B
-I---Love Posted October 26, 2003 Posted October 26, 2003 If I'm not mistaken at my Church the Priests do wear Blue Garments for some of the Feasts of the Blessed Mother and we talk about the color of blue vestments in CCD - where is it that u don't wear blue?
JP2Iloveyou Posted October 26, 2003 Posted October 26, 2003 Different Priestly Vestments and when they are used: Chasuble and Stole: These are the main vestments that you think of. In the United States, they may be of eight different colors. Green is used during Ordinary Time; White is used for Christmas, Easter, saints who were not martys, feasts of the Lord, and days of the dead (funeral Masses, All Souls Day); Violet is used for Lent and Advent; Red is used for saints who were martyrs, Feasts for the Holy Spirit (i.e. Pentecost) and Good Friday. Black is used for Masses for the dead. Silver and Gold may be used as substitutes for white. Finally, rose may be used on Laetare Sunday and Gaudete Sunday. Blue may NEVER be used in the United States, at least not licitly. Alb: This garment is all white and is worn under the stole and chasuble. Anyone who is baptized may wear one. Clerics: These are the black suits that priests wear. Cassocks: This is the black "dress" that priests sometimes wear. Cincture: This is a rope that ties the alb. It can be white or the color of the stole and chasuble. Amice: This is like a handkerchief that a priest wears over his clerics to cover his collar during Mass and to absorb perspiration. Cope: This is a cape like vestment used in services such as Exposition and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. It is usually white, although I have seen them red and violet. I assume they make them in all the acceptable liturgical colors. Humeral Veil: This is similar to a cope and is used when giving Benediction.
Confessionator741 Posted October 26, 2003 Posted October 26, 2003 (edited) -I---LOVE is right, she attends my church...and i taught the lessons with her last year for second grade CCD we DO have blue vestments, and we use them. Edited October 26, 2003 by Confessionator741
foundsheep Posted October 26, 2003 Posted October 26, 2003 I myself have never seen blue vestmants in my church(california). Im goonna ask Fr. Bob in the morning.
JP2Iloveyou Posted October 26, 2003 Posted October 26, 2003 This is from my second favorite Catholic web site (after Phatmass of course!) EWTN.com. Here is the GIRM norm and the adaptations (e, h) approved by Rome for the United States. Blue was never proposed to Rome and approved, as required by g. 346 Traditional usage should be retained for the vestment colors. a) White is used in the offices and Masses during the seasons of Easter and Christmas; also on celebrations of the Lord, other than of his passion; on celebrations of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the angels, saints who were not martyrs; on the solemnity of All Saints (1 November); the feasts of the Birth of John the Baptist (24 June), John, apostle, evangelist (27 December), the Chair of Peter (22 February), and the Conversion of Paul (25 January). B) Red is used on Passion Sunday (Palm Sunday) and Good Friday, Pentecost Sunday, celebrations of the Lord's passion, birthday feasts of the apostles and evangelists, and celebrations of martyrs. c) Green is used in the offices and Masses of Ordinary Time. d) Violet is used in Advent and Lent. It may also be worn in offices and Masses for the dead. e) Violet, white, or black vestments may be worn at funeral services and at other offices and Masses for the dead in the dioceses of the United States of America; f) Rose may be used, where it is the custom, on Guadete Sunday (Third Sunday of Advent) and Laetare Sunday (Fourth Sunday of Lent). g) Festive or more noble vestments can be used on more solemn days, even if not of the color of the day. However, as regards liturgical colors, the Conference of Bishops may define and propose to the Holy See adaptations which respond to the needs and genius of the peoples. [Here is what the US bishops requested and received in that regard] h) Gold or silver colored vestments may be worn on more solemn occasions in the dioceses of the United States of America.
Theologian in Training Posted October 26, 2003 Posted October 26, 2003 Although Blue is not a licit color, it is still worn. Blue is usually worn during Advent, because some people feel that it better distinguishes between the darker purples worn during Lent. However, for Advent, the proper color is Violet, but more on the blue side than on the purple side. This is what was told to us at a Liturgical Formation conference by the Worship Offfice. Hope that helps. Remember me later as I receive the last minor order on the road to the holy priesthood. God Bless
Katholikos Posted October 26, 2003 Posted October 26, 2003 Wearing blue, when it's not prescribed and therefore illicit, is just another way of showing disdain for the regulations of the Church. It's more of the "I'll do it my way" attitude prevalent in the U.S. -- an act of rebellion. It's a small thing, but telling.
Katholikos Posted October 26, 2003 Posted October 26, 2003 Remember me later as I receive the last minor order on the road to the holy priesthood. Theo, when will this happen? Wish I could attend your ordination! Then you'll have to drop "in training" from your name! You've been so helpful to so many of us at phatmass, we feel like you are "our priest."
cmotherofpirl Posted October 26, 2003 Posted October 26, 2003 Mexicans and hispanics are permitted to use blue for Marian feasts.
Katholikos Posted October 26, 2003 Posted October 26, 2003 Mexicans and hispanics are permitted to use blue for Marian feasts. Documentation, please? The priests I'm talking about are not Hispanic and do not serve Hispanic parishes. And the vestments are not worn on Marian feasts.
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