Wednesday, 7 January 2015

Liturgical Colours: A Summary - Introduction

The Church’s liturgical norms do prescribe specific vestment colours for various celebrations.

The purpose of utilising different colours for vestments is twofold:
  • First, the colours highlight the particular liturgical season and the journey of the faithful through these seasons.
  • Second, the colours punctuate the liturgical season by highlighting a particular event or particular mystery of faith.
The following explanation is based on the norms of the General Instruction on the Roman Missal (GIRM).

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