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Liturgical Colors
light
innocence
purity
joy
triumph
glory |
White
- Season of Christmas
- Season of Easter
- Feasts of the Lord, other than of His passion
- Feasts of Mary, the angels, and saints who were not martyrs
- All Saints (1 November)
- Feasts of the Apostles
- Nuptial Masses
- Masses for the dead (Requiem Masses) when the deceased is a baptized child who died before the age of reason
Note: White is the color of Popes' non-liturgical dress. White can be replaced by Silver.
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the Passion
blood
fire
God's Love
martyrdom |
Red
- Feasts of the Lord's passion, Blood, and Cross
- Feasts of the martyrs
- Palm Sunday
- Pentecost
Note: Red is the color of Cardinals' non-liturgical dress
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the Holy Ghost
life eternal
hope |
Green
- Time After Epiphany
- Time After Pentecost
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penance
humility
melancholy
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Violet
- Season of Advent
- Season of Septuagesima
- Season of Lent
- Rogation Days
- Ember Days (except for Pentecost Ember Days)
- Vigils except for Ascension and Pentecost
- Good Friday
Note: Violet, literally "amaranth red," is the color of Bishops', Archbishops', and Patriarchs' non-liturgical dress |
mourning
sorrow
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Black
- All Souls Day
- Masses for the dead (Requiem Masses), except for baptized children who've died before the age of reason
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joy |
Rose
- Gaudete Sunday (Third Sunday of Advent)
- Laetare Sunday (Fourth Sunday of Lent)
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joy |
Gold
- Gold can replace white, red, or green (but not violet or black)
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