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sacristan1
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What color cinctures should Altar Servers wear for Solemnities? When is yellow used?
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JGMendes4049
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The color does not really matter. Generally, it will match the liturgical color. In my parish, yellow is used whenever gold vestments are worn.
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alwayslooking
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My home parish only has red and white. I remember form being an alter server that we wore whichever one fit. Color didn’t really matter.
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O_Moriah
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Only the vestments of the clerics are required to have the color of the day (which may include several options). Thus, the vestments of any other minister, or any other decoration, do not have to be the color of the day. They may, but they aren’t required to be.
Now, if you do want to match colors as an optional nicety, you can find the color of the day from most church calendars which are usually being distributed to parishioners now or there’s one hanging up in the sacristy. There is a small book called an ‘Ordo’ which may also be in the sacristy which lists all the options and colors for the day. Or go to the US Bishops’ web site for the readings of the day and they’ll have the most commonly used option colored in for you on the calendar. See here: usccb.org/bible/readings/. And remember, vigil Masses match the color of the next day (almost always unless they are two Solemnities back to back and then things get complicated).
Now, if you do want to match colors as an optional nicety, you can find the color of the day from most church calendars which are usually being distributed to parishioners now or there’s one hanging up in the sacristy. There is a small book called an ‘Ordo’ which may also be in the sacristy which lists all the options and colors for the day. Or go to the US Bishops’ web site for the readings of the day and they’ll have the most commonly used option colored in for you on the calendar. See here: usccb.org/bible/readings/. And remember, vigil Masses match the color of the next day (almost always unless they are two Solemnities back to back and then things get complicated).
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YoungTradCath
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They do not need to be the color of the day. It is fine if they are, but there is something nice about seeing nothing but white cinctures as well.
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superamazingman
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I must admit, I’m a purist. I prefer white cinctures (or braided white and gold, if a priest wishes to wear an ornate one). Green and gold braided for bishops, and red and gold braided cinctures for cardinals.What color cinctures should Altar Servers wear for Solemnities? When is yellow used?
If you don’t know what I’m talking about, here’s a very classy braided cincture in my favorite style, this one being green/gold, showing both the “rope” section and the end section.
http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/2/4/5/2/6/7/webimg/412812476_tp.jpg
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