Color of vestment to be worn on Wednesday of Holy week

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Hello,
What color vestments are worn on Wednesday the 4th, during Holy week?? I am wanting to get a lei for our priest to wear during school mass. Im trying to find our which color will match the vestment.
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a lei is not a liturgical garment. give it to him after Mass. purple.
 
roxyspaniel said:
Hello,
What color vestments are worn on Wednesday the 4th, during Holy week?? I am wanting to get a lei for our priest to wear during school mass. Im trying to find our which color will match the vestment.
Thank you for your time:thumbsup:
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Why on earth a lei??? :ehh:

Sounds inappropriate to say the least.
 
I am sorry to ask this but WHY ON EARTH WOULD A PRIEST WEAR A LEI? especially to a School Mass where the young are so easily impressed.

I am pretty certain that it is not part of the priestly vestments.

Also LEIs are historically associated with Polynesian Paganism. In particular the god of Hula. (no joke)
 
THurifer2 said:
I am sorry to ask this but WHY ON EARTH WOULD A PRIEST WEAR A LEI? especially to a School Mass where the young are so easily impressed.

I am pretty certain that it is not part of the priestly vestments.
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I had to wonder when I read that too. I did a double take…:eek:

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I have a feeling this is a (slightly tardy) April Fool’s!

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We live in the state of Hawaii, and our priest’s celebrate mass with lei’s often, especially during Advent and the Lenten season and also Holy Days of obligation ect. People try to match the color of a lei to match Fathers vestments.
 
roxyspaniel said:
We live in the state of Hawaii, and our priest’s celebrate mass with lei’s often, especially during Advent and the Lenten season and also Holy Days of obligation ect. People try to match the color of a lei to match Fathers vestments.
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They shouldn’t be wearing leis, not in Hawaii nor anywhere else.
 
My father-in-law spent many years in Hawaii before coming back to the Mainland in his very final years.

I know the custom of priests and leis. It isn’t meant as a disrespect- far from it. It isn’t liturgical, but it is not meant to be disrespectful. Most priests try to stave it off, but it is a lot like Jesus and the woman with the precious ointment.

HOWEVER, roxy…How about instead of honoring the priest, why not give a lei to Mary or Jesus by presenting it in front of her statue or the crucifix?
 
The liturgical color of that day is violet.

I’m sure the bishop who issued the indult for wearing leis during Mass has also issued guidelines on their color.
 
I am of Swiss and Swabian descent, so if I were a priest, perhaps I could wear some purple Lederhosen on top of my alb. Schwäbische Alb–Get it!:rotfl:
 
Why do priests wear Leis? IT is not a Chrsstian practice. I am not getting it. Is the vast majority of Catholics in Hawaii natives? If not then why adapt a trivial cultural practice into the Holy sacrifice of the Mass? Again do people realize that Leis are of PAGAN origin?

It is inappropriate.
 
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Why do priests wear Leis? IT is not a Chrsstian practice. I am not getting it. Is the vast majority of Catholics in Hawaii natives? If not then why adapt a trivial cultural practice into the Holy sacrifice of the Mass? Again do people realize that Leis are of PAGAN origin?

It is inappropriate.
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It is not if the bishop OK’d it. Why don’t you ask him about it? catholichawaii.org/

It is akin to kissing the hands of priest, as an example of the reverence being paid the priest. In some circles, that’s good manners. Where I am, the priest in a Western Roman Catholic parish is liable to think kissing his hands, in public, is a bit much, particularly if he is a manly priest. Down the block, at the Byzantine parish, or even at the hispanic parish, this might not be such a big thing.

In Hawaii, a sign of respect and even reverence is a lei. It is not romantic. My husband’s stepmother placed one on my father-in-law’s body in his casket. Parents give them to children, boys and girls, at milestones. Some airlines and cruise ships have co-opted them as promotional items, but that’s not why leis exist.
http://www.hawaiiweb.com/html/leis/lei_history.html
http://www.hawaiiflowerlei.com/leitradition.asp
http://www.geckofarms.com/newsletter/Lei_history.htm

The vast majority of Catholics in Hawaii are Hawaiians. It seems that to be Hawaiian does not necessarily depend on ethnicity or place of birth.

Just a thought- the Christmas tree had pagan origins, as well as the Easter egg.
 
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