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araujodt
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I would like to know why the white color is used at the Feast of Conversion of St. Paul and at the Feast of Chair of St. Peter. What is the symbolism of this color in these cases?
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FrDavid96
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Those are “festive occasions.” On feasts of Peter and/or Paul, we usually wear red as symbolic of their martyrdom, but these feasts celebrate joyous events in the life of those saints, rather than martyrdom itself.
In these, the emphasis in on “conversion” and “chair” and those occasions call for a festive color.
A good way to look at this is that we wear white on Christmas to celebrate the birth of Christ, but red on Good Friday to celebrate His Passion. Same Person, different event.
In these, the emphasis in on “conversion” and “chair” and those occasions call for a festive color.
A good way to look at this is that we wear white on Christmas to celebrate the birth of Christ, but red on Good Friday to celebrate His Passion. Same Person, different event.
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laszlo
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Their martyrdom is celebrated in red in June 29th. The second feasts celebrate them as confessors, On the same way the Nativity of St John Baptist (06-24) is celebrated in white, his decapitation (08-29) is celebrated in red.
This is just guess.
This is just guess.
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corsair
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FrDavid,
Where I now attend Mass, Good Friday is celebrated in Black.
Where I now attend Mass, Good Friday is celebrated in Black.
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laszlo
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For Good Friday until 1960 the liturgical color was black, we mourned Jesus. In 1960 the choice of violet or black was given, in 1970 this was changed to red: Jesus’ blood was spread for us on Good Friday.FrDavid,
Where I now attend Mass, Good Friday is celebrated in Black.
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Chatter163
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Not entirely accurate.For Good Friday until 1960 the liturgical color was black, we mourned Jesus. In 1960 the choice of violet or black was given, in 1970 this was changed to red: Jesus’ blood was spread for us on Good Friday.
The Tridentine missal called for black on Good Friday. The 1955 Holy Week revisions by Ven. Pius XII directed black for most of the Good Friday liturgy, changing to violet (no choice involved) for the communion rite. In 1970 the missal shifted to red for all of Good Friday liturgy, same as Palm Sunday.
The current OF missal does allow a choice of black, violet or white for Masses of the Dead, none of which apply to the Good Friday liturgy.
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