Rose Vestments

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I don’t have a pic, but my priest was wearing a Gothic chasuble today that was just right- not pink, but a clear rose color
 
My priest today noted in his homily that he wanted to wear a rose colored vestment, but the only ones available for purchase from the suppliers were bright pink, and while he would gladly wear rose any day it was permitted, he would not look like a peptobismol tablet on the altar, and so would stick with purple until rose was available.
 
Lujack said:
My priest today noted in his homily that he wanted to wear a rose colored vestment, but the only ones available for purchase from the suppliers were bright pink, and while he would gladly wear rose any day it was permitted, he would not look like a peptobismol tablet on the altar, and so would stick with purple until rose was available.
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Our bishop mentioned in his homily that most parishes don’t have them because they’re only used twice a year. I’d gladly do without some things in the parish if it meant we could have rose vestments. My former pastor said he wouldn’t wear ‘pink’ because “well, you know what people would think…”
 
Phemie said:
Our bishop mentioned in his homily that most parishes don’t have them because they’re only used twice a year. I’d gladly do without some things in the parish if it meant we could have rose vestments. My former pastor said he wouldn’t wear ‘pink’ because “well, you know what people would think…”
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Depending on what the parish’s other needs are and where else they want to spend the money you may be right.

My priest started out his homily by saying ‘just want to make clear to everyone this is rose … not pink … rose, OK?’ Gave us a good laugh.
 
And our priest started his homily by letting us know that real men wear pink, while looking like a giant Pepto tablet in front of the altar. Then he claimed that both he and the deacon look good in pink, giving us all a laugh.
 
^Our priest also made the ‘real men wear pink’ comment.
 
Priests from India (all rites) where pink vestments all the time.

My grandfather, a lineman for the phone company for decades, looked incredibly handsome in a pink shirt. It was really his color.
 
Cluny said:
Priests from India (all rites) where pink vestments all the time.

My grandfather, a lineman for the phone company for decades, looked incredibly handsome in a pink shirt. It was really his color.
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Why is this so? I heard once that the Saint Thomas Christians in the Syro Malabar Rite had one liturgical color- gold. Perhaps this is a variation of gold?
 
I was surprised to see that we don’t have rose coloured vestments at the church I attend.

I assumed it was because they are used only 2 per year rather than any concern about whether they are effeminate or not. None of the priests here would be seen tobe effeminate under any circumstance anyhow
 
I was at two Masses this Sunday.

The NO priest had bright pink and called it “Pepto Bismal Sunday”. :o

The trad priest had on more of a magenta color, and made no comment on the vestment what-so-ever.
 
We have no rose vestments in our church, so father wore purple and said he really didn’t look pretty in pink anyway.

Then I went to a latin Mass on Sunday and father did wear rose, although he had a purple maniple. I guess he didn’t have a rose one.
 
Next week is Laetare Sunday-another sunday where ROSE (NOT pink!) vestments may be worn.

Personally, both my dad (who, as I said, is also the parish deacon) and our pastor Fr. Mark choose to wear the typical purple vestments that day.
 
DeaconsSon87 said:
Next week is Laetare Sunday-another sunday where ROSE (NOT pink!) vestments may be worn.

Personally, both my dad (who, as I said, is also the parish deacon) and our pastor Fr. Mark choose to wear the typical purple vestments that day.
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Laetare and ("Gaudete Sunday the third Sunday of Advent).
Many liturgical suppliers for approved vestments make it difficult to distinguish between what is a Rose color chasuble and what is Pink in the pigments they use. Laetare Sunday the fourth Sunday of Lent. The name comes from Latin Laetare ‘Rejoice’, the opening word of the Introit, and the day marks the point at which the rigours of Lent are temporarily relaxed.
 
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