Ascension Day Colors

These are the colors of the Liturgical Year. In the Catholic Church, each season has a color and each color has a meaning. Here is the guide to the colors of the Liturgical Year and what they mean.

Other liturgical colors not represented on this calendar include rose (Third Sun. of Advent and Fourth Sun. of Lent), black (Masses for the Dead), and gold or silver (permitted in the United States for more solemn occasions).

See the full Liturgical Calendar for more information on all the liturgical celebrations available each day. A color chart showing the various colors used in the sanctuary for the seasons of the Christian Church Year, as well as the dates for the current year. The Passion, blood, fire, God's Love, martyrdomRed is the color of blood and represents the burning love of the Holy Spirit.

Red vestments are worn on Palm Sunday, Good Friday, all feasts of Our Lord's Passion, on Pentecost and on the feast days of martyrs. Note: Red is the color of Cardinals' non. Each major feast day, I try to dive a little deeper, and prepare myself for another sweet revelation to renew my heart and mind.

I remember several year ago as we were preparing for this feast day, Ascension, I asked my husband what the Liturgical colors were for the day, to which he said "white or bright!". Black - Funerals (optional) Masses for the Dead and All Souls (optional) The purpose of the Liturgical Year Calendar is to celebrate and understand more fully the entire mystery of Jesus Christ, from his incarnation and birth until his ascension, the day of Pentecost, and the expectation of his return in glory. Liturgical colors have been used for centuries by worshiping communities in many Christian faith traditions.

Whether your community uses them for digital visual presentations, in artwork, or on paraments and vestments, they bring a beautifully symbolic unification of the Body of Christ in worship. The colors for major festival days and seasons are listed below in order of the Christian Year. " Celebrating Ascension Day." Article by Larry Smith.

"Introduction to the Church's Liturgical Calendar." Article by Johnathan Arnold with a visual illustration of the church year. Color and Decorations White, the color of the Easter season, continues to be used on Ascension Day. White banner: All Seasons Series Banner.

Liturgical Information The Solemnity of the Ascension of Our Lord [Mass during the Day] (A) Liturgical Color: White [Note: On more solemn days, festive, that is, more precious, sacred vestments may be used, even if not the color of the day [GIRM #346-g]. The colors gold or silver may be worn on more solemn occasions [GIRM #346-h]. Themes: glory, majesty, fulfillment, promise of Holy Spirit.

The Ascension: This is the feast day that commemorates the ascension of Jesus into heaven. The Easter season: This is a time of great joy and celebration in the Catholic Church, and gold is used to signify this.