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Liturgical colours. Liturgical colours are specific colours used for vestments and hangings within the context of Christian liturgy. The symbolism of violet, blue, white, green, red, gold, black, rose and other colours may serve to underline moods appropriate to a season of the liturgical year or may highlight a special occasion.
First time. 31 October 1926. The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, commonly referred to as the Feast of Christ the King, Christ the King Sunday or Reign of Christ Sunday, [ 4] is a feast in the liturgical year which emphasises the true kingship of Christ. The feast is a relatively recent addition to the liturgical ...
2026 date. March 29 (Western) April 5 (Eastern) Palm Sunday is the Christian moveable feast that falls on the Sunday before Easter. The feast commemorates Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem, an event mentioned in each of the four canonical Gospels. [ 3] Its name originates from the palm branches waved by the crowd to greet and honor Jesus ...
Lord's Day. 15th Station of the Cross: the Resurrection. Christian denominations teaching first-day Sabbatarianism, such as the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster, observe the Lord's Day as a day of worship and rest. In Christianity, the Lord's Day refers to Sunday, the principal day of communal worship. It is the first day of the week in the ...
The Masses had to begin relatively early in the morning when it was still dark due to winter-time and were said by candlelight. [7] "Rorate Mass" is, originally, the name for a votive Mass of the Blessed Virgin in Advent, named by its introit (the same Rorate coeli as above). As such, its liturgical color is white.
Whitsun. Whitsun (also Whitsunday or Whit Sunday) is the name used in Britain, [ 1] and other countries among Anglicans and Methodists, [ 2] for the Christian holy day of Pentecost. It falls on the seventh Sunday after Easter and commemorates the descent of the Spirit of Truth upon Christ's disciples (as described in Acts 2 ).
Quinquagesima (/ ˌ k w ɪ ŋ k w ə ˈ dʒ ɛ s ɪ m ə /), in the Western Christian Churches, is the last pre-Lenten Sunday, being the Sunday before Ash Wednesday, and the first day of Carnival (also known as Shrovetide). It is also called Quinquagesima Sunday, Quinquagesimae, Estomihi, Shrove Sunday, Pork Sunday, or the Sunday next before Lent.
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