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light |
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innocence |
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purity |
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joy |
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triumph |
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glory |
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White
Season of Christmas
Season of Easter
Feasts of the Lord, other than of His passion
Feasts of Mary, the angels, and saints who were not martyrs
All Saints (1 November)
Feasts of the Apostles
Nuptial Masses
Masses for the dead (Requiem Masses) when the deceased is a baptized
child who died before the age of reason
Note: White is the color of Popes' non-liturgical dress. White can be
replaced by Silver. |
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Passion |
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blood |
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fire |
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God's Love |
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martyrdom |
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Red
Feasts of the Lord's passion, Blood, and Cross
Feasts of the martyrs
Palm Sunday
Pentecost
Note: Red is the color of Cardinals' non-liturgical dress |
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HolyGhost |
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hope |
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Green
Time After Epiphany
Time After Pentecost |
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penance |
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humility |
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melancholy |
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Violet
Season of Advent
Season of Septuagesima
Season of Lent
Rogation Days
Ember Days (except for Pentecost Ember Days)
Vigils except for Ascension and Pentecost
Note: Violet, literally "amaranth red," is the color of Bishops',
Archbishops', and Patriarchs' non-liturgical dress |
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mourning |
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sorrow |
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Black
Good Friday All Souls Day
Masses for the dead (Requiem Masses), except for baptized children
who've died before the age of reason |
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joy |
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Rose
Gaudete Sunday (Third Sunday of Advent)
Laetare Sunday (Fourth Sunday of Lent) |
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joy |
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Gold
Gold can replace white, red, or green (but not violet or black) |