What is the liturgical color for penance?

Answer 1

The liturgical color for Lent is violet (purple), the color of penitence. However, the priest may wear rose-colored (pink) vestments on the fourth Sunday of Lent, called Laetare (Lay-tar-ay) Sunday. Pink or rose is a joyful color, used again on the third Sunday of Advent, also called "Gaudete Sunday".

Laetare Sunday has traditionally been viewed as a day of celebration and encouragement, on which the austerity of Lent is briefly lessened. The fourth Sunday of Lent signifies that we've passed the halfway point, and that Easter is in sight now. It's a time that we can relax a little bit; flowers can be used on the altar on this Sunday when they're otherwise forbidden, and there can be organ music on this day. But after Laetare Sunday, we return to our time of penance and the violet vestments are worn again until Easter.

Answer 2

Liturgical colours are those specific colours which are used for vestments and hangings within the context of Christian liturgy. The symbolism of violet, 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

Under Western influence, black is often used for funerals, weekdays in Great Lent and Holy Week in the Slavic churches, as a sign of penanceand mourning, but in the second half of the 20th century, the ancient white became more common, as a sign of the hope of the Resurrection.

Answer 3

Violet or purple.