Purple The Catholic Church uses different colors for different seasons and occasions during the Liturgical year White (or Silver) represents light, innocence, purity, joy, triumph, and glory:
• 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 (Weddings)
• Masses for the dead (Requiem Masses) when the deceased is a baptized child who died before the age of reason Red represents the Passion, blood, fire, God's Love, martyrdom:
• Feasts of the Lord's passion, Blood, and Cross
• Feasts of the martyrs
• Pentecost Green represents the Holy Ghost, life eternal, hope:
• Ordinary Time including
. • Time After Epiphany
. • Time After Pentecost Purple (or Violet) represents penance, humility, melancholy:
• Season of Advent
• Season of Lent
• Vigils except for Ascension and Pentecost
• Good Friday Black represents mourning and sorrow:
• All Souls Day
• Masses for the dead (Requiem Masses), except for baptized children who've died before the age of reason Rose represents joy:
• Gaudete Sunday (Third Sunday of Advent)
• Laetare Sunday (Fourth Sunday of Lent)
Rose or pink
Scarlet
Violet is the liturgical color used throughout Lent. However, on the Fourth Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday) the liturgical color rose is allowed to be used.
Violet is used throughout Lent. However, on the Fourth Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday) the liturgical color rose is allowed to be used.
The Froth Sunday of Lent
The fourth Sunday in Lent is called "Laetare Sunday". On this Sunday in Lent priests may wear Rose-colored vestments for the liturgy. The purpose of the Sunday is to encourage the Faithful who have come through four weeks of Lent in fastings and prayers. Laetare Sunday therefore is a festive interlude amid the highly penitential season of Lent.
It is on the 4th Sunday of Lent, so normally it is in March.
.Catholic AnswerInstead of violet, for a funeral he can substitute white or black. On the third Sunday of Advent and the fourth Sunday of Lent he can substitute Rose.
It is celebrated on the fourth Sunday of Lent
Mother's Day in the UK is typically celebrated on the fourth Sunday of Lent, which falls in March or April.
Mothers Day is always the fourth Sunday of Lent
The holiday equivalent to Mother's Day in England is called "Mothering Sunday." It is celebrated on the fourth Sunday of Lent, which usually falls in March.
In Britain, Mothering Day is observed. It is on the fourth Sunday of Lent.
it is mothering Sunday on the 3rd April however because it is mothering Sunday it changes every year!