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Nov1, Roman Catholic Missal 2011 Version

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This is why:

Liturgical colours are specific colours used for vestments and hangings in Christian liturgy. The symbolism of violet, blue, white, green, red, gold, black, rose, and other colours may underline moods appropriate to a season of the liturgical year or highlight a special occasion.

The colour of the vestments worn by the clergy differs from their choir dress, which, with a few exceptions, does not change with the seasons of the liturgical year.

The rules on liturgical colours before Pope Pius X were essentially those in the edition of the Roman Missal that Pope Pius V promulgated in 1570, except for the addition of feasts not included in his Missal. The colour scheme in his Missal reflected usage that had become fixed in Rome by the twelfth century.

Pius X raised the rank of the Sundays after Epiphany and Pentecost, so that on those that fell within common octaves, green was used instead of the colour of the octave, as had previously been the rule; on Sundays after Pentecost that fell within privileged octaves (i.e., the octaves of Corpus Christi and of the Sacred Heart), the liturgical colour of the feast was retained.

In its Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, the Second Vatican Council referred to liturgical colours only once, stating that for funeral services, “the circumstances and traditions found in various regions” should be honoured.

In the Roman Rite, the following colours are used, in accordance with the rubrics of the General Instruction of the Roman Missal (GIRM), Section 346. Bishops’ Conferences have approved local variations of the GIRM, and thus regional deviations from the table below exist. For example, white may be used for funerals, Requiem Masses, and Offices for the Dead.

On solemnities, more precious vestments may be used, even if they are not exactly the colour of the day. Such vestments may, for instance, be made from cloth of gold, silver, yellow, or golden brown. Moreover, the Conference of Bishops may determine and propose to the Holy See adaptations suited to the needs and culture of peoples

No obligatory colour is used for funerals, Requiem Masses, and Offices for the Dead; either violet or, where it is the practice, black is used.

Ritual Masses are celebrated in their proper colour, in white, or in another festive colour. Masses for Various Needs, on the other hand, are celebrated in the colour proper to the day or season, or in violet if they have a penitential character. Votive Masses are celebrated in the colour suited to the Mass itself, or in the colour proper to the day or season.

We continue the Octave in purple (Mauve) until the 8th, using red for the martyrdom of some saints.

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Colours in other places:

• https://franciscanseucharist.com/liturgical-colours/
• https://ericmichelministries.com/?page_id=363
• Do we need to wear a clergy shirt under a Franciscan alb? https://franciscansimmaculate.org/2026/09/26/do-we-need-to-wear-a-clergy-shirt-under-a-franciscan-alb/