In any event, I have had requests to send out a call for responses on what used to be a growing trend for priests to don blue chasubles instead of violet. The theory being, I suppose, that violet is "too" penitential for the penitentially hopeful season of Advent. Again, it has been a while, but I thought this fad had run its course.
But, in the interests of science, I ask you: Does your priest wear blue vestments in Advent?
You can answer in the combox. Feel free to name the parish-- but don't reveal the priest's identity, please.
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Purple/Rose - St Ann's Carthage, MO
Nope, not at St. Francis de Sales Oratory! I hadn't even heard of such a strange concept. One can only hope that this concept will fade into the wild blue yonder!
"He wore bluuueee....vestments...."
Actually, I have only seen blue vestments on Marian feasts... Not even that is liturgically approved I know. Some more traditional (NO) priests have worn glorious white with blue trim or adornments for Marian feasts.
We don't have a priest, but it's all purple at Living Word United Methodist Church.
I wear violet.
I don't believe I have ever seen this but on a related note, while browsing the St. Louis Catholic Supply website for Advent wreaths, I noticed they sell blue advent candles.
Oh yeah....BLUE. Once again, the question of proper colors in the Rites.
I seem to remember one of you boyz questioning a year ago, or so whether or not a red altar cloth used in a new chapel was proper SHADE of red!
That's what I like about this blogsite: you boyz keep the important things in proper perspective.
-cdg
White w/ blue trim for our Lady- a gift from my brother and his family. The parish loves it. I believe this IS approved it is only TOTAL blue that is not.
Violet/Rose for Advent. The Rose one is a gift from my farming parish. They like being known as the parish that gives Rose vestments.
My first thought on looking at the chasuble in the picture was that it must have been used in an episode of Star Trek.
My only experience of a blue chasuble actually occurred at Easter. The rather fey priest from a South City parish seemed to luxuriate in his royal blue vestments as he fluttered up and down the aisles during his homily. He was later sent away following the revelation of certain, ahem, boundary issues with boys.
-Christophe
HSMOM ... that's funny. I guess it's what the boyz wear on the Enterprise.
/s
Actually, you might notice in the culture/stores a move toward blue and white or silver for "winter holiday" themes, getting away from green and red which are associated with Christmas, which of course is Christian. Now, I first started seeing blue for Hannukah decor and wrapping, but it has expanded into the general secular "holiday" themes.
I saw blue yesterday at a parish near SLU. I have also seen pink vestments there on feasts of martyrs.
Iggy
To anonymous,
It was our Lord who said that "he who is faithful in small things proves himself faithful in larger things."
aspiring deacon
This evening I went to St. Anne's Church in the Vatican. This is the one parish church located within the Vatican gates. I wasn't there for the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass so didn't see any vetsments, but I was quite saddened to see that the Advent wreath is sitting on the altar itself, and that instead of featuring three purple candles and one rose candle, there was one white candle, one purple candle, one red candle and a fourth candle of a color I can no longer remember. SadSam
Why is the gothic style of vestments rejected by the author of this blog and its followers? It certainly is a style used early in Church history.
markus
There's nothing Gothic about this cosmic Star Trek stylized blue vestment markus.
/s
markus, I like the gothic style very well; I generally prefer the roman, but some of it is time & place. I do not like the neo-polyester-gothic tablecloth stuff pictured above.
I wear purple/rose for Advent and Lent. I don't support the Blue/Purple or Red/Purple trends.
I wonder if polyester had been available when the gothic style was created, those who made vestments would have chosen the fabric. Their choices were quite limited.
/s writes:"There's nothing Gothic about this cosmic Star Trek stylized blue vestment markus."
How do you define gothic?
m
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