Liturgical Colors
Vestments
Postures
Why do we do that?
Misc.
100
This color is worn throughout Ordinary Time. Ordinary time is the periods of counted or ordered Sunday's not because they are not important.
What is Green?
100
What is an Alb?
100
This posture is a sign of our worship and devotion. It is reserved for the most sacred times.
What is kneeling?
100
This part of the mass is Jesus's entrance into Jerusalem more full celebrated on Palm Sunday.
What is the Procession?
100
This is why you should arrive early to Mass.
What is praying/preparing?
200
This color represents blood and fire. Therefore it is worn on feasts of Martyrs and the Holy Spirit.
What is red?
200
Cinctures are tied around this part of the body. They represent the priest's promise of chastity.
What are waists?
200
This posture is used to when we can be more relaxed. Our role in this posture is to be attentive to what is being said or done.
What is sitting?
200
This gesture reminds us of our baptism. It reaffirms the seal placed on our foreheads from Revelation marking us as God's.
What is the sign of the Cross.
200
These are the days you must attend Mass.
What are Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation?
300
Gold or silver in the United States can be worn on these days, such as Christmas or Easter. These colors are considered to be "shades" of white.
What are days of greater solemnity?
300
These colored strips of cloth are a sign of office for the priest or deacon. Priest's hang flat from both shoulders, where deacon's are worn from the left shoulder to the right hip.
What are stoles?
300
This posture is a sign of attention and reverence. It is the posture of prayer.
What is standing?
300
This is a greeting found in many letters written in Jesus's time. It is still used as a greeting in the Mass and points to times we are about to do something important.
What is "The Lord be with you. And with your spirit?"
300
This is the name for the opening prayer of the Mass.
What is the Collect?
400
Aside from funerals, black can only be worn on this day. It may be substituted for white or violet.
What is All Soul's Day?
400
This is the difference between a deacon's dalmatic and a priest's chasuble.
What are sleeves?
400
We do this to the blessed sacrament if exposed or to the tabernacle if the blessed sacrament is reserved inside it.
What is genuflect?
400
To participate in Mass we should be free of all sin. During this act, all venial sin is removed and we turn away from sin and focus on the Lord.
What is the penitential act.
400
This is the name of the book that holds all the prayers of the Mass.
What is a missal?
500
These are the days where rose may be worn. they are days when our preparations are lightened and we rejoice in the upcoming feasts.
What are Laetare and Gaudete Sundays?
500
This vestment is represents the "helmet of salvation." Along with the alb, it covers the "street clothes" of the priest.
What is an amice?
500
On these two days we genuflect during the creed.
What is Christmas and Annunciation?
500
This hymn gives thanks to God for all the good things he has done for us. It is sung on feasts and Sundays but not during Lent or Advent.
What is the Gloria?
500
This is what the word Mass means and it comes from the Latin words send at the end of mass. (Ita misa est.)
What is to be sent?