Any Catholics out there who know why ...

[earlgrey]

Orange, red and yellow are this week's denominated colours for the church flowers? Is F. ZX just trying us all, or is there a meaning to it? I hope there is, but still wonder ...

[scienceteacher]

Not a Catholic, but I would say it has to do with Pentecost...

[DumbledoresGirl]

Darn! I came on here, all ready to give my wisdom on all things Catholic, and you know, I haven't got a clue!

It is Whitsun soon isn't it?

[Gillian76]

Oh yes Holy Spirit colours

[Rhubarb]

From the Catholic Encyclopaedia: "The colour of the vestments is red, symbolic of the love of the Holy Ghost or of the tongues of fire." 'Tis Whitsun week.

[DumbledoresGirl]

Phew! I did have a clue after all!

[scienceteacher]

Pentecost, is of course, the coming of the Holy Spirit by fire which touched the heads of each new Christian. The liturgical colours represent the tongues of fire.

[earlgrey]

So why did he add orange and yellow at a later stage?

[DumbledoresGirl]

Would it be to make the display appear more flame like?

[Rhubarb]

Our priest used to set himself on fire all the time! Wasn't to do with Whitsun though, he was just a clumsy doddery git! Made the masses more interesting though!

[scienceteacher]

I don't think a flower display has to be strictly liturgical colours - red, yellow and orange represent the flames very nicely though - much more so than just red.

[earlgrey]

Yep, you're all right! Pentecost, flames and all that. We had the Archbishop coming to our church today, and a posh party it was indeed. No wonder Fr McNab was so worried about the flowers!

Thanks

[mosschops30]

Yeah its pentecost. The Bish was in our church this morning too, long mass I left after an hour ds needed feeding, it was going to be at least another 45 minutes