Any Catholics out there who know why ...

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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 ...

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

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?

Oh yes Holy Spirit colours

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.

Phew! I did have a clue after all!

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.

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

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

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!

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.

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

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