purple

Dec 192010
 

Article

Also violet. An emblem of penance, the colour is used during the penitential seasons of Lent and Advent, except on saints‘ days and on the two Sundays when rose may be substituted.

MLA Citation

  • “purple”. New Catholic Dictionary. Saints.SQPN.com. 19 December 2010. Web. 20 June 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/purple/>