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What is it called when the altar is stripped on Holy Thursday?
Roman Catholic AnswerYou have answered your own question, it is called, "stripped", as the Ordo says: "after Mass, the altar is stripped in private".
Why is the altar stripped after mass?
Tha main altar cloth is not stripped except onGood Friday, to commemorate Jesus death. On other days ,the altar vessels and corporal ( small cloth used to catch any consecrated bread flakes) are always removed after Mass to purify vessels and take care of corporal if needed. Tha altar is consecrated and should be bare except when priest is celebrating the Eucharist. The book of gospels can be on the altar before that, since it is the Word of God.
Does the altar cloth during Lent have to match the priest's red vestments on Palm Sunday or can the altar remain purple while the priest wears red?
The priest wears red because that is the color that is called for on Palm Sunday, thus the altar should be red as well.
Do priest vestments have to match altar color?
Often, a banner matching priest vestment color is in front of altar, the color being associated with the church time, like purple as it is in Lent. It does not always match; if priest is doing funeral he will wear white but the altar may still be purple.
What color does the priest wear on the first sunday of lent?
The priest wears red vestments on Palm Sunday.
What is the fourth Sunday of lent?
It's called Laetare Sunday (or sometimes Rose Sunday or Refreshment Sunday). "Laetare" means rejoice in Latin. It's the idea that we're half-way through Lent and so we can rejoice a bit that there's alight at the end of the tunnel. "The passage from Isaiah continues, "rejoice with joy, you that have been in sorrow," and on Laetare Sunday, the purple vestments and altar cloths of Lent are set aside, and rose ones are used instead. Flowers, which are normally forbidden during Lent, may be placed on the altar. Traditionally, the organ was never played during Lent, except on Laetare Sunday." from (link below)
What is after Holy Thursday?
After that day,it is the good Friday which means the good day for Jesus.
What is an altar actually called?
An altar is actually called "the altar", although if there are many altars in a Church, they may be called by a specific name, like the main altar, the high altar, the side altar, the Blessed Virgin Mary altar, the altar of repose, the Blessed Sacrament altar, the St. Joseph altar, etc.
What color is the altar cloth?
The color on the altar top should always be white -There are often antependiums or other cloths that hang over the edge that may be colored and would typically follow the following: Green for Ordinary Time, Purple (bluish) for Advent, Reddish purple for Lent, white or gold for Easter and Red for feasts of the Martyrs or Holy Spirit.
What is a sentence for lent?
He lent her the book yesterday.She lent over and picked up her drink.
How do you get lent out of clothes?
with a lent brush
Why is lent colled lent?
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