Active 2 years, 8 months ago. Viewed 31k times. I was just reading Mark ESV emphasis mine : And they clothed him in a purple cloak, and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on him.
Is this why purple is the color of Lent? Improve this question. Mike Pone Mike Pone 1 1 gold badge 6 6 silver badges 13 13 bronze badges. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer. Also, to be humble is not to be self-deprecating. Welcome to the site.
I hope to see you post again soon. One possible reason for this is that it may have come into liturgical usage due to how black fabrics faded : Fugitive dyes are unstable. Well, not anymore, but it was. Cheryl oscar Cheryl oscar 1. Sources would greatly improve this answer.
Sign up or log in Sign up using Google. Sign up using Facebook. Sign up using Email and Password. Post as a guest Name. Email Required, but never shown. Like any library, Christianity Stack Exchange offers great information, but does not offer personalized advice , and does not take the place of seeking such advice from your pastor, priest, or other trustworthy counselor. Featured on Meta. Then, in the Middle Ages, use of liturgical colors developed and certain colors were chosen because they were favored by knights and nobles.
Liturgical colors are those we see on vestments at Mass. The color represents the season of the liturgical year. For example, in Ordinary Time, the priest wears green vestments — as do the deacon stole and dalmatic and altar servers the cord tying their albs.
The season is also reflected in church decorations. So you may see banners of the same color and the ambo draped in it. Even the altar cloth can reflect the liturgical color. These are white, green, red and purple. Liturgical green is green — even if there are various shades. First, we must remember that during His passion, Jesus was dressed in a purple robe. This robe belonged to Herod, and it was the most expensive color available in the Roman Empire.
People who wore purple were generally royalty because they were the only ones who could afford it. Since Jesus is the King of Kings, the mocking gesture of dressing Him in a purple robe was actually indicative of His royal dignity. On a closely related note, purple has become a symbol of the offense surrounding our sins.
Just like Jesus was mocked about being royal, we necessitated this suffering through our sins. When we look at the purple vestments and church decorations, we are called upon to remember what was done for us.
We know that this is the correct time because the historical events of the Passion happened during the Jewish season of Passover. Passover is also associated with sacrifice. Biblically, this is when the Jews slaughtered a lamb and painted their doors with its blood.
That blood saved the lives of their firstborn males from the judgment of God against Egypt, and this judgment led Pharaoh to let them leave. And so, the lamb sacrificed its life for those Jewish men, just as Christ sacrificed His life for the forgiveness of our sins.
From this, we see three meanings of purple in Lent: the royalty of Christ, His passion and death for our sins, and the coming of spring. Purple dye was a precious commodity and it was painstakingly manufactured.
Because of the laborious process to extract purple dye, purple cloth was expensive and worn by royalty and nobility, often the only people who could afford to purchase it.
Kings and emperors would dress entirely in purple to emphasize their wealth and power. Therefore, dressing Christ in a purple robe was a symbolic act, even if intended to disrespect him. When we see the purple color, we are reminded that we too have disrespected Christ though our sins, and we are called to repent and ask forgiveness. Light Your Prayer Candle Now. Copyright Catholic Online.
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