Follow-up Question On Liturgical Colors

[Lil Red]

+J.M.J.+
okay, also in the GIRM it says:
[quote]390. It is up to the Conferences of Bishops to decide on the adaptations indicated in this General Instruction and in the Order of Mass and, once their decisions have been accorded the recognitio of the Apostolic See, to introduce them into the Missal itself. These adaptations include
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[*]The gestures and posture of the faithful (cf. no. 43 above);
[*]The gestures of veneration toward the altar and the Book of the Gospels (cf. no. 273 above);
[*]The texts of the chants at the entrance, at the presentation of the gifts, and at Communion (cf. nos. 48, 74, 87 above);
[*]The readings from Sacred Scripture to be used in special circumstances (cf. no. 362 above);
[*]The form of the gesture of peace (cf. no. 82 above);
[*]The manner of receiving Holy Communion (cf. nos. 160, 283 above);
[*]The materials for the altar and sacred furnishings, especially the sacred vessels, and also the materials, form, [u]and color of the liturgical vestments[/u] (cf. nos. 301, 326, 329, 339, 342-346 above).
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Directories or pastoral instructions that the Conferences of Bishops judge useful may, with the prior recognitio of the Apostolic See, be included in the Roman Missal at an appropriate place.[/quote]
has the United States Conference of Bishops made any adaptations to the color of liturgical vestments?

[StColette]

I found the following on the USCCB website

Adaptations of the Institutio Generalis Missalis Romani, editio typica tertia
Color of Sacred Vestments
This adaptation will be inserted at number 346:

e) Besides violet, white, or black vestments may be worn at funeral services and at other offices and Masses for the dead in the dioceses of the United States of America;

h) Gold or silver colored vestments may be worn on more solemn occasions in the dioceses of the United States of America.

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#346


346. As to the color of sacred vestments, the traditional usage is to be retained: namely,

1. White is used in the Offices and Masses during the Easter and Christmas seasons; also on celebrations of the Lord other than of his Passion, of the Blessed Virgin Mary, of the Holy Angels, and of Saints who were not Martyrs; on the Solemnities of All Saints (1 November) and of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist (24 June); and on the Feasts of Saint John the Evangelist (27 December), of the Chair of Saint Peter (22 February), and of the Conversion of Saint Paul (25 January).
2. Red is used on Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion and on Good Friday, on Pentecost Sunday, on celebrations of the Lord's Passion, on the feasts of the Apostles and Evangelists, and on celebrations of Martyr Saints.
3. Green is used in the Offices and Masses of Ordinary Time.
4. Violet or purple is used in Advent and of Lent. It may also be worn in Offices and Masses for the Dead (cf. below).
5. Besides violet, white or black vestments may be worn at funeral services and at other Offices and Masses for the Dead in the Dioceses of the United States of America.
6. Rose may be used, where it is the practice, on Gaudete Sunday (Third Sunday of Advent) and on Laetare Sunday (Fourth Sunday of Lent).
7. On more solemn days, sacred vestments may be used that are festive, that is, more precious, even if not of the color of the day.
8. Gold or silver colored vestments may be worn on more solemn occasions in the dioceses of the United States of America.

347. Ritual Masses are celebrated in their proper color, in white, or in a festive color; Masses for Various Needs, on the other hand, are celebrated in the color proper to the day or the season or in violet if they are of a penitential character, for example, no. 31 (in Time of War or Conflict), no. 33 (in Time of Famine), or no. 38 (for the Forgiveness of Sins); Votive Masses are celebrated in the color suited to the Mass itself or even in the color proper to the day or the season.

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