| Seasonal
Colours of the Altar Frontal (The Liturgical Colours) |
|
All days in Advent
|
Purple |
| Christmas Eve (24th December) Midnight |
White / Gold |
|
Christmas Day (25th December)
until
The Presentation of Christ in the Temple (2nd February)
|
White / Gold
|
| Ash Wednesday and season of Lent
|
Purple |
Palm Sunday
Monday to Wednesday in Holy Week |
Red
Red
|
| Maundy Thursday (Eucharist of the Last Supper) |
White / Gold |
| Good Friday |
No Frontal |
|
Easter Eve (night)
Easter Day
Eastertide, including the Sunday after Ascension
|
White /Gold |
| Pentecost (formerly Whit Sunday) |
Red |
| Trinity Sunday |
White |
| Patronal Festival (St Mary the Virgin
- 8th September) |
White |
| Martyrs' Days |
Red |
All Saints' Day (1st November)
Christ the King |
White
White |
Ordinary time (after 2nd February until
Ash Wednesday) and from Trinity Sunday to All Saints Day.
|
Green |
| Baptism and Confirmation |
White |
or |
Red |
| Weddings |
White |
| Funerals |
Purple |
| Funeral of a child |
White |
| Ordinations |
White |
or |
Purple |
| For
further information visit the C
of E Rules to Order the Christian Year site |