tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133123698368438199.post7809499716901989920..comments2023-03-20T10:14:37.879-04:00Comments on One Step Closer: Religion & Popular Culture: The Pink Advent CandleKurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12359553690204479581noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133123698368438199.post-40767635195026796712012-03-20T12:39:55.189-04:002012-03-20T12:39:55.189-04:00In Catholic churches, the most popular colours for...In Catholic churches, the most popular colours for the Advent candles are violet and rose, corresponding with the colors of the liturgical vestments for the Sundays of Advent.kamagrahttp://www.kamagracentre.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133123698368438199.post-40518187235487439242011-01-05T07:56:21.050-05:002011-01-05T07:56:21.050-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Kurthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12359553690204479581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133123698368438199.post-47439361025128332622011-01-05T07:55:44.314-05:002011-01-05T07:55:44.314-05:00Well Anon, it is certainly true that there is litt...Well Anon, it is certainly true that there is little "evidence" other than many current understandings of people today, and there is always the question in church history of where practice, tradition and legend blur. <br /><br />The pink candle in Roman and Anglican churches comes from the mixture of all of these. I think the pink candle understood as a sign of "joy" (be it the birth of the baby, Mary's, or ours) is not a bad thing to have, and I think part of tradition is finding new meanings that just might connect to the old ones.<br /><br />A major point of this post, remember, is that (I believe) clergy tend to answer with fact and certainty because they thing they should know, instead of expressing a larger, and often less clear picture of what is often a mixture of tradition, metaphor and myth. <br /><br />I also think a critical point of the post is Rev. Hegedus remark: "...the irony of this in today’s world, noting that few “…need a break from fasting and prayer in the hectic final weeks before Christmas. Quite likely, just the opposite is true. Would that we were so earnest about our Advent observance that we needed a break from its rigors. Perhaps what we really need is to lighten up on last minute shopping and social engagements and allow the Lord to genuinely stir up our hearts in anticipation of what this season is really about: Emmanuel, God With Us.”<br /><br />You even seem to say as such in your suggestion that the pink candle is "pretty silly".<br /><br />Perhaps, the pink candle can help remind that most of us have it backwards: the time before Christmas has become the great rush to "be ready to celebrate the holiday" instead of a calming, quiet reflection to prepare our spirits for something new in the world (and a single Sunday's "break" in the process to remember joy). After all, I don't think that most of us have chosen the preparation that is best for our souls.<br /><br />Thanks for your comment, and next time, consider leaving your name... KurtKurthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12359553690204479581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133123698368438199.post-15611605620856234802011-01-04T19:38:47.077-05:002011-01-04T19:38:47.077-05:00What nonsense!
There is no evidence anywhere that...What nonsense!<br /><br />There is no evidence anywhere that systems of liturgical colors were widely in use in Europe prior to the Middle Ages. I have seen with my own eyes vestments from as late as the 1300´s in Spain, made of technicolor ikat fabric looking like something from Afghanistan. <br /><br />Although the Roman rite´s Introits on Advent III and Lent IV calling for rejoicing date froma fairly early time (I´d say 8thc.) Anglicans and Lutherans no longer have Introits, an no longer fast in advent, so pretending we are marking a relaxation of mortifications in Advent by the use of pink is pretty silly. <br /><br />Additionally, the idea that Advent is a penitential reason may have been be true in monasteries, but only from the early middle ages. <br /><br />In short, pink vestments and candles are a liturgical atavism appropriate only for RC monasteries that fast in Advent and use the Gauedte Introit. <br /><br />DON´T LET THE TAIL WAG THE DOG!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com