Dear James,

The different colors the priest wears signifies different liturgical seasons or celebrations.

For example:

• When the Church calendar celebrates a martyr, the priest wears red.
• When they wear gold, it's usually a grand celebration, like Easter.
• Green represents Ordinary Time, this period starts from the Baptism of The Lord to Lent and picks up again after Easter from Pentecost to Advent.

Paul

Hi, James —

A priest-friend who helped us out a while back gave us this elaborate answer to your
question. It expounds on what Paul has said.

• Why are the vestments of the Catholic clergy so elaborate and do the have some significance?

Mike