It's Easter season(!), but as the Church is remembering St George today, if I used one of these stoles for a Eucharist today it would be the red one...
As well as the symbols that are on the stoles, their colour is symbolic too. As with most symbols, there are different interpretations, and different ways to explain those interpretations, but one short summary is this:
Purple - for preparing (used in Advent and Lent, as we build up to Christmas and Easter)
White - for celebrating (sometimes gold is used on *really* celebratory days, like Christmas and Easter day themselves)
Red - for days where the Holy Spirit is particularly being celebrated (like Pentecost), and also for most Saints days, (like today) ...red for the fire of the Holy Spirit, and the blood of martyrs)
Green - for every other day. A reminder of God's presence in all things, and a celebration of the goodness of God's creation.
(As well as gold, there's rose (pink!), pale blue, black, and others, if you're really keen on their symbolism...)
...I wonder what feelings each of the colours evoke for you?
Are there other colours that you associate with part of your faith, or especially remind you of God?
[Photo shows my stoles - purple, white, red and green.]
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