Quote Originally Posted by Galician View Post
Another aside, in the Roman tradition the purple used for Lent is often a deeper shade (called Roman Purple) than that used for Advent.
Not in my experience. Every Roman Catholic clergyman I've ever met wore the same exact vestments for Advent and Lent. Those things are expensive, after all!

Seriously, I've never heard of different shades of purple being used for these two liturgical season. The same color is prescribed for Advent and Lent in the current liturgical rubrics, and I don't see any evidence for this being a change from past practice.

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