One Flock, One Family, Living and Sharing the Love of Christ


 

 

 
WHITE: Light, Innocence, Purity, Joy, Triumph, Glory
Season of Christmas
Season of Easter
Feasts of the Lord, other than of His passion
Feasts of Mary, the angels, and saints who were not martyrs
All Saints (1 November)
Feasts of the Apostles
Nuptial Masses
Masses for the dead (Requiem Masses) when the deceased is a baptized child who died before the age of reason

Note: White is the color of Popes' non-liturgical dress. White can be replaced by Silver.



 

 
RED: The Passion, Blood, Fire, God's Love, Martyrdom
Feasts of the Lord's passion, Blood, and Cross
Feasts of the martyrs
Palm Sunday
Pentecost



 

 
GREEN: The Holy Ghost, Life Eternal, Hope
Time After Epiphany
Time After Pentecost



 

 
VIOLET: Penance, Humility, Melancholy
Season of Advent
Season of Septuagesima
Season of Lent
Rogation Days
Ember Days (except for Pentecost Ember Days)
Vigils except for Ascension and Pentecost
Good Friday

Note: Violet is the color of Bishops', Archbishops', and Patriarchs' non-liturgical dress



 

 

ROSE: Joy
Gaudete Sunday (Third Sunday of Advent)
Laetare Sunday (Fourth Sunday of Lent)



 

 
BLACK: Mourning, Sorrow
All Souls Day
Masses for the Dead (Requiem Masses), except for baptized children who've died before the age of reason
 
 

Church of the Good Shepherd
3200 Harbor Street
Pittsburg, California 94565

Phone: 925-432-6404
Fax: 925-432-6748
office@goodshepherdpittsburg.org

Anointing of the Sick Hotline

925-432-6404 Ext. 2

St. Vincent De Paul Assistance
svdp.gsc@gmail.com

Office Hours

 Monday-Thursday:
 8:00am-Noon & 1:00pm-4:00pm
 Fridays:
9:00am-3:00pm

(
Covered by Volunteers with Limited Service)



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