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Test your knowledge of these liturgical colors

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Philip Kosloski | Dec 15, 2018

What does each color symbolize?

Throughout the Church’s liturgical year, the priest at Mass will wear different colors that each have a specific spiritual meaning. Test your knowledge of each color by flipping over the cards below.

 

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