[Magdalen] Two questions for the assembled multitude

[Arthur Laurent]

My two (or three) questions for this Sunday:

1.  When did the Episcopal Church begin using Blue instead of Purple as the color for Advent? Why Blue?

2.   Why does the Body come before the Blood not only in consecration, but in consuming, as well?  Why not the other way around (sometimes or always)?

Thanks for any enlightenment.

Arthur